Penguins vs. Panthers Prediction: Florida Predicted to Win Friday's NHL Matchup [1/3/2025]

The Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins will lock horns in the NHL at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday, with puck drop at 7:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven NHL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Panthers as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Pittsburgh-Florida game 10,000 times," said Mac Douglass from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Panthers' chance of winning is 63%, while the Penguins' is 37%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Penguins vs. Panthers predictions page.

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Penguins vs. Panthers Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's game between the Panthers and Penguins at Amerant Bank Arena is scheduled to start at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers
• Date: Friday, January 3, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Friday's Penguins vs. Panthers matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Penguins vs. Panthers Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NHL matchup between the Penguins and Panthers 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Panthers a 63% chance of defeating the Penguins.

According to our model, the Penguins (+1.5) have a 58% chance of covering the puck line, while the 6-goal over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Penguins vs. Panthers Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Penguins	Panthers
Puck Line	+1.5 (-158)	-1.5 (+140)
Moneyline	+162	-190
Total	o6 (-105)	u6 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Penguins vs. Panthers Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Penguins vs. Panthers matchup is on the total.

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Penguins vs. Panthers Player Props

Who will score the first goal in Penguins vs. Panthers?

According to our model, Florida's Sam Reinhart is most likely to score the first goal in Penguins vs. Panthers.

Our projections give Reinhart a 7.9% chance of scoring the first goal at Amerant Bank Arena, while the Panthers star is a 40.4% chance of netting an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player	First Goal Probability
Bryan Rust	6.4%
Sidney Crosby	5.4%
Rickard Rakell	4.8%

Florida Panthers

Player	First Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	7.9%
Carter Verhaeghe	6.4%
Aleksander Barkov	6.3%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Bryan Rust	34.1%
Sidney Crosby	29.9%
Rickard Rakell	26.7%

Florida Panthers

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	40.4%
Carter Verhaeghe	33.2%
Aleksander Barkov	32.2%

Conclusion

We predict the Panthers, with a 63% win probability, will likely beat the Penguins on Friday.

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