Vegas Golden Knights vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 6/8/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Florida Panthers

Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (+100) Panthers (-120)

The Vegas Golden Knights are hitting the road to FLA Live Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The moneyline on this contest has the Golden Knights at +100 and the Panthers are priced at -120. The total comes in at 6.

The Vegas Golden Knights were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 7-2 victory against the Panthers in Game 2. The Golden Knights had a solid offensive output and it showed in the win. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 7 out of the 28 shots they looked to score on. In addition, they had 4 chances with the advantage and notched 2 goals. Vegas compiled 64 penalty minutes in this game.

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At even strength, the Golden Knights have allowed 181 goals while scoring 225 on offense. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have tallied 195 power play tries (32nd in professional hockey) and have come away with 44 goals in those chances. Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 267 goals (14th in pro hockey) this season and have surrendered 225. Vegas has taken 2,587 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the year, they have racked up 111 points and their points percentage comes in at .677. The Golden Knights so far have had 2,533 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .911. Vegas comes into tonight with 207 power play chances and they have notched 42 goals out of those advantages, giving them a rate of 20.29%.

The man in goal for this game is Adin Hill. Hill has been in net for 101 games during his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 45-39-6 and he has started in 88 games. The opposition has racked up 242 goals versus Hill in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.66. Hill has seen 2,693 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 2,451 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .910 for his 5,451 minutes in the crease. Over the course of his time in hockey, Hill has earned 47 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .534.

In Game 2, the Panthers scored 2 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took. They had 4 chances on the power play in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

So far this season, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 288 goals, 92 points, in addition to a points percentage of .561. They have allowed 272 goals to be scored by of a combination of 202 goals at even strength and 70 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers have earned 225 goals at even strength and 63 goals (8th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 276 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 22.83%. Florida has put up 3,019 shots (1st in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.54%, while allowing their opponents 2,603 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.95% on their opponents 291 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Sergei Bobrovsky defending the net. His opponents are averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has allowed 1,603 goals in total. Bobrovsky's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.3% and he has 359 quality starts in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 626 contests and his ice time sits at 36,909 minutes. Bobrovsky has compiled a career mark of 360-207-51 and has participated in 642 contests. He has accrued 17,232 stops out of 18,835 shots taken, giving him a save % of .915.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-120)

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