Florida Panthers vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction, 1/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Utah Hockey Club

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah

TV: Utah 16

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (-150) Hockey Club (+125)

The Utah Hockey Club (17-15-7) will try to beat the Florida Panthers (24-15-2) at Delta Center on Wednesday. The line on this contest has Florida at -150 and Utah opens at +125. The over/under is 6.

The Florida Panthers will look for better times on the ice after their 3-1 defeat to the Avalanche in their last outing. Florida amassed 8 mins in the box in this outing. The Panthers offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. They also had 3 power play chances but didn't convert them into a score. In the matchup, they scored on 1 of the 27 shots they tried.

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Florida Panthers opponents have totaled 124 power play tries (7th in pro hockey) and have come away with 23 goals in those attempts. The Panthers have had 1,129 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .888. Florida has attempted 1,250 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.6%. When at even strength, the Panthers let the opposition score 104 goals while getting 102 of their own. Florida is sitting with 127 power play chances and they have scored 31 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 24.41%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 50 points and their points percentage is .610. With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Florida Panthers have notched 133 goals (9th in the NHL) so far this season and have conceded 127.

The man in net for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. The opposition has been able to score 1,812 goals against Bobrovsky in his professional hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.69. Bobrovsky has participated in 727 contests over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .914 for his 40,392 minutes in the crease. He has a mark of 413-233-56 and he has gotten the start in 711 games. Over the course of his pro career, Bobrovsky has tallied 412 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .579. Bobrovsky has had 21,167 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 19,355 saves.

In their last game, Utah played the Stars in an outing where the Hockey Club ended up taking the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Hockey Club scored 2 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

The Hockey Club have scored 89 goals at even strength and 24 goals (14th in the NHL) while on the power play. Utah has attempted 1,069 shots (26th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.57%, while allowing the opposition 1,124 shots. This season, the Utah Hockey Club are sitting with 113 goals, 41 points, as well as a points percentage of .526. They have permitted 116 goals to be scored by of a combination of 90 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 108 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.22%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 80.74% on the other teams 135 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.7%.

Across the ice you will find Karel Vejmelka in net. He has accounted for 4,582 saves out of the 5,091 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .900. Vejmelka is sitting with a lifetime mark of 53-85-14 and has been in goal for 164 games. He was named a starter in 153 games and has played for a total of 7,812 minutes. Vejmelka's percentage of quality starts sits at 45.8% and he has 70 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 3.91 goals per game and he has yielded 509 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-150)

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