Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 12/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers

Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (+135) Panthers (-165)

The Florida Panthers (15-8-2) will play the Pittsburgh Penguins (11-11-3) at FLA Live Arena on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Pittsburgh at +135 while Florida is coming in at -165. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-1 loss to the Lightning in their previous contest . Pittsburgh earned 8 mins in the box for this contest. The Penguins had a below average offensive outing in the defeat. Moreover, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. For the outing, they scored on 1 out of the 25 shots they tried.

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When at even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 52 goals while earning 67 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have totaled 77 power play tries (23rd in pro hockey) and have come away with 13 goals in those chances. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Pittsburgh Penguins have accumulated 74 goals (18th in pro hockey) this year and have surrendered 65. Pittsburgh has tried 828 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.9%. For the season, they have accumulated 25 points and their points percentage is sitting at .500. The Penguins thus far have had 783 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .917. Pittsburgh has tallied 71 power play opportunities and they have notched 7 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 9.86%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Tristan Jarry. Jarry has taken the ice for 225 contests throughout his hockey career. He has an overall record of 125-69-22 and he started in 217 games. Opponents have tallied 562 goals against Jarry in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.63. Jarry has had 6,524 shots taken against him and has gathered 5,962 total saves. His save percentage currently is .914 for his 12,797 minutes between the pipes. In his career, Jarry has compiled 131 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .604.

Their last time out, Florida went up against the Stars in a matchup where the Panthers earned a win by a tally of 5-4. They had 1 power play chance in this matchup and earned 1 on that opportunity. The Panthers had 5 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

During this campaign, the Florida Panthers have earned 77 goals, 32 points, and a points percentage of .640. They have permitted 65 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 17 goals while they were shorthanded. The Panthers have scored 62 goals at even strength and 15 goals (21st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 81 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.52%. Florida has taken 850 shots (3rd in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.06%, while allowing their opponents 695 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 80.23% on their opponents 86 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.6%.

Across the rink you will find Sergei Bobrovsky patrolling the crease. Bobrovsky has accrued a career record of 372-213-52 and has been in goal for 661 games. Bobrovsky's quality start rate is 57.2% and he has 369 quality starting assignments in his career. He has gathered 17,708 stops out of 19,358 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .915. His opponents are averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has given up 1,650 goals overall. He has been a starter 645 games and his ice time sits at 38,040 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-165)

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