Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN+/Hulu

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

The Florida Panthers (49-24-6) welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets (26-41-12) at FLA Live Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Columbus at +285 while Florida is priced at -375. The betting total is set at 7.

The Columbus Blue Jackets were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 5-2 loss to the Lightning in their previous outing. Columbus had 4 penalty minutes for this matchup. In addition, they had 2 power play tries and scored 1 goal. The Blue Jackets didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. For the game, they earned a goal on 2 of the 32 shots they tried.

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When playing at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed the opponent to score 232 goals while having 192 themselves. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have tallied 226 power play opportunities (23rd in professional hockey) and have scored 53 goals in those chances. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned 224 goals (25th in hockey) on the campaign and have surrendered 285. Columbus has taken 2,371 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the current campaign, they have 64 points and their points percentage comes in at .405. The Blue Jackets have had 2,699 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .894. Columbus has tallied 208 power play chances and they have added 32 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 15.38%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Jet Greaves. Greaves has been in net for 7 contests during his pro hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 2-5-0 and he started in 6 games. Opponents have been able to score 20 goals against Greaves in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.04. Greaves has had 252 shot attempts taken against him and he has 232 saves. His save percentage is .921 in his 395 minutes between the pipes. Throughout his time in hockey, Greaves has 4 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .667.

Their last time out, Florida played the Senators in a matchup where the Panthers got the win by a final score of 2-0. They had 5 chances on the power play in this contest and netted 1 out of those tries. The Panthers scored 2 goals of the 30 shots on goal they took.

Over the course of the season, the Florida Panthers have a total of 253 goals, 104 points, and a points percentage of .658. They have granted a total of 194 goals to be scored by way of 145 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers have accumulated 190 goals at even strength and 63 goals (5th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 257 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 24.51%. Florida has attempted 2,634 shots (1st in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.61%, while allowing the other team 2,198 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.69% on their opponents 283 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.2%.

Across the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky defending the net. Bobrovsky is the owner of a career mark of 394-224-55 and has played in 698 contests. Bobrovsky's quality start rate sits at 57.8% and he has qualified for 394 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has recorded 18,629 saves out of 20,365 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .915. Teams are averaging 2.59 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,736 goals altogether. He has been a starter 682 games and has played for a total of 40,199 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-375)

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