Flyers vs Panthers Lines: Florida To Bully the Old “Broad Street Bullies”

Florida Has Been Streaky But Philadelphia Has a Major Flaw

Betting Lines Indicate an Easy Panthers Win

The Florida Panthers don’t need to beat up the Philadelphia Flyers to bully them. The home team can just light up Philadelphia, which has some shaky goaltending, en route to a dominant win. The Flyers vs Panthers lines favor Florida at -200 to win with a -1.5 puck line set at +120. Either can be a solid bet as Florida is significantly better on both ends of the ice.

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Records: Flyers (25-19-6)/Panthers (31-14-4)
Location: FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, FL
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Flyers Now Flying Low

Philadelphia has overachieved so far. This NHL team is at an even .500 record but is a whopping 21-4 on the road on the puck line. Philadelphia is 10-10 as a road underdog even if it has lost four of the last five games. The team is up nearly $750 as a visitor if backers wagered $100 on it in each road game. But things have been tough.

The Flyers have been getting lit up, surrendering five or more goals in four of their last five games. Samuel Ersson is 0-4-0 in his last five appearances and has an 82.6% save percentage (SV%). The All-Star break may be what he and the Flyers needed.

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“We’re starting our last 32 games here, last third of the NHL season, and we’re looking to try to do the things we want to do to get where we want to be,” Flyers head coach John Tortorella said via Nick Tricome of the PhillyVoice. “But also, we’re not backing off at all as far as what we’re trying to do with the organization in the big picture too, as far as rebuilding.”

Philadelphia is still in the thick of the playoff race. The NHL playoff odds lean on it not making the playoffs at -170. But it has a relatively manageable schedule. Either Ersson or Cal Petersen will just have to hold their end of the bargain.

The Flyers are near-even in scoring chances. But thus far, they have the third-worst ranking if we combine their shooting and save percentages. That’s why the Flyers vs Panthers lines have them as +185 underdogs here.

Tkachuk and Reinhart Pushing the Panthers

Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart have been on fire for Florida. In the last 17 hockey games, the duo have powered Florida to a 13-4 (13-2-2) record. Florida had a bit of a slump with a four-game losing streak. But the team has maintained its unstoppable offense.

Reinhart has a whopping 19 goals during this 17-game stretch while Tkachuk has 29 points. Florida averaged over 3.8 goals per game during this stretch with a power play percentage (PP%) at a whopping 32.8%. Combine the team’s sturdy defense and the Panthers’ +23 goal differential is third behind only Edmonton and Boston.

That’s also why totals have been going back and forth between the ‘over’ and ‘under’, which is set at just six goals per the Flyers vs Panthers lines. Both Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz have played well in goal. And they don’t have to do as much work as Florida is giving up just 29.8 scoring chances on 5-on-5.

If Florida has a weakness, it’s their inconsistencies at converting scoring chances. Florida’s 7.7% shooting percentage at home is under average. And the likes of Tkachuk and Aleksander Barov, two of their main scorers, are shooting under 10%.

But this is a minor thing considering how potent Florida is at generating scoring chances. Florida generates over 29 scoring chances on 5-on-5 and has a PP% at 23.1% overall. This team is not slowing down, hence why it continues to have hefty NHL betting lines.

Florida remains a popular team on the NHL rumor mill as it expects to acquire scoring depth at the NHL Trade Deadline. Watch out.

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