Panthers Favored To Defeat Blue Jackets in Nationwide Arena Showdown
The Florida Panthers will face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The Panthers have a record of 16-10 while the Blue Jackets have a record of 9-15-5. The
Game outlook
The Florida Panthers will face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. The Panthers have a record of 16-10 while the Blue Jackets have a record of 9-15-5. The Panthers are coming off a victory against the Blue Jackets in their last meeting and are the favorites to win with an opening line of -270. The puck drops at 1 PM EST.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Panthers -270 | Blue Jackets +220
Spread: Panthers -1.5 (-105) | Blue Jackets +1.5 (-112)
Total: Over/Under 6.5 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Florida will win straight-up is 73%.
Florida Panthers
Led by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (13-6-1; 2.42 GAA & .913 SV%), the Florida Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1. Anton Lundell had two assists, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Aleksander Barkov, and Eetu Lousatarinen each scored a goal. Goalie Bobrovsky stopped 26 out of 27 shots. Sam Reinhart leads the team with 33 points, and Aleksander Barkov has 25 points. The Florida Panthers recently defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in a game where they were favored by -165 with a -1.5 puck line. Led by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Sam Reinhart, who have 13-6-1 and 33 points respectively, they rank 19th in offense, 5th in defense, and 16-8-2 in power rankings. They have allowed an average of 2.64 points to be scored against them per game while scoring an average of 3.08 points per game. Bobrovsky stopped 26 out of 27 shots faced.