Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers 1/31/22 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Monday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. The Florida Panthers look for a win after winning 13 of their last 16 games. The Columbus Blue Jackets look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Bennett leads Florida with 21 goals, Jonathan Huberdeau has 45 assists and Aaron Ekblad has 133 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 81 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 75 goals on 949 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 49 goals on 486 shots.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 14.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Boone Jenner leads Columbus with 18 goals, Jakub Voracek has 26 assists and Zach Werenski has 119 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.6 goals per game and are killing 80.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Elvis Merzlikins has allowed 74 goals on 831 shots faced, and Joonas Korpisalo has allowed 58 goals on 498 shots.

The Panthers are 5-11 in their last 16 road games and 39-18 in their last 57 overall. The Blue Jackets are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 7-16 in their last 23 overall. The over is 12-4 in Panthers last 16 overall. The over is 37-17-3 in Blue Jackets last 57 overall. The Panthers are 4-14 in the last 18 meetings in Columbus and 7-0 in the last 7 meetings.

The Florida Panthers are heating up again, with wins in 13 of their last 16 tries, and they’ve been absolute money in the favorite role. The Columbus Blue Jackets are on the end of a back to back, and they’re having a hard time stringing wins together as of late. It’s tough to bet against the Panthers here. Give me the Panthers and the PL for max betting value.