Anaheim Ducks vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 1/15/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Florida Panthers

Date: Monday, January 15, 2024

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+285) Panthers (-375)

The Florida Panthers (27-13-2) will take on the Anaheim Ducks (14-27-1) at FLA Live Arena on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Anaheim at +285 while Florida is coming in at -375. The total comes in at 7.

The Anaheim Ducks will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 5-1 defeat to the Lightning in their previous game. The Ducks didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. In the game, they scored on 1 out of the 20 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 3 power play opportunities and were able to net 1 goal. Anaheim accumulated 20 penalty minutes in this game.

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With regard to their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have racked up 105 goals (29th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have surrendered 144. For the current campaign, they have earned 29 points and their points percentage sits at .345. Anaheim has tallied 133 power play chances and they have added 26 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 19.55%. When at even strength, the Ducks let the opposition score 105 goals while notching 79 when they are on offense. Anaheim has tried 1,216 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.6%. The Ducks so far have had 1,383 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .896. Anaheim Ducks opponents have 181 power play tries (1st in pro hockey) and have a total of 39 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be John Gibson. Gibson has been in net for 457 matchups during his professional hockey career. He has amassed a record of 187-196-59 and was named the starter in 447 games. Opponents have scored 1,238 goals against Gibson in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.84. Gibson has seen 14,006 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 12,768 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .912 for his 26,113 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his time in hockey, Gibson has earned 241 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .539.

When they were on the ice last, Florida faced off against the Devils in a game where the Panthers ended up losing by a final score of 4-1. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup and scored 1 out of those opportunities. The Panthers scored 1 goal of the 37 shots on goal they pursued.

Florida has tried 1,433 shots (2nd in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.21%, while allowing the opposition 1,135 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 84.21% on their oppositions 133 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.7%. They have recorded 139 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 22.30%. The Panthers are sitting with 101 goals at even strength and 31 goals (11th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 105 goals to be scored by of a combination of 84 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Florida Panthers have a total of 132 goals, 56 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

Across the rink you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 2.60 goals/game and he has given up 1,680 goals altogether. Bobrovsky's quality start rate is 57.3% and he has qualified for 377 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has started in 658 games and his ice time sits at 38,797 minutes. Bobrovsky is sitting with a career record of 381-217-52 and has participated in 674 games. He is sitting with 18,022 saves out of the 19,702 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .915.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida (-375)

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