Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 1/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers
Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023
Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL
TV: Bally Sports Florida
Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+110) Panthers (-133)
FLA Live Arena is the location where the Florida Panthers (22-20-5) will play the Minnesota Wild (25-15-4) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +110 while Florida is opening at -133. The total comes in at 6.
The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes in the last game they played. Minnesota accrued 24 penalty minutes for this game. They also had 4 power play attempts and were able to score 1 goal. The Wild had a below average offensive outing in this defeat. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 31 shots they attempted.
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In terms of their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have notched 137 goals (22nd in the National Hockey League) for the season and have given up 123. For the year, they have accumulated 54 points and their points percentage is sitting at .614. Minnesota comes into the game with 140 power play opportunities and they have added 32 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 22.86%. When at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 92 goals while earning 105 themselves. Minnesota has taken 1,372 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.0%. The Wild so far have had 1,316 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .907. Minnesota Wild opponents have totaled 151 power play tries (12th in hockey) and have earned 31 goals in those chances.
The man protecting the goal in this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. Opponents have tallied 2,406 goals versus Fleury in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.58. Fleury has played in 967 games over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage is at .913 for his 55,979 mins between the pipes. He has earned a win-loss record of 534-308-90 and was named the starter in 810 games. During his career on the ice, Fleury has 445 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .549. Fleury has had 27,522 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 25,116 total saves.
In their last game, Florida faced off against the Canadiens in a game where the Panthers took home the victory by a score of 6-2. The Panthers notched 6 goals of the 40 shots on goal they attempted. They had 8 power play attempts in this matchup and netted 4 out of those chances.
So far this season, the Florida Panthers have 157 goals, 49 points, in addition to a points percentage of .521. They have allowed 159 goals to be scored by way of 116 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers have tallied 117 goals at even strength and 40 goals (7th in hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 170 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 23.53%. Florida has put up 1,668 shots (1st in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.41%, while allowing the opposition 1,498 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 76.11% on the other teams 180 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.4%.
On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Sergei Bobrovsky between the pipes. He has recorded 16,696 stops out of 18,244 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .915. Bobrovsky is sitting with a lifetime record of 348-200-50 and has participated in 622 games. He has been a starter 606 games and has played 35,739 mins. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts comes in at 56.9% and he has earned 345 quality starts in his career. His opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,548 goals altogether.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (+110)
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