Thursday, March 16, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The Florida Panthers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +149 and the Blue Jackets at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 68 games. They have an overall record of 29-27-11 and on the road they have a record of 14-11-8. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 175 goals and given up 195 goals for a point differential of -20. The Panthers have an overall record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-38 and an over/under record of 29-29-10. Columbus shows up with a record of 44-18-6 including 25-9-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 219 goals and surrendered 160 for a goal differential of +59. The Blue Jackets have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 42-24 while their over/under record sits at 29-35-4.

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Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 14 goals this season with 144 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 22 goals on 196 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. James Reimer has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 909 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 834 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Zach Werenski has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 10 goals this season with 172 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 21.1 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson has averaged 18.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 32 goals on 203 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 37 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 1,557 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,447 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Panthers have 69 total points this season. They have scored 168 goals while giving up 193 goals. They have had 221 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 205 power play opportunities and given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.72% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 94 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 187 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 219 goals scored while they've given up 160 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.42%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 51.8% as they've attempted 3,852 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,588 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.3% as they have 2,979 attempts while they've given up 2,827 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. They have 1,976 face off wins compared to 2,151 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense has 1,411 hits and they've blocked 761 shots from the opposition.

Columbus has attempted 3,787 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,833 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,835 shots while they've given up 2,859 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets have an offensive zone percentage of 49.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.3% as they've compiled 2,011 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,154 face off losses. On defense has blocked 974 shot attempts and they have 1,297 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 26-38 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 29-29-10 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 42-24 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 29-35-4 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/14/17 C Michael Sgarbossa Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Columbus
03/13/17 C Denis Malgin Concussion out indefinitely
03/13/17 D Aaron Ekblad Concussion out indefinitely
03/03/17 GO Roberto Luongo Hip out indefinitely

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/10/16 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely
03/13/17 LW Nick Foligno Illness "?" Thursday vs. Florida
03/13/17 D Ryan Murray Hand out indefinitely
02/24/17 LW Lukas Sedlak Lower Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Markus Nutivaara Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -165

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