Columbus Blue Jackets vs Florida Panthers Prediction NHL Picks 4/11/24

Florida Panthers (49-24-6) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (26-41-12)

Game Info: Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Amerant Bank Arena)

Betting Odds: Florida Panthers -476 / Columbus Blue Jackets +340 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Florida Panthers meet Thursday in NHL action at the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jackets vs Panthers prediction.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets recently beat the Flyers, while losing to the Lightning and Hurricanes. The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 2.84 goals per game and are scoring on 15.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Marchenko leads Columbus with 23 goals, Johnny Gaudreau has 48 assists and Zach Werenski has 197 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.61 goals per game and are killing 76.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Daniil Tarasov has allowed 73 goals on 796 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 130 goals on 1,266 shots.

Florida Panthers Betting Preview

The Florida Panthers recently beat the Senators while losing to the Maple Leafs and Canadiens. The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 24.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Reinhart leads Florida with 53 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 59 assists and Carter Verhaeghe has 240 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.46 goals per game and are killing 82.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 133 goals on 1,530 shots faced, while Anthony Stolarz has given up 49 goals on 657 shots.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

Matthew Tkachuk has scored at least one goal in nine of his last 11 appearances against the Blue Jackets.
Sam Reinhart has recorded two or more assists in each of the Panthers' last four games against the Blue Jackets.
Gustav Forsling has recorded at least one point in each of the Panthers' last six games against the Blue Jackets.
Sam Reinhart ranks 1st in the league for Power Play Goals (27) this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

Johnny Gaudreau has recorded at least one assist in four of his last five appearances after playing less than 20 minutes in the Blue Jackets' last game.
Boone Jenner has scored a goal in three of the Blue Jackets' last four games at Amerant Bank Arena.
Patrik Laine has recorded at least one point in each of his six previous Thursday appearances against the Panthers.
Zach Werenski has recorded two hits against the Panthers this season - equal-most against any opponent.

Matchup/League Facts

The Florida Panthers rank 1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.46).
The Florida Panthers rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (82.69%).
The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.61).
The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 30th in the league in power play percentage this season (15.38%).

Blue Jackets vs Panthers prediction

The Blue Jackets have nothing to play for, and they're playing like it, with losses in 7 of their last 10 games and a defense that gets rocked more times than not. The Panthers have the offense to expose those Columbus defensive issues, and they're at home, where they've been great these last couple of seasons. The Panthers have also won 4 straight games against the Blue Jackets and 8 of the last 10 games overall. The Panthers are also still in the division race, so there's motivation to show up. Give me the Panthers and the PL to shave down the expensive price.