Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: WSFL-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-128) Panthers (+106)

The Florida Panthers (12-9-1) are welcoming the Toronto Maple Leafs (13-6-2) at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -128 while Florida is priced at +106. The total is set at 6.5.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win over the Hockey Club in their last outing. Toronto compiled 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Maple Leafs had a middle of the road offensive output in this victory. Additionally, they had 6 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. In the outing, they scored on 3 of the 35 shots they put on goal.

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At even strength, the Maple Leafs have conceded 40 goals while getting 50 on the offensive side of the ice. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have totaled 73 power play tries (7th in the NHL) and have come away with 12 goals in those chances. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned 64 goals (16th in hockey) so far this season and have given up 52. Toronto has taken 634 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.1%. For the current campaign, they have scored 28 points and their points percentage sits at .667. The Maple Leafs have seen 601 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .913. Toronto skates onto the rink with 71 power play chances and they have notched 14 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 19.72%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Anthony Stolarz. The opposition has racked up 277 goals against Stolarz in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.95. Stolarz has been in net for 120 contests during his NHL career. His save percentage is at .916 in his 5,630 minutes guarding the cage. He has accumulated a mark of 50-34-11 and he has gotten the start in 95 games. For his professional hockey career, Stolarz has 57 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .600. Stolarz has had 3,294 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,017 total saves.

In their last game, Florida faced the Capitals in an outing where the Panthers took the loss by a mark of 4-1. They had 4 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Panthers recorded 1 goal of the 21 shots on goal they attempted.

Florida has tried 650 shots (11th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.38%, while allowing their opponents 612 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 80.95% on the other teams 63 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.6%. They have a total of 69 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 21.74%. The Panthers have tallied 59 goals at even strength and 15 goals (8th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 76 goals to be scored by way of 64 goals at even strength and 12 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Florida Panthers have earned 74 goals, 25 points, in addition to a points percentage of .568.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky defending the goal. He has gathered 19,042 saves out of 20,827 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .914. Bobrovsky has accrued a career mark of 405-229-56 and has participated in 715 games. He got the starting nod in 699 games and has accumulated 40,362 minutes. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.7% and he has made 403 quality starts in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.65 goals per game and he has given up 1,785 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (+106)

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