NHL FREE BETTING TIP: Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens

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The Florida Panthers are on top of the Eastern Conference with a 44-15-6 record.

The Panthers are coming back home after a seven-road trip that finished with 4 wins and 3 losses. They are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Panthers are 27-7-3 in Eastern Conference games. Florida leads the NHL averaging 4.0 goals per game, led by Aleksander Barkov with 28.

MacKenzie Weegar leads the Panthers with a plus-30 in 65 games this season. Sam Reinhart has six goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Florida.

The Panthers are 7-2-1 in the last 10 games, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 4.7 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .914 save percentage.

The Montreal Canadiens are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with an 18-37-11 record.

The Canadiens have lost 3 of the last 4 games and are coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils.

The Canadiens are 7-9-3 against the rest of their division. Montreal scores 2.5 goals per game, the least in the Eastern Conference. Nick Suzuki leads the team with 18 total goals.

Suzuki has 49 total points while scoring 18 goals and totaling 31 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games for Montreal.

The Canadiens are 3-3-4 in the last 10 games, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.8 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while allowing 3.1 goals per game with a .911 save percentage.

Key facts

• Jonas Johansson, Anton Lundell and Markus Nutivaara are out for Florida
• Tyler Pitlick, Brendan Gallaghe, Jeff Petry and Michael Pezzetta will not suit up for Montreal
• The Florida Panthers have won 4 of the last 5 games against Montreal
• Seven of the last ten games between these two have finished over 5.5 games

The Florida Panthers went through a difficult period of the season playing seven consecutive road games. They were up for the challenge and came back home winning 4 of those 7 games and holding the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Now the Panthers are hosting the worst team in the conference that is already out of the playoff picture. Florida has won their last 6 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days and will add another one against Montreal. Florida has won 40 of the last 51 home games. They are the best offensive team in the league scoring 4 goals per game and they will probably go over that in an easy win over the Canadiens.

Value Bet

Florida to win and total over 7.5

3.70

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