Panthers vs. Utah Hockey Club betting preview

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The Florida Panthers (43-25-3) are heavy favorites when they host the Utah Hockey Club (32-29-11) on Friday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Panthers are -258 on the moneyline to win, while the Utah Hockey Club have +210 moneyline odds.

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Panthers to win vs Utah Hockey Club -258

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Panthers vs. Utah Hockey Club Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Panthers (-258)
  • Underdog: Utah Hockey Club (+210)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Panthers vs. Utah Hockey Club Quick Facts

  • Florida has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 37 of 71 games this season.
  • In 54.2% of Utah’s previous games this season (39/72), the teams combined to score over Friday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.0, is 0.5 above Friday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.3 less than the 5.8 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stat Insights

  • The Panthers offense’s 224 total goals (3.2 per game) are ranked 10th in the NHL this year.
  • Florida has allowed the ninth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 193 (2.7 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is eighth-best in the league at +31.
  • Florida’s 51 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 207 chances).
  • The Panthers have the league’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate at 24.64%.
  • Florida has scored a total of 12 shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Panthers rank 11th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 80.49%.
  • The Panthers’ players win 49.3% of their faceoffs to rank 22nd in the NHL.
  • Florida scores on 10% of its shots as a team, ranking 23rd in the league.
  • The Panthers average 28.8 hits and 12 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline

  • In 59 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Florida has won 36 of those games.
  • In 14 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -258, the Panthers have 12 wins.
  • There is a 72.1% chance that Florida wins this game, per the moneyline.

Panthers Leaders

  • Sam Reinhart: 35 goals and 40 assists
  • Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 19 goals and 45 assists
  • Matthew Tkachuk: 22 goals and 35 assists
  • Sergei Bobrovsky: 30-15-2 record, .907 save percentage, 114 goals conceded

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Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stats Insights

  • The Utah Hockey Club have scored 202 goals this season (2.8 per game) to rank 24th in the NHL.
  • Utah has allowed 221 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 20th.
  • They have a -19 goal differential, which ranks 20th in the league.
  • Utah has put up 45 power-play goals this season (13th in the NHL) on 204 chances.
  • The Utah Hockey Club’s power-play conversion rate (22.06%) ranks 14th in the league.
  • Utah has scored four shorthanded goals.
  • The Utah Hockey Club’s 13th-ranked penalty kill rate is 80.37%.
  • The Utah Hockey Club have the ninth-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.7%).
  • Utah’s collective 10% shooting percentage ranks 23rd in the league.
  • The Utah Hockey Club have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline Insights

  • The Utah Hockey Club have been an underdog in 37 games this season, with 12 upset wins (32.4%).
  • Utah has not been a longer underdog on the moneyline than the +210 odds on them winning this game.
  • The win probability for the Utah Hockey Club, implied from the moneyline, is 32.3%.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

  • Clayton Keller: 24 goals and 54 assists
  • Nick Schmaltz: 17 goals and 40 assists
  • Logan Cooley: 21 goals and 34 assists
  • Karel Vejmelka: 21-20-6 record, .902 save percentage, 123 goals conceded
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