St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 12/20/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Scripps Sports Local

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (+126) Panthers (-152)

Amerant Bank Arena is the location where the Florida Panthers (18-13-2) will take on the St. Louis Blues (13-15-7) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at +126 while Florida is opening at -152. The total has been set at 6.

The St. Louis Blues came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 1-0 win against the Jets in their previous contest . St. Louis amassed 6 penalty mins in this contest. The Blues had a below average offensive performance in the victory. Additionally, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to net one. While out there on the ice, they scored on 1 out of the 26 shots they put on goal.

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While playing at even strength, the Blues have given up 102 goals while having 70 of their own. St. Louis Blues opponents have totaled 87 power play opportunities (29th in hockey) and have a total of 19 goals in those attempts. With regard to scoring goals, the St. Louis Blues have racked up 87 goals (29th in the NHL) for the season and have surrendered 121. St. Louis has tried 885 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.8%. For the year, they have accumulated 33 points and their points percentage is .471. The Blues thus far have had 974 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .876. St. Louis comes into tonight with 92 power play chances and they have notched 17 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 18.48%.

The player in the crease for this game is Joel Hofer. Hofer has been in net for 88 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 41-29-7 and was named the starter in 79 games. The opposition has racked up 218 goals versus Hofer in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.76. Hofer has had 2,296 shots taken against him and he has 2,078 total saves. His save percentage is at .905 during his 3,698 mins played. Over the course of his time in hockey, Hofer has tallied 44 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .557.

In their last contest, Florida went up against the Kings in a game where the Panthers earned a victory by a score of 3-2. They had 4 power play attempts in this outing and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Panthers notched 3 goals out of the 28 shots on goal they took.

Florida has taken 961 shots (12th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.93%, while allowing the other team 880 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.73% on their oppositions 110 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 88.4%. They have a total of 115 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 19.13%. The Panthers are sitting with 83 goals at even strength and 22 goals (10th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 102 goals to be scored by of a combination of 83 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the season, the Florida Panthers have earned 105 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .576.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Daniil Tarasov protecting the net. He has racked up 2,056 saves out of 2,287 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .899. Tarasov is the owner of a lifetime mark of 23-39-7 and has participated in 76 games. He has started in 71 contests and has played for a total of 3,471 mins. Tarasov's rate of quality starts sits at 49.3% and he has 35 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 3.25 goals per contest and he has yielded 231 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (-152)

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