The Florida Panthers will travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to face the Pittsburgh Penguins at the PPG Paints Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday evening and will air on TNT.

The Florida Panthers have been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference with a record of 33-15-4 and 70 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Atlantic Conference and puts them in 3^rd place in the conference and are on a two-game winning streak following Saturday’s 4-0 shutout win at home against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. The success of the Panthers this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they enter this game allowing the 2^nd fewest goals per game and having the 6^th best penalty-kill percentage at 82.56% while allowing an average of 2.57 goals per game. 

Sergei Bobrovsky has been one of the best goalies in the NHL this season with a record of 25-10-2 and a .913 save percentage while allowing an average of 2.43 goals per game and is 3^rd in the NHL in wins. Offensively, Florida has also been above average as they are averaging 3.2 goals per game which ranks 14^th in the NHL, and has the 10^th-best power-play success rate at 23.98%. The Florida Panthers will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to face the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Pittsburgh Penguins enter this game with a record of 23-19-7 and 53 points which puts them in 7^th place in the Metropolitan Division and puts them in 12^th place in the Eastern Conference and are on a two-game losing streak following Saturday’s 1-2 loss on the road against the Winnipeg Jets. The Penguins have been one of the lower-scoring teams in the NHL as they are averaging 2.98 goals per game which ranks 21^st in the league and have the 3^rd worst power-play success rate at 14.2%. 

Defensively, Pittsburgh has been one of the best teams as they are allowing the 5^th fewest goals per game while having the 10^th best penalty-kill percentage with an average of 2.69 goals allowed per game and a 18.49% penalty-kill percentage. Despite a losing record, Tristan Jarry has been one of the better goalies in the league as he has a .916 save percentage and is allowing an average of 2.44 goals per game. The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to end their two-game losing streak when they host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday evening.

BookMaker has the Florida Panthers listed as -125 moneyline favorites on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday evening. Florida is 6-2-2 in the last ten while having won the previous three matchups. The Panthers have won by an average margin of .6 goals per game over the last ten and 2 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Game Pick

Florida enters this game with a better record and has been the better team in the series, going 6-2-2 in the last ten while having won the last three games against Pittsburgh. The Panthers have won by an average margin of .6 goals per game over the last ten and 2 goals per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the moneyline for the Florida Panthers when they travel to face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday evening.