Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders Prediction, 1/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Islanders (20-16-11) will compete against the Florida Panthers (29-14-4) at UBS Arena on Saturday.

The Florida Panthers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-2 win against the Coyotes their last time out. Florida had 36 penalty minutes in this game. The Panthers had a solid offensive performance in the victory. Moreover, they had 4 chances on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. For the outing, they scored on 6 out of the 43 shots they tried.

At even strength, the Panthers have conceded 94 goals while notching 117 themselves. Florida Panthers opponents have 159 power play tries (6th in the NHL) and have come away with 28 goals in those chances. In reference to scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have accumulated 152 goals (11th in the league) on the year and have given up 122. Florida has tried 1,615 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.4%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 62 points and their points percentage is .660. The Panthers have seen 1,276 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .904. Florida has 157 power play opportunities and they have scored 35 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 22.29%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Sergei Bobrovsky. For his professional hockey career, Bobrovsky has 378 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .572. His save percentage is at .915 in his 38,949 mins in the crease. Bobrovsky has seen 19,779 shots taken against him and he has 18,090 total saves. Opponents have scored 1,689 goals versus Bobrovsky in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.60. He has earned a mark of 382-217-53 and he started in 661 games. Bobrovsky has played in 677 games throughout his hockey career.

Their last time out, New York went up against the Golden Knights in a game where the Islanders took the loss by a final of 3-2. They had 3 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Islanders scored 2 goals of the 42 shots on goal they attempted.

On the campaign, the New York Islanders have earned a total of 137 goals, 51 points, and a points percentage of .543. They have allowed 156 goals to be scored by of a combination of 118 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Islanders have 109 goals at even strength and 28 goals (19th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 126 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.22%. New York has put up 1,399 shots (21st in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.79%, while allowing the opposition 1,646 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 73.43% on the other teams 143 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.5%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Semyon Varlamov patrolling the crease. Varlamov holds a career record of 278-224-66 and has played in 597 games. Varlamov's quality start rate comes out to 57.1% and he has accumulated 325 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 16,431 saves out of the 17,938 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .916. Teams are averaging 2.65 goals per contest and he has surrendered 1,507 goals in total. He has made the start in 569 games and has played for a total of 34,168 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Florida

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