The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers meet Saturday in NHL action at the Amerant Bank Arena. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction. This article will include a Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights Pick.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Capitals and Lightning, and they play the Kings next. The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring on 31.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Ivan Barbashev leads Vegas with 4 goals, Jack Eichel has 8 assists and Brett Howden has 12 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 72.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 1 goal on 23 shots faced, while Adin Hill has allowed 15 goals on 101 shots.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers beat the Blue Jackets, lost to the Canucks, and they play the Wild next. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring on 15.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Bennett leads Florida with 4 goals, Sam Reinhart has 5 assists and Anton Lundell has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 88.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 12 goals on 118 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has given up 7 goals on 64 shots.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The home team has won each of the Golden Knights’ last eight games.
- The Golden Knights have lost each of their last four games as road favorites following a road loss.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last 10 games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as road favorites.
- The home team has won the third period in six of the last seven games between the Golden Knights and Panthers.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Anton Lundell has scored at least one goal in each of the Panthers’ last three games.
- Sam Reinhart has recorded at least one assist in four of the Panthers’ last five night games.
- Sam Reinhart has recorded at least one point in seven of the Panthers’ last eight games as home underdogs.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Tomas Hertl has recorded at least one point in each of his last 13 appearances with his team as a road favorite.
- Pavel Dorofeyev has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Tomas Hertl has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with his team as a road favorite.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Florida Panthers rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (88.89%).
- The Florida Panthers rank T1st in the league in short handed goals this season (2).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank T5th in the league for goals per game this season (4.00).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank T5th in the league in power play percentage this season (31.25%).
Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction
The Vegas Golden Knights and the plus money is worth a look when you consider the Panthers are still undermanned, have been sloppy defensively, and they have a couple of subpar losses already. However, the Panthers still play their best hockey at home, and I’d assume they’ll enter this game with more juice given the opponent. The Panthers have also outscored Vegas 8-3 in the last 2 games. The Vegas Golden Knights aren’t off to a great start through 2 road games, and their offense has had to do a lot of heavy lifting early. The price is reasonable. Give me the Panthers to get a big weekend victory.