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NHL Betting Picks and Predictions: Florida Panthers vs. Nashville Predators

January 22, 2024



The Florida Panthers will travel to Nashville, Tennessee to face the Nashville Predators at the Bridgestone Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 8:00 PM ET on Monday night and will air on Bally Sports Florida and Bally Sports South.



The Panthers have been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference as they enter this game in 2nd place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 27-14-4 and 58 points which also gives them the 3rd best record in the conference, however, Florida is on a four-game losing streak following a 4-6 loss at home against the Minnesota Wild on Friday. The success of the Panthers this season can be attributed to their defensive play as they are allowing the 5th fewest goals per game while having the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage with an average of 2.67 goals allowed per game and an 81.63% penalty-kill percentage. 



However, Florida has been a slightly below-average team offensively as they rank 17th in goals per game with an average of 3.16 goals per game. Sam Reinhart has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in goals and points with 33 goals and 57 points. The Florida Panthers will look to end their four-game losing streak when they travel to face the Nashville Predators.



The Nashville Predators are in 4th place in the Central Division with a record of 25-20-1 and 51 points which also gives them 8th best record in the Western Conference, however, they have lost two of their last three games including Saturday’s 2-3 loss on the road against the Arizona Coyotes. The Predators have been a below-average team offensively as they are averaging 3.13 goals per game which ranks 18th in the NHL and rank 19th in power-play success rate with a 20.78% power-play success rate. Nashville has also been a middle-of-the-pack team in terms of goals allowed per game as they rank 16th with an average of 3.09 goals allowed per game. Filip Forsberg leads the team in goals and points with 22 goals and 49 points this season. The Nashville Predators will look to bounce back following the loss on the road against the Coyotes when they host the Florida Panthers on Monday night.



BookMaker has the Florida Panthers listed as -115 moneyline favorites on the road against the Nashville Predators on Monday night. The teams are 5-5 in the last ten while Nashville has won two of the last three meetings. The Panthers have outscored the Predators by an average of 3.4 to 3.2 goals per game over the last ten while the Predators have won by an average margin of .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series.



Florida enters this game with a better record, however, Nashville has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three meetings. The Predators have won by an average margin of .67 goals per game over the last three games in the series. Take the moneyline for the Nashville Predators when they host the Florida Panthers on Monday night. 

Spooky Express Pick: Nashville Predators Moneyline (-105)