The Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers meet at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Before watching this matchup, here is a glimpse at which club we predict will come out on top in Thursday's action on the ice.

Our computer projections model for this contest expects a final tally of Panthers 5, Flyers 2.

The Panthers (47-31-4 overall) had a 12-6-18 record last season in contests that required overtime.
Florida was 13-8-6 (32 points) in its 27 games decided by one goal.
The 17 times last season the Panthers finished a game with just one goal, they went 3-14-0 (six points).
Florida scored exactly two goals in 16 games last season (7-7-2 record, 16 points).
The Panthers scored at least three goals 65 times, and went 53-8-4 in those games (to record 110 points).
In the 45 games when Florida recorded a single power-play goal, it went 29-11-5 to record 63 points.
In games when it outshot its opponent, Florida was 40-23-4 (84 points).
The Panthers were outshot by their opponent in 28 games, going 16-10-2 to register 34 points.

The Flyers had a 33-39-10 record last season, and were 12-10-22 in games that went to overtime.
In the 25 games Philadelphia played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 27 points.
Across the 11 games last season the Flyers finished with only one goal, they picked up four points.
Philadelphia accumulated 14 points (5-8-4) when scoring two goals last season.
The Flyers picked up 58 points in their 46 games when they scored at least three goals.
Last season Philadelphia recorded a single power-play goal in 22 games and registered 26 points, with a record of 12-8-2.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Philadelphia was 20-12-6 (46 points).
The Flyers' opponents had more shots in 40 games last season. The Flyers went 11-25-4 in those contests (26 points).

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