Florida @ BUFFALO
Florida/BUFFALO over 5½ -111

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Posted at 2:20 PM EST

7:05 PM EST. OT Included. The Panthers have the fewest wins in the East (4) and the second fewest wins in the entire league behind Arizona but it’s not because of a lack of scoring. Buffalo has just five wins. The problem with both these teams is not a lack of talent but a lack of quality goaltending. Roberto Luongo, James Reimer, Robin Lehner and Chad Johnson are all poor options. Seriously, there is not a crystal ball in the world that can predict when any of the above-mentioned four stiffs will have a good or bad game so we’re not going to make it a concern. Lehner and Luongo are both confirmed here and chances are one or both will have another bad game.

Both teams are near the bottom of Corsi +/-. Both teams are near the bottom in goals allowed. Florida is averaging a healthy 3.43 goals per game thus far in 2017-18 (the league average is 3.07) but the Panthers rank dead-last in goals against per game. Some might say new head coach Bob Boughner’s high-risk, high-reward style is the culprit. Not only is it a new system, it tends to bank on his team having the talent and skillset to pull it off on a nightly basis. People who watched him coach in Windsor will tell you just that. The Pittsburgh Penguins play a similar style but have proven they have the horses to do so successfully and they have a goaltender that has bailed them out several times. The Panthers have no such luxury.

We’re seeing more games this year with a total of 6 than we’ve seen in a very long time so the cat is out of the bag so to speak. However, it’s not out for the bag for this one and we can almost assure you that this game will feature a boatload of high quality scoring chances against two weak goaltenders. We expect this one to soar over this very beatable number.

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Our Pick

Florida/BUFFALO over 5½ -111 (Risking 2.22 units - To Win: 2.00)

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