Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and the Florida Panthers will face off against Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, and the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in an East-West matchup. The action gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 22, and fans at home are able to view it live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights Odds
Florida (+160) is playing the role of underdog to Vegas (-180), and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at 7 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Producing -13.5 units for moneyline gamblers, Vegas is 32-30 straight up (SU) overall in the 2019-20 season. That winning percentage, ranked 3rd in the Pacific Division in this young season, hasn’t moved much from the 43-39 record the team produced during the 2018-19 season campaign. Of the team’s 62 games this season, 31 have gone over the total, while 27 have gone under and just four have pushed. This season, the team’s 18-14 SU at home.
The Golden Knights have been able to convert on 21.6 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for 10th-best in the NHL. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 24th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 77.6 percent of all penalties.
Averaging 26.1 saves per game with a .906 save percentage, Marc-Andre Fleury (24-20-5) has been the primary option in goal for the Knights this year. If the Knights, however, choose to give him a rest, Vegas could turn to Malcolm Subban (8-11-11 record, .893 save percentage, 3.09 goals against average).
Over on the visiting bench, Florida is 32-29 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. A total of 36 of its contests have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under the total and just three have pushed. As the visiting team, the Panthers are 16-15 SU.
The Panthers have scored on 21.8 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s good enough for ninth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 23rd overall and it’s successfully killed off 77.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Sergei Bobrovsky (.898 save percentage and 3.29 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Florida. Bobrovsky is averaging 26.9 saves per game and owns a 23-24-5 record.
Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights Free Picks
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Golden Knights, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Panthers are 10-5 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Golden Knights are 16-14 SU in games where they serve more minutes than the opposition.
- Vegas is 3-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Florida is 3-3 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in three of Vegas’ last five games.
- Florida is ranked 25th this season with 11.7 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended down, however, as it’s averaged 9.4 giveaways over its last 10 games and 9.0 giveaways over its last five.
- Vegas is ranked 9th this season with 8.7 giveaways per game. That figure has trended lower, however, as the team’s averaged 7.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 7.0 giveaways over its last five.
- The Golden Knights this season have handed the fifth-most hits in the league (27.3 per game), but that number has jumped up to 31.0 over their past five games as the home team.
