Panthers vs. Pink Wings prediction: Florida’s NHL playoff push continues

The Florida Panthers are surging on the precise proper time.

After posting an 18-19-4 document by way of their first 41 video games, the Cats had been going to want to place collectively fairly the second half to have an opportunity of constructing the postseason the season after they gained the NHL Presidents’ Trophy. 

That’s precisely what they’re doing, because the Panthers have gone 17-8-3 over their final 28 contests to place themselves only one level behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final playoff spot within the Japanese Convention. 

The Panthers are huge favorites on the street in opposition to the Detroit Pink Wings on Monday night time.

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Panthers vs. Pink Wings prediction

(7 p.m. ET., NHL Community)

Florida has been glorious all around the ice within the second half, however its resurgence actually begins in aim.

With Spencer Knight within the NHL’s participant help program, Bobrovsky has began 22 of Florida’s final 28 video games — together with every of the final 12 — and has posted a 14-5-2 document with a .910 save proportion and a +10.1 Objectives Saved Above Anticipated (GSAx) in that span. 

Bobrovsky’s profession has been up and down since he signed an enormous contract with the Panthers in 2019, however he’s giving the Cats some stellar goaltending of late. 

And Florida is the kind of staff that simply wants enough netminding to succeed.

The Panthers rank sixth general in objectives scored per recreation over the course of the season, however for the reason that second half began no staff is creating extra anticipated objectives at 5-on-5 than the Cats.

Florida’s offensive type is robust sufficient that it might probably present some respiration room for any defensive struggles. 

Whereas the Panthers have all the things to play for on Monday night time, the Pink Wings’ season is all however over.

Detroit would wish to go 12-2 over its final 14 video games to have a hope of constructing the postseason, which is disappointing since there was a short interval proper across the Trade Deadline the place it seemed just like the Wings had been going to make an actual go at crashing the playoff occasion. 

Since then, it’s been an actual battle for the Pink Wings, who’re 2-7-1 of their final 10 and are producing little or no going ahead.

Detroit’s defensive type is OK, however it is going to face a stern check in opposition to a Panthers staff that’s growing 19.8 high-danger scoring probabilities over its final 10 contests.

That’s the greatest mark within the NHL throughout that span by a large margin.

The Panthers should not have any issues posting a crooked quantity in opposition to Detroit on Monday night time and it’s onerous to check the Wings creating sufficient offense to hold round on this one.

Panthers vs. Pink Wings decide

Panthers -1.5 (+132, FanDuel)