Winnipeg Jets vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/16/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Florida Panthers

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: WSFL-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-144) Panthers (+120)

Amerant Bank Arena is the site where the Florida Panthers (11-4-1) will compete against the Winnipeg Jets (15-1-0) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Jets at -144 while the Panthers are coming in at +120. The total has been set at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 win over the Rangers their last time out. Winnipeg earned 8 penalty minutes for this game. In addition, they had 2 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. The Jets had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this win. For the outing, they tallied a score on 6 out of the 33 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Jets have conceded 27 goals while getting 54 themselves. Winnipeg Jets opponents have earned 38 power play tries (29th in hockey) and have tallied 7 goals in those chances. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Winnipeg Jets have racked up 73 goals (1st in the league) this year and have given up 34. Winnipeg has attempted 502 shots and has a shooting percentage of 14.5%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 30 points and their points percentage is .938. The Jets thus far have had 471 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .928. Winnipeg comes into the game with 45 power play chances and they have added 19 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 42.22%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Opponents have tallied 1,306 goals against Hellebuyck in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.68. Hellebuyck has taken the ice for 518 contests throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .917 in his 29,289 mins guarding the cage. He has earned an overall record of 287-174-41 and he was named the starter in 509 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Hellebuyck has 300 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .589. Hellebuyck has had 15,779 shot attempts taken against him and has gathered 14,473 saves.

When they were on the ice last, Florida played the Devils in an outing where the Panthers went home in defeat by a final score of 4-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this matchup and notched 1 out of those opportunities. The Panthers recorded 1 goal of the 35 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this year, the Florida Panthers have earned 58 goals, 23 points, in addition to a points percentage of .719. They have allowed 50 goals to be scored by of a combination of 44 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers have earned 46 goals at even strength and 12 goals (7th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 47 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.53%. Florida has tried 484 shots (14th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.98%, while allowing their opponents 453 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 86.96% on the other teams 46 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.0%.

Across the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky between the pipes. Opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per game and he has relinquished 1,770 goals overall. Bobrovsky's quality start rate comes out to 57.8% and he has made 402 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 695 games and has played 40,352 mins. Bobrovsky is sitting with a career record of 404-226-56 and has participated in 711 games. He has recorded 18,953 saves out of the 20,723 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .915.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (+120)

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