Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

The Florida Panthers (52-24-6 last season) are headed to Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Ottawa Senators (37-41-4 last year).

The Florida Panthers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 2-1 win over the Oilers in their previous game. The Panthers could have played much better offensively in the victory. For the outing, they tallied a score on 2 of the 21 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. Florida compiled 2 mins in the box for this contest.

In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers earned 265 goals (11th in the NHL) in the previous season and gave up 198. For the year, they tallied 110 points and their points percentage was .671. Florida accounted for 268 power play opportunities and notched 63 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.51%. While at even strength, the Panthers conceded 147 goals while earning 202. Florida attempted 2,764 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Panthers had 2,279 shots attempted against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .913. Florida Panthers opposition had 291 power play tries (2nd in pro hockey) and had a total of 51 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has been in goal for 700 games throughout his hockey career. He has a mark of 396-224-55 and was named the starter in 684 games. The opposition has racked up 1,738 goals against Bobrovsky in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.59. Bobrovsky has had 20,419 shots taken against him and has accrued 18,681 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .915 in his 40,323 mins guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Bobrovsky is sitting with 396 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .579.

Their last time out, Ottawa faced off against the Bruins in a game where the Senators got the victory by a final score of 3-1. They had 2 power play chances in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Senators tallied 3 goals out of the 20 shots on goal they tried.

The Senators tallied 199 goals at even strength and 51 goals (18th in hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa put up 2,602 shots (10th in hockey) and accumulated a shot percentage of 9.61%, while allowing their opponent 2,432 shots. Last year, the Ottawa Senators notched a total of 250 goals, 78 points, in addition to a points percentage of .476. They allowed 281 goals to be scored by of a combination of 220 goals at even strength and 61 goals while they had less men on the ice. They recorded 283 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.02%. They accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.10% on their opponent's 245 power play chances, and their save percentage was 88.4%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Linus Ullmark between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.51 goals per game and he has surrendered 598 goals altogether. Ullmark's quality start percentage comes out to 63.9% and he has 152 quality starts in his professional career. He has been a starter 238 games and has racked up 14,288 minutes. Ullmark has compiled a lifetime mark of 138-73-23 and has been in goal for 247 games. He has accounted for 6,731 stops out of 7,329 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .918.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida

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