Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 3/7/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+180) Panthers (-225)

The Philadelphia Flyers (32-23-8) are on their way to FLA Live Arena on Thursday where they will play the Florida Panthers (43-16-4). The moneyline on this matchup has the Flyers at +180 and the Panthers open at -225. The total comes in at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers had a decent effort after finishing in a 1-1 tie against the Blues in their last outing. Philadelphia had 6 penalty minutes in this contest. Additionally, they had 2 chances with extra men on the ice but didn't net one. The Flyers didn't have their best offensive outing in this game. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 41 shots they tried.

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Philadelphia Flyers opponents have totaled 200 power play tries (8th in pro hockey) and have notched 27 goals in those chances. The Flyers thus far have had 1,745 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. Philadelphia has attempted 2,114 shots and has a shooting percentage of 8.8%. At even strength, the Flyers have conceded 156 goals while earning 160 on offense. Philadelphia has accumulated 201 power play opportunities and they have scored 26 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 12.94%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 72 points and their points % is .571. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have tallied 186 goals (20th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have allowed 183.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Samuel Ersson. For his professional hockey career, Ersson has compiled 25 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .581. His save percentage sits at .899 for his 2,655 mins between the pipes. Ersson has had 1,178 shots taken against him and has gathered 1,059 saves. Opponents have scored 119 goals against Ersson in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.69. He has earned a mark of 23-15-5 and he was named the starter in 43 games. Ersson has participated in 47 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Florida faced the Devils in an outing where the Panthers ended up with the win by a final of 5-3. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and notched 1 out of those attempts. The Panthers had 5 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

Florida has tried 2,146 shots (1st in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.74%, while allowing the opposition 1,737 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.90% on the other teams 210 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%. They have a total of 211 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 26.54%. The Panthers have tallied 153 goals at even strength and 56 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 149 goals to be scored by way of 111 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 209 goals, 90 points, as well as a points percentage of .714.

Across the ice you will find Sergei Bobrovsky in goal. He has gathered 18,364 stops out of the 20,068 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .915. Bobrovsky has accrued a lifetime mark of 391-218-53 and has been in goal for 687 games. He has made the start in 671 games and has played for a total of 39,554 mins. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts is 57.8% and he has 388 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.58 goals per contest and he has conceded 1,704 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Florida (-225) and under 6.5 goals

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