New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 12/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+140) Panthers (-188)

The Florida Panthers (14-7-2) will try to defeat the New York Islanders (9-7-6) at FLA Live Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has New York at +140 while Florida is priced at -188. The over/under has been set at 7.

The New York Islanders will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 5-4 victory over the Hurricanes in their previous game. New York garnered 6 penalty mins for this matchup. They also had 4 power play chances and were able to score 1 goal. The Islanders had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. In the game, they scored on 5 out of the 16 shots they put on net.

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With respect to scoring goals, the New York Islanders have accounted for 60 goals (28th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 69. For the year, they have 24 points and their points percentage is sitting at .545. New York is sitting with 62 power play opportunities and they have notched 14 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 22.58%. At even strength, the Islanders have conceded 49 goals while scoring 46 when they are on offense. New York has tried 645 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.3%. The Islanders have had 779 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .911. New York Islanders opponents have amassed 71 power play opportunities (22nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 20 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin has participated in 150 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has amassed an overall record of 75-50-23 and he has started in 147 games. Opponents have notched 353 goals against Sorokin in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.41. Sorokin has had 4,547 shots against him and he has 4,194 saves. His save percentage is at .922 in his 8,784 mins played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Sorokin is sitting with 102 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .694.

In their last contest, Florida opposed the Canadiens in an outing where the Panthers earned a win by a final of 5-1. The Panthers recorded 5 goals of the 29 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play attempts in this contest and scored 1 out of those opportunities.

The Panthers have accumulated 55 goals at even strength and 14 goals (17th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Florida has put up 775 shots (1st in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.90%, while allowing the opposition 635 shots. For the season, the Florida Panthers have 69 goals, 30 points, in addition to a points percentage of .652. They have allowed 57 goals to be scored by of a combination of 43 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 78 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 17.95%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.50% on the other teams 80 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.0%.

Across the rink you will find Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the net. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career record of 371-213-52 and has been in goal for 660 games. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage sits at 57.3% and he has 369 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has a tally of 17,679 saves out of the 19,325 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .915. His opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,646 goals overall. He has started in 644 contests and has played for a total of 37,980 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-188)

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