Panthers vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 20

The Florida Panthers (19-13-2) host the St. Louis Blues (13-15-8) on Saturday, Dec. 20, with the Panthers coming off a victory and the Blues a defeat. The Blues are underdogs away from home, at +145, and the Panthers are -175.

Florida claimed a shootout victory at home its last time out on Dec. 19 against the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3, taking the shootout 2-1 to clinch the win. Sam Reinhart (one goal and one assist) and Brad Marchand (one goal and one assist) were among the four Panthers skaters who recorded two points each.

St. Louis' last game was a home overtime loss, 2-1, to the New York Rangers on Dec. 18. Jonatan Berggren (one goal) and Dalibor Dvorsky (one assist) each had one point for the Blues in that matchup.

Get ready for this matchup with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Saturday's contest.

Panthers vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Florida Panthers and St. Louis Blues, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Panthers 3 - Blues -0
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.02 goals)
  

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Panthers vs. Blues Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Panthers-Blues game.

• Favorite: Panthers (-175)
• Underdog: Blues (+145)

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers have been victorious in 13 of their 26 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (50.0%).
• Florida is 3-6 (winning only 33.3% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -175 or shorter.
• The Panthers' implied moneyline win probability is 63.6% in this game.
• Florida's 34 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 18 times.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have been an underdog 19 times, and won 11, or 57.9%, of those games.
• St. Louis has not entered a game this season with longer odds on the moneyline than +145.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blues, based on the moneyline, is 40.8%.
• St. Louis has played 17 games this season with over 5.5 goals.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida has scored the ninth-most goals in the league (108 total, 3.2 per game).
• The Panthers rank 18th in goals against, allowing 105 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL action.
• Its goal differential (+3) makes the team ninth-best in the league.
• The 22 power-play goals the Panthers have recorded this season rank 11th in the NHL (on 118 power-play chances).
• Florida has the league's 17th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.64%).
• The Panthers have scored five shorthanded goals this season.
• Florida has the league's 10th-best penalty-kill percentage (82.3%).
• Florida wins 47.5% of its faceoffs to rank 25th in the NHL.
• The Panthers have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.

Blues Key Stats

• St. Louis has 88 goals this season (2.4 per game), 30th in the NHL.
• The Blues' total of 123 goals given up (3.4 per game) is 32nd in the league.
• Its -35 goal differential ranks 32nd in the league.
• With 17 power-play goals (on 95 chances), the Blues are 23rd in the NHL.
• St. Louis' power-play percentage (17.89) ranks the team 20th in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blues have two.
• St. Louis' has the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (77.53%).
• At 50.9%, St. Louis has the NHL's 12th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
• The Blues' 9.6% shooting percentage is 26th in the league.