The Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday night. Who comes out on top in this one? Let’s dive in and find out with our Panthers vs. Penguins Prediction.
Florida Panthers Team Preview
The Florida Panthers come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 4-0 win over Colorado last time out. Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 64 points including a team-high 39 goals and 25 assists while Aleksander Barkov has 51 points with 12 goals and 39 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 53 points with 26 goals and 27 assists while Matthew Tkachuk has 56 points with 39 assists of his own this season. Sergei Bobrovsky has posted a 25-10-2 mark with a 2.43 GAA and .913 save percentage in goal for Florida this season while Anthony Stolarz is 8-5-2 with a 2.11 GAA and a .917 save percentage this season.
Florida Panthers Team Facts
- The Panthers have won seven of their last eight games following a home win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last six games at PPG Paints Arena.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last five games at PPG Paints Arena.
- Each of the Panthers’ last six games as favorites following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
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Pittsburgh Penguins Team Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this one looking to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Winnipeg last time out. Sidney Crosby leads the Penguins in scoring with 52 points including a team-high 28 goals while Jake Guentzel has 51 points with 22 goals and 29 assists. Evgeni Malkin has 41 points with 16 goals and 25 assists while Erik Karlsson’s added 37 points with 30 assists and Kris Letang has 30 points of his own with 26 assists this season. Tristan Jarry has gone 14-15-4 with a 2.44 GAA and a .916 save percentage while Alex Nedeljkovic has an 8-4-3 record with a 2.63 GAA and a .918 save percentage this season.
Pittsburgh Penguins Team Facts
- The Penguins have won five of their last six games as home underdogs.
- The Penguins have covered the puck line in each of their last eight games as underdogs.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the last five games between the Panthers and Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
- The Penguins have won the third period in each of their last four games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Panthers vs. Penguins Prediction
I’m on the Panthers here. I know this Penguins team has all of the pieces to be able to keep this game close, and potentially win it, but the Penguins continue to be far too inconsistent for my liking. Florida’s the better team, the more consistent team and have been that consistent very quietly as well which is why I think we’re still getting value with the Cats. Give me Florida in this one.