Blackhawks at Panthers 1/17/21 – NHL Betting Picks & Odds
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers
NHL: 7:00 PM EST
Jan. 17, 2021
TV: NA
Latest Odds : FLA -150 Total 7.5
The Blackhawks come to this game here after already playing in 2 games this year. In both of those games the Blackhawks were completely dominated by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Now, the one thing that the Blackhawks did have going for them is they played consistent on the offensive side of the puck, but still came up well short of being good.
So far on the year Chicago has ended up with 1.50 goals per game. The defense for Chicago has been consistently bad with 5 goals per game allowed. On the power play the Blackhawks did convert at a clip of 28.6% of the time, but the penalty kill needs some work killing off only 71.4% of the penalties faced.
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Florida is going to open up their season here after some COVID issues showed up for the Panthers projected opponent in Dallas. The offense for Florida last year was able to average out to 3.30 goals per game scored and converted on the power play 21.3% of the time. Defensively the Panthers allowed a total of 3.25 goals per game and killed off a total of 78.5% of the power plays faced.
The Panthers are bringing back Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau on the offensive side of the puck to help lead the Panthers. Now, one big question mark for Florida is how well Sergei Bobrovsky comes back in the games this year. Last year Bobrovsky struggled quite a bit and was unable to do much to protect the net in the games.
Recent Betting Trends:
Chicago are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
Chicago are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games against Florida.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games.
Florida are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
Free Betting Pick: Florida Panthers -150
Chicago has already dropped 2 games on the year and some of it stems from the fact that the Blackhawks defense is missing on the year. Look for those problems to continue for the Blackhawks here as Florida had a great offense last year with a weak defense, but against Chicago the weak defense will look great with the Blackhawks having a horrible offense. Final Score, Florida Panthers win 4-1.