Pittsburgh Penguins (31-21-9) vs. Florida Panthers (30-27-6)
March 4, 2023 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida Panthers -125 / Pittsburgh Penguins +100; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Florida Panthers meet in NHL action from the FLA Live Arena on Saturday. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Florida is a -125 home favorite while Pittsburgh is a +100 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
For Pittsburgh, Ryan Poehling is out indefinitely with an upper body injury while Florida has Aleksandar Barkov is questionable for this game. Sam Bennett, Spencer Knight and Givani Smith are all out indefinitely and Patric Hornqvist is out for the season with a concussion.
Matchup History
Pittsburgh’s 7-6 win back on January 24th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Penguins in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Pittsburgh is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall and 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Atlantic division while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games against the Eastern Conference. Florida is 1-6 in their last 7 games against the Metropolitan division and 64-26 in their last 90 home games while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games overall.
Pick
I’m leaning towards the Penguins here. The Pens have had the recent number of the Panthers, and the Florida Panthers, while playing well at home, are inconsistent to put it nicely right now and are not a team I’m comfortable laying juice with when you consider how the Penguins have got their game back going. I’ll side with the Penguins and the plus money here.
