NHL Betting Odds: Avalanche Favored in Picks vs Panthers

The Florida Panthers and the Colorado Avalanche will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday night at 9:00pm EST when they meet at the Pepsi Center in a game that can be seen on FOX FLORIDA and ALTI television. NHL betting odds have the Avalanche listed as 190-moneyline favorites against the Panthers while the game's total is sitting at 5.5 UNDER -130. Cory Stillman netted the deciding goal in the shootout to lift the Panthers past the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Florida cashed as +155 road underdogs in NHL picks while the teams played UNDER the 5.5-goal total posted at online sportsbooks. The Wild looked like they were going to crush the Panthers with two first period goals but after third period goals from Stillman and Michael Frolick, Florida was able to win their third straight game in the shootout. "We played a good game, and I thought we deserved two points," Panthers coach Peter DeBoer said after the game. "It was a good team effort. We stuck to our system and stuck to our game plan, kept grinding away even though we weren't getting rewarded for it. We finally got a couple." Heading into tonight's match-up, the Panthers are 27-28-10 in NHL betting odds, 6-4 when playing on Thursday and 4-4 after playing the Wild.

Matt Duchene lit the lamp twice for Colorado in their 6-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Vancouver won as -120 road favorites in NHL betting odds while the teams played OVER the 5.5-goal total listed at sportsbooks. Colorado seemed to have the game in hand with three first period goals but allowed the Canucks to romp back with three goals of their own in the second and third periods. "Frustrating. The most frustrating loss we've had in a long time," Colorado defenseman John-Michael Liles said after the game. "Too many turnovers. We'd make a mistake and the puck was behind us and in the net. We stopped taking the play to them and they took it us."

Heading into tonight's game, Colorado is 31-23-6 in NHL odds for the season, 4-6 when playing on Thursday and 5-5 after playing Vancouver. The Avalanche are 7-3 straight up for their last 10 games when playing Florida and 6-2 straight up for their last 8 games at home. The Panthers are 3-7 straight up in their last 10 games while the NHL betting total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games at home. Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the Colorado Avalanche -190 favorites in NHL picks against the Florida Panthers +160 with a total of 5.5 UNDER -130.