The Florida Panthers (29-19-6) pay a visit to the Philadelphia Flyers (30-18-7) Monday for a 7 p.m. ET contest at Wells Fargo Center. We analyze the Panthers-Flyers odds and lines, while providing NHL betting tips around this matchup.
Panthers at Flyers: Projected starting goalies
Sergei Bobrovsky vs. Carter Hart
Bobrovsky has started each of the Panthers’ last eight games and on the season owns a 3.27 goals against average and .898 save percentage. His last couple starts have been dodgy, and he has scuffled away from home this season (.886 SV%). Monday’s game will be the 500th of Bobrovsky’s career.
Hart returns from injury (abdomen) to make his first start since Jan. 13. The 21-year-old has posted a 15-11-3 record on a 2.61 GAA and .905 SV%. Hart has one of the widest home-road splits of any regular goaltender in the league. He has registered a 13-2-2 record with a 1.69 GAA and .940 SV% on home ice.
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Panthers at Flyers: Odds, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Philadelphia 5, Florida 3
Moneyline (ML)
The Flyers are 8-3-1 over the last month. Wins in that stretch have come against the Washington Capitals (twice), Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues, and Colorado Avalanche — an impressive who’s-who in the league standings. Florida is 2-5 in road games on the heels of multiple games at home. That’s the situation here, and the Flyers have had much better puck-possession figures of late.
Take the FLYERS (-139) as insurance to the puck-line play below.
Puck Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
Philadelphia’s margin of victory over its last five wins is 3.4 goals. Overall, the Flyers have outscored opponents 94-85 at home. Back the FLYERS (-1.5, +175) to win by at least 2 goals at home.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Over is 5-2 in the Panthers’ last seven games vs. teams with a winning record and 5-1 in the Flyers’ last six with the same condition. Florida has a 32-19 record against the Over/Under on the season overall.
TAKE THE OVER 6.5 (+110).
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