Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 4/15/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers

Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Scripps Sports Local

Amerant Bank Arena is where the Florida Panthers (38-38-4) will play the Detroit Red Wings (41-30-9) on Wednesday.

The Detroit Red Wings will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-3 loss to the Devils their last time on the ice. The Red Wings had a middle of the road offensive performance in the loss. In the outing, they netted 3 out of the 28 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 1 power play chance but didn't get a goal. Detroit accounted for 2 penalty mins for this matchup.

While playing at even strength, the Red Wings have surrendered 195 goals while getting 179 on the offensive side of the ice. Detroit Red Wings opponents have 208 power play opportunities (28th in professional hockey) and have come away with 47 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Detroit Red Wings have tallied 235 goals (20th in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 242. Detroit has taken 2,258 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.4%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 91 points and their points percentage sits at .569. The Red Wings so far have had 2,225 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .891. Detroit has accumulated 242 power play chances and they have scored 56 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 23.14%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is John Gibson. Over the course of his pro career, Gibson has accumulated 297 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .540. His save percentage currently sits at .909 in his 26,949 minutes on the ice. Gibson has seen 16,866 shots taken against him and has amassed 15,339 total saves. Opponents have notched 1,527 goals against Gibson in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.78. He has a record of 233-238-67 and he has gotten the start in 550 games. Gibson has played in 562 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Florida faced off against the Maple Leafs in an outing where the Panthers earned a win by a mark of 6-2. The Panthers recorded 6 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they pursued. They had 1 power play opportunity in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

So far this season, the Florida Panthers have earned a total of 235 goals, 80 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 271 goals to be scored by of a combination of 219 goals at even strength and 52 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers are sitting with 184 goals at even strength and 51 goals (15th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 263 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 19.39%. Florida has put up 2,248 shots (17th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.45%, while allowing the other team 2,144 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.52% on the other teams 267 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 87.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky between the pipes. He is sitting with 21,022 stops out of 23,044 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .912. Bobrovsky is sitting with a career mark of 456-266-58 and has participated in 806 contests. He got the starting nod in 791 games and his ice time sits at 40,087 minutes. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage comes out to 57.5% and he has accumulated 455 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.56 goals per contest and he has allowed 2,022 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit

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