New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 3/28/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (+138) Panthers (-167)

The Florida Panthers (46-21-5) will try to beat the New York Islanders (30-26-15) at FLA Live Arena on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Islanders at +138 and the Panthers are coming in at -167. The over/under comes in at 7.

The New York Islanders will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-0 defeat to the Devils in their previous game. New York had 28 penalty mins in this contest. The Islanders could have played much better offensively in this loss. Furthermore, they had 5 power play chances but didn't get a goal. In the outing, they couldn't finish any of the 36 shots they looked to score on.

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Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the New York Islanders have accumulated 211 goals (22nd in the NHL) on the season and have allowed 235. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 75 points and their points % is .528. New York comes into the game with 201 power play opportunities and they have added 42 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.90%. When playing at even strength, the Islanders have conceded 178 goals while having 169 on the offensive side of the ice. New York has taken 2,145 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Islanders so far have had 2,338 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. New York Islanders opponents have 203 power play tries (27th in hockey) and have a total of 57 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Ilya Sorokin. Sorokin has been in net for 188 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has an overall mark of 92-65-29 and he was named the starter in 184 games. The opposition has racked up 467 goals versus Sorokin in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.54. Sorokin has had 5,733 shot attempts taken against him and he has 5,266 saves. His save percentage currently is .919 in his 11,014 mins between the pipes. During his career on the ice, Sorokin has compiled 124 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .674.

In their last contest, Florida played the Bruins in an outing where the Panthers went home in defeat by a final score of 4-3. They had 3 power play attempts in this one but didn't score a goal. The Panthers tallied 3 goals of the 21 shots on goal they tried.

The Panthers have accumulated 171 goals at even strength and 61 goals (3rd in pro hockey) while on the power play. Florida has taken 2,407 shots (3rd in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.64%, while allowing their opponents 2,007 shots. During this campaign, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 232 goals, 97 points, and a points percentage of .674. They have allowed 175 goals to be scored by way of 130 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 236 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 25.85%. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.78% on their opponents 247 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.3%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Sergei Bobrovsky protecting the goal. He has a tally of 18,542 saves out of 20,268 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .915. Bobrovsky has accrued a career mark of 392-223-54 and has played in 694 games. He has started in 678 games and has accumulated 39,972 minutes. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage comes out to 57.8% and he has earned 392 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,726 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-167)

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