An Eastern Conference battle is set for Thursday night when the Florida Panthers (60 points) visit the Washington Capitals (62 points). Both teams are in a Wild Card fight with the Panthers currently two points behind the Capitals who are the final Wild Card holders. Below is my NHL betting pick for Panthers vs Capitals.
Panthers vs Capitals Betting Pick
| ℹ️ The Pick: | Panthers Moneyline (-130) |
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This game will be played at Capital One Arena at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
Why Bet the Panthers:
✅ Florida is 4-2 in their last six games played.
✅ The Panthers are 5-1 in their last six games against the Capitals.
✅ Washington is 2-3 in their last five games overall.
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Team Records
| FLA | Team Records | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| 19-11-2 | Overall | 21-7-2 |
| 2-0 | Shootout | 0-0 |
| 1-2 | Overtime | 3-2 |
| 9-5-1 | Home | 9-4-2 |
| 10-6-1 | Road | 12-3-0 |
| 11-5-1 | EAS | 14-5-1 |
| 8-6-1 | WES | 7-2-1 |
| 4-2-0 | ATL | 6-1-1 |
| 7-3-1 | MET | 8-4-0 |
| 4-4-0 | CEN | 5-2-0 |
| 4-2-1 | PAC | 2-0-1 |
| 6-0-2 | ≤1 | 7-2-2 |
| 7-9-0 | ≥3 | 9-1-0 |
| 7-3-1 | Oct | 7-2-0 |
| 8-6-0 | Nov | 10-4-1 |
| 4-2-1 | Dec | 4-1-1 |
| 0-0-0 | Jan | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Feb | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Mar | 0-0-0 |
| 0-0-0 | Apr | 0-0-0 |
Team Stats
| FLA | Team Stats | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Goals For | 116 |
| 104 | Goals Agst | 80 |
| 3.25 | PP For GM | 3.1 |
| .84 | PP Goals GM | .67 |
| 25.96 | PP% | 21.51 |
| 2.94 | PP Agst GM | 3.17 |
| .56 | PP Agst Goals GM | .53 |
| 80.85 | PK% | 83.16 |
| 9.8 | PIM GM | 9.1 |
| 10.7 | oPIM GM | 8.6 |
Goalies
| S. Bobrovsky | D. Kuemper | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | GP | 33 |
| 9 | GS | 30 |
| 6-2-1 | W-L-T/O | 13-14-3 |
| 27 | Goals Allowed | 103 |
| 3.08 | GAA | 3.31 |
| 249 | Shots Against | 940 |
| .892 | SV% | .890 |
| 0 | SO | 1 |
| 4 | Quality Starts | 14 |
| .444 | QS% | .467 |
| 1 | Bad Starts | 10 |
| 106 | Goals All.% | 113 |
| -1.63 | Goals Sv Above Avg | -12.14 |
Recent Starts
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 WAS | Vanecek ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 |
| 4/26/22 BOS | Ullmark ML N/A | L2-4 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 37 | 34 | .919 |
| 4/24/22 TB | Vasilevskiy ML N/A | L4-8 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 17 | 12 | .706 |
| 4/23/22 TOR | Campbell ML N/A | W3-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 36 | 34 | .944 |
| 4/21/22 DET | Nedeljkovic ML N/A | W5-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 30 | 28 | .933 |
| Date | Opp | W/L | GA | SA | SV | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/3/22 NAS | Ingram ML N/A | W7-2 TOTAL N/A | 2 | 25 | 23 | .920 |
| 4/28/22 NAS | Rittich ML N/A | L4-5 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 37 | 33 | .892 |
| 4/26/22 STL | Binnington ML N/A | W5-3 TOTAL N/A | 3 | 32 | 29 | .906 |
| 4/24/22 WPG | Hellebuyck ML N/A | L1-4 TOTAL N/A | 4 | 44 | 40 | .909 |
| 4/22/22 EDM | Smith ML N/A | L3-6 TOTAL N/A | 5 | 26 | 21 | .808 |
Betting Trends
| FLA | Betting Trends | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 0-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
| 2.33 | Avg Score | 1.67 |
| 4 | Avg Opp Score | 2.67 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 1-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-2-0 |
| 1-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-2-0 |
| 3.33 | Avg Score | 2 |
| 4.67 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
| FLA | Betting Trends | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 2-3-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-3-0 |
| 3.6 | Avg Score | 2 |
| 2.8 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 2-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 1-4-0 |
| 2-3-0 | ATS W/L/P | 1-4-0 |
| 3.6 | Avg Score | 1.8 |
| 4.4 | Avg Opp Score | 3.2 |
| FLA | Betting Trends | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | OVERALL | |
| 5-5-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 4-6-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-6-0 |
| 3.8 | Avg Score | 2.3 |
| 3.7 | Avg Opp Score | 3.1 |
| AWAY | HOME | |
| 4-6-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-7-0 |
| 5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-8-0 |
| 3.4 | Avg Score | 2.8 |
| 4.1 | Avg Opp Score | 3 |
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Florida Panthers
Last time out, Florida visited the St. Louis Blues and were dominated in a 6-2 defeat. The Blues led 1-0 after the first period and extended that lead to 3-0 late in the second. Florida made it 3-1 by the second intermission, but the Blues won the third period 3-1 to get the blowout win.
Eetu Luostarinen and Carter Verhaeghe scored in the loss. Three Panthers recorded at least one assist in the loss.
Matthew Tkachuk has had a strong start to his Florida career as he leads the team with 48 assists and 75 points. Carter Verhaeghe has a team high 29 goals Florida is scoring 3.40 goals per game and allow 3.44.
Washington Capitals
Washington hosted the Carolina Hurricanes and were beaten 3-2. This game was tied at one, after one, but the Hurricanes took the lead early in the second. The Capitals tied the game back up a few minutes later, but Carolina scored the game-winning goal midway through the second period.
T.J. Oshie and Joe Snively both scored on the night. Three Capitals recorded at least one assist in the loss.
Alex Ovechkin is still getting to done as he leads the Capitals with 32 goals and 54 points. Evgeny Kuznetsov has a team high 36 assists. Washington is scoring 3.04 goals per game and allow 2.82.
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