The Florida Panthers and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Tuesday night in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers Prediction.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this one looking to build on their 4-3 win over Boston on Monday. After this game, the Panthers will head home to start a homestand with the Vancouver Canucks coming to town.
Panthers Looking To Build Some Momentum
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 5 points with 3 goals and a pair of assists while Sam Bennett has 4 points with 3 goals and an assist as well. Anton Lundell and Evan Rodrigues each have 3 points with Lundell logging a pair of goals and Rodrigues chipping in a pair of assists. Gustav Forsling added a goal and an assist for his two points this year while A.J. Greer, Matthew Tkachuk, and Jesper Boqvist all have a pair of assists as well. Sergei Bobrovsky is 2-1 with a 3.02 GAA and an .894 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 0-1 with a 4.13 GAA and a .846 save percentage as well on the year.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last 10 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have won each of their last five games against the Blue Jackets.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Blue Jackets.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this one looking to build on their 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche last time out. After this game, the Blue Jackets will meet the Sabres and Wild.
Blue Jackets Trying To Spring Another Upset
Yegor Chinakhov has a team-high 4 points and 3 assists while Kent Johnson has 3 points with a team-high 2 goals and an assist as well. Sean Monahan and Kirill Marchenko each have 3 points with a goal and 2 assists, while Zach Werenski has 2 goals and Damon Severson has 2 assists. Adam Fantilli also has a goal while Kevin Labanc, Jake Christiansen, and Cole Sillinger each have an assist. Daniil Tarasov is 1-0 with a 4.00 GAA and a .867 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins is 0-1 with a 3.07 GAA and a .885 save percentage this season between the pipes for Columbus.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Blue Jackets have won four of their last five games as home underdogs.
- The Panthers have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 night games following a road win.
- The home team has covered the puck line in five of the Panthers’ last six games.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers Prediction
I’m on the Blue Jackets here. Florida’s the better team for sure, but it seems like Florida seems to exert a lot of energy in these wins over the Bruins and then come out flat like they did last week after their season-opening win. Columbus has been competitive early on this season and I think they can give the Panthers a test here. Give me Columbus.