Florida Panthers vs Vancouver Canucks hockey prediction

No. 01 · The short versionIn our Double

Who will win Florida vs Vancouver?

Our Panthers vs Canucks prediction: the Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks at Amerant Bank Arena, overtime and shootout included, and our main score is 4:2. Vancouver have lost five in a row, are 2-6-0 and allow 31.6 shots a game; last season they took 35.4% of the points. Florida are without Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand. Akira Schmid and Leevi Meriläinen are the expected goalies, neither confirmed yet.

Predicted score · alt 3:2: 4:2
Our estimate: 71–74%

Florida win · incl. OT · odds 1.33Our estimate, not a guarantee

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Market: Florida win · incl. OT
Our bet: Double No. 97 · total odds 1.74
Leg odds: 1.33

Florida vs Vancouver at a glance

Match	Florida Panthers vs Vancouver Canucks
Competition	NHL · Regular season
Kick-off	16 OCT · 00:00 UK
Venue	Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise
Our pick	Florida win · incl. OT · 1.33 · Double No. 97 · total odds 1.74
Our estimate	71–74%
Predicted score	4:2
Main reason	Vancouver arrive on a five-game losing streak, on their fifth straight road game and fourth game in seven days.

No. 04 · Form

Florida vs Vancouver: recent form

Florida 2-3 in their last 5. Vancouver 0-5.

Florida: Won 7:3 in Columbus on Tue 13 Oct · two days of rest · 1556 km flight home · third game in four nights
Vancouver: Lost 2:3 to the Islanders in New York on Tue 13 Oct · two days of rest · 1729 km flight · fifth straight road game, fourth game in seven days

Florida2-3

Winvs Columbus7:3
Lossvs Buffalo3:5
Lossvs Minnesota1:4
Winvs Los Angeles2:1
Loss in overtime or shootoutvs Anaheim2:3 OT

: 3.00
: 3.20
: 40%
: 20%

Vancouver0-5

Lossvs NY Islanders2:3
Lossvs NY Rangers2:6
Lossvs New Jersey1:4
Lossvs Carolina2:7
Lossvs Vegas2:3

: 1.80
: 4.60
: 40%
: 0%

Key factFlorida are 3-2-2. They won 7:3 in Columbus on Tuesday, a night after losing 3:5 in Buffalo; before that came a 1:4 home defeat by Minnesota, a 2:1 win in Los Angeles and an overtime loss in Anaheim. Vancouver have lost five straight: 2:3 at home to Vegas, then 2:7 in Carolina, 1:4 in New Jersey, 2:6 at the Rangers and 2:3 at the Islanders on Tuesday. They concede 4.75 goals a game this season.

Attack & defence	FLA	VAN
	3-2-2	2-6-0
	2.71	3.25
	2.86	4.75
	26.9	22.4
Shots against	25.0	31.6

Special teams	FLA	VAN
	18.4%	20.0%
	75.9%	57.1%

Last season	FLA	VAN
	40-38-4	25-49-8
Points %	51.2%	35.4%
Goal difference per game	-0.30	-1.22
	19.5%	21.8%
	81.0%	71.5%

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No. 05 · Goalies & team newsExpected

Florida vs Vancouver: starting goalies and team news

Schmid and Meriläinen expected; neither is confirmed yet.

FloridaExpected

Akira Schmid

: .875
: 3.72
: 1-1-1

Daily Faceoff: unconfirmed at 05:24 UTC on 15 Oct, before the morning skate; Jacob Markstrom is day-to-day

VancouverExpected

Leevi Meriläinen

: .926
: 2.40
: 1-1-0

Daily Faceoff: unconfirmed at 05:24 UTC on 15 Oct, before the morning skate; started Vancouver's last game

Florida

OutAleksander BarkovLower body, injured reserve, about 6 to 8 weeks
OutBrad MarchandLeg, injured reserve
DoubtJacob MarkstromUndisclosed, day-to-day

Vancouver

OutThatcher DemkoHip, injured reserve
OutFilip ChytilShoulder, injured reserve

TacticsDaily Faceoff lists Akira Schmid (1-1-1, .875) for Florida and Leevi Meriläinen (1-1-0, .926) for Vancouver, both unconfirmed at 05:24 UTC on 15 October. Jacob Markstrom, Florida's starter in five of seven games (.904), is day-to-day, so Schmid is in line again; over three seasons Schmid is at .896 and Markstrom at .893. Florida are without Aleksander Barkov (lower body, about six to eight weeks) and Brad Marchand (injured reserve). Their top line is Brady Tkachuk, Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk, with Sam Reinhart on the second. Vancouver have Thatcher Demko and Filip Chytil on injured reserve; Elias Pettersson centres Jake DeBrusk and Jonathan Lekkerimaki. Absences checked on the Daily Faceoff line combinations and the ESPN injury list.

No. 06 · What others predictConsensus 2 of 2

Who do others back in Florida vs Vancouver?

Both models we checked pick Florida.

Source	Pick	Versus us
DRatings	Florida 72.4%, projected 3.96 to 2.49	Same side
Dimers	Florida 68.2%	Same side

Our positionWe agree with both: Florida win. The line gives Florida about 71% once the margin is removed, and both models sit within three points of it. DRatings projects a gap of almost a goal and a half. We take the win with overtime included, so a 3:2 after overtime still counts.

No. 07 · Scenario & score

Florida vs Vancouver predicted score

Florida's volume against a team that cannot keep the puck out.

4:2 to Florida is our main score: Vancouver give up 31.6 shots a game and kill only 57.1% of penalties, and Florida have had two days to recover from their back-to-back in Buffalo and Columbus. 3:2 to Florida after overtime is the alternative if Meriläinen, at .926 this season, keeps Vancouver in the game. Any Florida win, 4:2, 3:1 or 3:2 after overtime, wins this leg; any Vancouver win loses it.

Predicted score: 4:2
Alternative: 3:2

Your score

FLA4

VAN2

No. 08 · Why this pick wins

Our Florida vs Vancouver pick: Florida win · incl. OT

Florida win · incl. OT: why this pick wins

Why we back it

Vancouver arrive on a five-game losing streak, on their fifth straight road game and fourth game in seven days. They take 22.4 shots a game, allow 31.6 and kill 57.1% of penalties, and last season they took 35.4% of the points with a goal difference of -1.22 a game. Florida do not need to be brilliant at home to use that, even without Barkov. With overtime included, a win in extra time still counts, which is why this is a leg of our double.

Our probability71–74%

Our pickFlorida win · incl. OT

Leg odds1.33

Main scenario4:2

Our scenario: 4:2alternative 3:2

What would change our mind Cooper Black, with no NHL starts, in goal for Florida instead of Schmid or Markstrom would make us drop this leg.

Odds and break-even, for reference

Market	Odds	Break-even
Florida win · incl. OT	1.33	75.2%
Vancouver win · incl. OT	3.30	30.3%
Florida win in 60 min	1.57	63.7%
Draw in 60 min	4.78	20.9%
Vancouver win in 60 min	4.76	21%
Vancouver +1.5	1.95	51.3%
Florida −1.5	1.86	53.8%
Over 5.5 goals	1.67	59.9%
Under 5.5 goals	2.20	45.5%

Odds snapshot 15 OCT 06:35 · no bookmaker names

No. 09 · Arguing against ourselves

What could beat our pick?

Why this could go wrong.

Florida were an average team last season: 51.2% of the points and a goal difference of -0.30 a game.
Barkov and Marchand are out, and Florida have lost three of their last five.
Schmid is at .875 this season; Meriläinen is at .926.
Seven or eight games are a small sample, and Vancouver scored 26 goals in them.

No. 10 · Editor’s call

Double

Florida win · incl. OT is one leg of our double No. 97. We bet the double, not this match alone: total odds 1.74, 1.00 unit.

Leg 1 · this match: Florida win · incl. OT @ 1.33
Leg 2: Vegas win · incl. OT @ 1.31
Total odds: 1.74 · 1.00 unit
Published: 15 OCT 06:40

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No. 11 · Update log

06:40Prediction published · Florida win · incl. OT at 1.33

No. 12 · After the match

We said: 4:2Bet at 1.33
Happened: 3:2Florida win

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