Florida Panthers vsColumbus Blue Jackets Prediction
The Florida Panthers are solid 63.8 percent favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Panthers are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +7 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 34 shots on goal vs 27 shots for the Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 89% compared to the Panthers goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 89%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Alex Lyon 24, Michael Hutchinson 30 SHOTS: Matthew Tkachuk 3.9, Patrik Laine 3.5 GOALS: Matthew Tkachuk 0.61, Patrik Laine 0.52 PTS: Matthew Tkachuk has a 71% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Johnny Gaudreau has a 60% chance of 1+PTs