Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 1/22/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators

Date: Monday, January 22, 2024

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-136) Predators (+112)

The Florida Panthers (27-14-4) are traveling to Bridgestone Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Nashville Predators (25-20-1). The moneyline on this game has Florida at -136 and Nashville is sitting at +112. The betting total is set at 7.

The Florida Panthers were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 6-4 loss to the Wild in their previous game. Florida compiled 26 minutes in the box in this outing. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities but didn't net one. The Panthers had a impressive offensive output in the loss. For the game, they converted 4 of the 35 shots they tried.

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At even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 92 goals while earning 109 themselves. Florida Panthers opponents have earned 147 power play tries (8th in hockey) and have notched 27 goals in those chances. When talking about scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have accumulated 142 goals (15th in the NHL) for the season and have conceded 119. Florida has taken 1,534 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.3%. For the year, they have tallied 58 points and their points percentage is .644. The Panthers have seen 1,216 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .902. Florida comes into tonight with 149 power play chances and they have notched 33 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 22.15%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Throughout his time in hockey, Bobrovsky has accounted for 377 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .571. His save percentage is at .915 in his 38,889 mins played. Bobrovsky has had 19,746 shots taken against him and has recorded 18,059 saves. The opposition has notched 1,687 goals versus Bobrovsky in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.60. He has a record of 381-217-53 and he has gotten the start in 660 games. Bobrovsky has taken the ice for 676 matchups throughout his NHL career.

In their last contest, Nashville faced the Coyotes in a game where the Predators went home in defeat by a final score of 3-2. The Predators had 2 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and netted 1 out of those opportunities.

Nashville has tried 1,419 shots (12th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.94%, while allowing the other team 1,387 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.55% on their oppositions 147 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.8%. They have a tally of 160 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 20.63%. The Predators have accumulated 108 goals at even strength and 33 goals (12th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 142 goals to be scored by of a combination of 109 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Nashville Predators have accounted for 141 goals, 51 points, in addition to a points percentage of .554.

For the opposition you are likely to see Juuse Saros in the crease. Saros has earned a lifetime record of 165-112-28 and has been in goal for 322 games. Saros' quality start rate comes out to 60.7% and he has 185 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 8,945 saves out of 9,749 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .918. Teams are averaging 2.62 goals per contest and he has yielded 804 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 305 games and his ice time sits at 18,424 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-136)

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