Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 12/5/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-182) Flyers (+150)

The Philadelphia Flyers (12-10-3) will play the Florida Panthers (15-9-2) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. The odds on this game have Florida at -182 and Philadelphia is coming in at +150. The over/under is 6.5.

The Florida Panthers will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-4 defeat against the Penguins their last time out. Florida garnered 4 mins in the box for this game. The Panthers had a good offensive performance and it was apparent in this loss. Furthermore, they had 1 attempt on the power play and scored 1 goal. For the outing, they tallied a score on 4 of the 41 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Panthers have conceded 71 goals while notching 74 on the offensive side of the ice. Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 74 power play opportunities (16th in hockey) and have earned 14 goals in those chances. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have accounted for 95 goals (4th in hockey) on the season and have conceded 85. Florida has taken 780 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.2%. For the current season, they have earned 32 points and their points percentage is sitting at .615. The Panthers have had 703 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .879. Florida comes into tonight with 83 power play chances and they have scored 21 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 25.30%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Sergei Bobrovsky. Over the course of his time in hockey, Bobrovsky has accumulated 405 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .578. He has a save percentage of .914 for his 40,367 mins guarding the cage. Bobrovsky has had 20,882 shot attempts against him and has recorded 19,093 saves. Opponents have been able to score 1,789 goals against Bobrovsky in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.66. He has an overall record of 407-229-56 and he has gotten the start in 701 games. Bobrovsky has participated in 717 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Philadelphia faced the Blues in a game where the Flyers ended up with the victory by a final score of 3-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but didn't score a goal. The Flyers recorded 3 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

Philadelphia has attempted 693 shots (25th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.10%, while allowing their opponents 707 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 84.93% on their oppositions 73 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.5%. They have a total of 75 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.00%. The Flyers have accumulated 58 goals at even strength and 12 goals (24th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 81 goals to be scored by way of 70 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. On the campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 70 goals, 27 points, as well as a points percentage of .540.

Across the rink you will find Ivan Fedotov in net. He is sitting with 266 stops out of the 306 shots taken, giving him a rate of .869. Fedotov has amassed a lifetime record of 4-5-2 and has been in goal for 12 games. He has been a starter 10 games and has played for a total of 143 minutes. Fedotov's quality start rate is 30.0% and he has made 3 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 16.78 goals per game and he has allowed 40 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-182)

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