Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 4/6/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

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

The Detroit Red Wings (34-33-7) will compete against the Florida Panthers (44-27-4) at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Florida at -182 and Detroit is at +150. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The Florida Panthers will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Maple Leafs their last time out. Florida accounted for 2 penalty minutes for this matchup. Furthermore, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and scored 1 goal. The Panthers left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this defeat. In the game, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have earned 232 goals (12th in the NHL) so far this season and have given up 204. For the current season, they have scored 92 points and their points percentage is .613. Florida has accumulated 223 power play opportunities and they have notched 54 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 24.22%. While playing at even strength, the Panthers have surrendered 162 goals while scoring 178 themselves. Florida has attempted 2,360 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.8%. The Panthers thus far have had 1,975 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .897. Florida Panthers opponents have tallied 220 power play opportunities (9th in hockey) and have scored 42 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Vitek Vanecek. In his professional hockey career, Vanecek has accounted for 89 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .514. His save percentage is at .902 during his 9,190 mins in the crease. Vanecek has seen 4,984 shots against him and has recorded 4,497 saves. The opposition has been able to score 487 goals versus Vanecek in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 3.18. He has accumulated an overall record of 95-54-21 and he has started in 173 games. Vanecek has played in 185 contests during his professional hockey career.

The last time they were on the ice, Detroit played the Blues in a game where the Red Wings went home in defeat by a score of 2-1. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Red Wings netted 1 goal of the 21 shots on goal they took.

The Red Wings have accumulated 147 goals at even strength and 61 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. Detroit has taken 2,021 shots (28th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.29%, while allowing the other team 2,118 shots. So far this year, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 208 goals, 75 points, and a points percentage of .507. They have allowed 234 goals to be scored by of a combination of 181 goals at even strength and 53 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 215 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 28.37%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 69.01% on their oppositions 171 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.0%.

For the opposition you are going to see Cam Talbot defending the net. He has accounted for 13,897 saves out of the 15,228 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .913. Talbot has a career mark of 263-193-46 and has participated in 527 contests. He got the starting nod in 502 games and has been on the ice for 27,876 mins. Talbot's percentage of quality starts comes out to 55.2% and he has 277 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 2.86 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,331 goals in total.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (+150) and under 6.5 goals

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