Panthers at Red Wings 2/20/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Mike |

Last Updated: 02/19/2021 at 9:58 PM ET

The Florida Panthers will complete a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the Detroit Red Wings after playing the Red Wings in Detroit on Friday. Florida is 10-2-2 with 22 points and tied for first place in the Central division with Chicago one point ahead of both Tampa Bay and Carolina. Florida has won each of its last 2 defeating Tampa Bay 6-4 followed by victory over Carolina of 4-3.

Jonathan Huberdeau is leading Florida in goals scored with 7, assists with 13 and points with 10. In goal, Chris Driedger is 5-1-1 with a goals-against average of 2.39 and save percentage of .924. Florida is scoring an average of 3.36 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.00 goals per game. The Florida Power Play is scoring 29.3% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 76.2% of the time.

Detroit has lost each of its last two leading up to its back-to-back vs Florida starting on Friday and completed on Saturday. The Red Wings are 4-11-3 with 11 points and sit in last place in the Central division 11 points behind first-place Florida. Detroit was defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in two consecutive games dropping the first 3-2 I would buy the second 2-0. And II Detroit could not put any of its 29 shots past Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen.

Anthony Mantha is the leading goal scorer for Detroit with five and is the points leader with 9, while Filip Hronek is the assist leader with nine. In goal, Thomas Greiss is 1-9-3 with a goals-against average of 2.93 and save percentage of .899. Detroit is scoring an average of 1.94 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.11 goals per game. The Detroit power play is scoring only 7.1% of the time and the penalty kill unit has been successful 73.1% of the time.

Detroit can't score goals. The Red Wings are averaging only 1.94 goals per game and are allowing an average of 3.11 goals per game. Detroit has lost 14 of the last 17 at home versus Florida and has dropped nine of the last 10 overall against the Panthers. Florida has climbed to the top of the Central division and has won four of its last five overall. Final Score Prediction, Florida Panthers win 5-1.

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