Rickard Rakell, Ryan Getzlaf, and the Anaheim Ducks will do battle against Mike Hoffman, Evgenii Dadonov, and the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in an East-West showdown. The match will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 28, and it can be watched live on Fox SportsNet Florida.
Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers Odds
Moneyline and Over/Under (O/U) odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Anaheim is 11-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 26 regular season contests, 15 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. The Ducks are 4-7 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Anaheim has converted on just 16.2 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 16th in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 79.1 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 31.1 saves per game with a .926 save percentage, John Gibson (8-12-4) has been the primary option in goal for Anaheim this year. If head coach Randy Carlyle decides to rest him, however, Anaheim might go with Ryan Miller (3-5-1 record, .931 save percentage, 2.46 goals against average).
On the other bench, Florida is 9-13 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 11 of its matches have gone over the total, while nine have gone under and just two have pushed. This season, the team’s 4-5 SU as the home team.
The Panthers have converted on 25.6 percent of their power play chances this season, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.7 percent of all penalties.
James Reimer (23.1 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Panthers. Reimer has five wins, nine losses, and two overtime losses to his name and has registered a pedestrian 3.39 goals against average and a poor .895 save percentage this year.
Anaheim Ducks at Florida Panthers Free Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Panthers, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Panthers are 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Ducks are 2-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the total has gone over in four of their past five matches.
- Anaheim has managed 25.2 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Florida is averaging 35.2 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Over Anaheim’s last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-3 in those games).
- Anaheim skaters created 24.2 hits per game last season, while the Panthers forced 20.2 hits per matchup.
