The Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet Sunday in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins prediction.

Florida Panthers Recap

The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to shake off a 9-4 blowout loss at the hands of Pittsburgh on Saturday to drop to 37-36-3 this season. After this game, Florida will continue on the road for a game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Panthers Have Two-Game Win Streak Snapped

Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 61 points coming on 29 goals and 32 assists while Brad Marchand has 54 points with 27 goals and 27 assists as well on the year. Anton Lundell has 44 points with 18 goals and 26 assists while Seth Jones has 30 points with 7 goals and 23 assists and Sam Bennett has 58 points with 26 goals and 32 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 53 points with 23 goals and 30 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 31 points with 11 goals and 20 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 27 points with 10 goals and 17 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 27-22-1 with a 3.05 GAA and an .878 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 10-14-2 with a 3.15 GAA and an .895 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Panthers have won eight of their last nine games as underdogs following a road loss.
• The Penguins have lost each of their last six games following a home win.
• The Panthers have covered the puck line in 18 of their last 20 games as underdogs following a road loss.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one assist in each of his last eight road appearances against the Penguins.
• Sam Reinhart has scored at least one goal in each of his last seven Sunday appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Mackie Samoskevich has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances – equal-longest active streak in the league.

Pittsburgh Penguins Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to add on to their win over the Panthers last time out to sit at 39-22-16 this season. After this game, the Penguins will head on the road for a game against the New Jersey Devils.

Penguins Win 3 Of Last 4

Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh in scoring with 69 points including 28 goals and 41 assists while Evgeni Malkin has 57 points with 18 goals and 39 assists. Anthony Mantha has 61 points with 31 goals and 30 assists. Erik Karlsson has 50 assists while Bryan Rust has 62 points with 27 goals and 35 assists. Arturs Silovs has gone 18-10-8 with a 3.01 GAA and an .889 save percentage in goal for the Penguins so far this season while Stuart Skinner is 11-8-5 with a 2.90 GAA and an .888 save percentage this year. Sergei Murashov is 1-1-2 with a 2.56 GAA and an .897 save percentage in goal for Pittsburgh this season.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Panthers have lost each of their last six road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The home team has won seven of the Panthers’ last eight games.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last nine day games.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last six games.

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Prop Facts

• Yegor Chinakhov has scored a goal in each of the Penguins’ last six games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Evgeni Malkin has recorded at least one assist in each of his last nine appearances with the Penguins as home favorites.
• Rickard Rakell has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances – equal-longest active streak in the league.

Total Goals Facts

• Ten of the Penguins’ last 11 games as home favorites against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Panthers’ last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone UNDER the total goals line.

Florida Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

I’m on the Penguins in this one. I think the Panthers have just mailed it in on the season and are focusing towards next season and it’s not even looking competitive at this point. The Penguins look focused on the postseason right now, and I think this is a situation where we’re just rolling with the better team playing the better hockey right now so give me the Penguins here.