Saturday’s NHL schedule includes a contest between the favored Florida Panthers (12-12-2, -162 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (13-9-5, +136 moneyline odds) at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Panthers vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Panthers (-162)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Panthers vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Florida and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in 12 of 26 games this season.
• So far this season, 48.1% of Columbus’ games (13/27) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.6 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.9 for these two teams.
• This game’s over/under is 0.0 more than the 6.4 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stat Insights

• The Panthers are ranked 25th in the league with 76 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
• Florida is ranked 16th in league action in goals against this season, having conceded 82 (3.2 per game).
• They’re ranked 20th in the league with a -6 goal differential .
• Florida has put up 17 power-play goals on 95 chances this season, to rank 13th in the league.
• The Panthers are 20th in the NHL with a 17.89% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Florida has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
• The Panthers have the league’s 18th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 80.46%.
• With a 46.9% faceoff win percentage, the Panthers have the 28th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Florida scores on 10.1% of its shots as a team, ranking 21st in the league.
• The Panthers have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 25.9 hits and 13.1 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline

• Through 22 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Florida has been victorious nine times.
• In 12 games with shorter than -162 moneyline odds this season, the Panthers have been victorious in four.
• Florida has a 61.8% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.

Panthers Leaders

• Brad Marchand: 15 goals and 12 assists
• Sam Reinhart: 14 goals and 10 assists
• Anton Lundell: six goals and 14 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 10-8-1 record, .886 save percentage, 52 goals allowed

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have the NHL’s 22nd-ranked scoring offense (80 total goals, 3.0 per game).
• Columbus has allowed 3.3 goals per game, and 89 total, which ranks 20th among all league teams.
• Their -9 goal differential ranks 24th in the league.
• Columbus has put up 12 power-play goals this season (on 64 chances). That ranks 27th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have an 18.75% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 15 percentage.
• Columbus has scored two shorthanded goals this season (13th among all NHL teams).
• The 71.83% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have registered is the league’s 29th-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets have the 13th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.9%).
• Columbus’ collective 9.9% shooting percentage ranks 26th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been listed as the underdog 18 times this season, and upset their opponent six times.
• Columbus has a record of 2-4 in games when bookmakers list the team at +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Blue Jackets have a 42.4% chance to win.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: nine goals and 20 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: nine goals and 14 assists
• Adam Fantilli: 11 goals and eight assists
• Jet Greaves: 7-4-5 record, .901 save percentage, 46 goals allowed