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(20-17-8) Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers (24-15-7)
Date: Wednesday January 18th
Time: 9:30 PM
Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
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The Florida Panthers finish off their back to back in Alberta as they take on the surging Oilers on Wednesday night.
The Panthers have had a mediocre start to 2017 and need to put together some wins to remain in the playoff hunt.
Florida Panthers
The darlings of 2015-16 surprised everyone by winning the Atlantic Division, but were brought back to earth quickly as the New York Islanders knocked them off in round one of the playoffs.
That stumble has seemingly carried over into this season as the Panthers have struggled to find any measure of consistency, or run off any long win streaks as they did a year ago en route to a division title.
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You need look no further than this team’s struggles to score goals if you need an answer as to why they’re where they are. With 106 goals scored in 45 games (2.35 goals per game) the Panthers are among the least potent offences in the NHL.
Jonathan Huberdeau’s injury has had a massive ripple effect as production is down for nearly every player in this lineup.
They’re led up front by Vincent Trochek who is a second liner on most teams, not the guy you rely on to lead the charge offensively.
Trochek went on a bit of a tear last week, racking up seven points in four games, but even still, he’s leading the team with a meager 29 points in 45 games.
For comparison, Sidney Crosby has 27 goals (goals, not points) in 37 games…
Edmonton Oilers
Finding offence has not been as issue for the Oilers, as they lead the Pacific Division in goals.
The Oilers are led up front by sophomore phenom Connor McDavid who leads the NHL in points with 51 through 46 games.
While McDavid is the undisputed catalyst for this team’s offense, they’ve got a very solid and deep group up front who can get on the score sheet on any given night.
Edmonton has four other forwards not named Connor who have already hit the 25 point mark, which is where Florida’s point leader Trochek is pretty much hovering at and is only above it thanks to his streak last week.
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Leon Draistaitl is quietly putting together a great season, and having a health McDavid garnering much of the attention from opposition, Draistaitl has amassed 17 goals (second on the team) and 39 points (also second on the team).
Patrick Maroon has been a great fit and has bounced around the lineup playing with different groups, but is finding the net no matter who he plays with and leads the Oilers with 18 goals.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Under is 8-2 in FLA last 10 overall.
- FLA are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. Pacific.
- FLA are 15-40 in their last 55 Wed. games.
- EDM are 8-0 in their last 8 Wed. games.
- Under is 11-3-3 in EDM last 17 overall.
- Over is 11-4-1 in EDM last 16 Wed. games.
Free Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers NHL Hockey Prediction:
Florida coming in on a back to back against a team that plays with a lot of speed is just a very tough matchup. The Panthers like to play a more deliberate, grinding game, but that’s a big ask against the Oilers.
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Oilers get it done on home ice against a team that has struggled away from home with a record of 9-8-5.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Edmonton 4 – 2 Florida
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