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

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Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which squad will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

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

The Panthers (47-31-4 overall) had a 12-6-18 record last season in matchups that needed overtime.
In the 27 games Florida played that were decided by one goal, it had a 13-8-6 record (good for 32 points).
The 17 times last season the Panthers ended a game with only one goal, they went 3-14-0 (six points).
Florida finished 7-7-2 in the 16 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (registering 16 points).
The Panthers scored three or more goals in 65 games (53-8-4, 110 points).
In the 45 games when Florida scored a single power-play goal, it went 29-11-5 to register 63 points.
In the 67 games when it outshot its opponent, Florida was 40-23-4 (84 points).
The Panthers were outshot by their opponent 28 times, and went 16-10-2 (34 points).

The Flyers had a record of 33-39-10 last season and were 12-10-22 in overtime contests.
Philadelphia picked up 27 points (10-8-7) in its 25 games decided by one goal.
Across the 11 games last season the Flyers finished with just one goal, they picked up four points.
When Philadelphia scored two goals last season, they amassed 14 points (5-8-4 record).
The Flyers picked up 58 points in their 46 games when they scored three or more goals.
Last season Philadelphia scored a lone power-play goal in 22 games, posting a record of 12-8-2.
When it outshot its opponent last season, Philadelphia posted a record of 20-12-6 (46 points).
The Flyers' opponents had more shots in 40 games last season. The Flyers finished 11-25-4 in those contests (26 points).

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