Away team
Nashville Predators
34.7%
Fair American
+188
Fair decimal
2.88
Nashville Predators vs Florida Panthers prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 28, 2026
NHL matchup
Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 28, 2026.
December 28, 2026
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Florida Panthers at 65.3%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Florida Panthers
65.3%
Fair American
-188
Fair decimal
1.53
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 28, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 2-4
- Net units
- -1.46
- ROI
- -24.3%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 3-6
- Net units
- -1.46
- ROI
- -16.2%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 0-2
- Net units
- -2.00
- ROI
- -100.0%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- -1.10
- ROI
- -27.6%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 1
- Record
- 0-1
- Net units
- -1.00
- ROI
- -100.0%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 5-4
- Net units
- -0.93
- ROI
- -10.4%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 28. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Nashville Predators
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
45:15 together · 9 games
- Corsi for / against
- 48 / 31
- Fenwick for / against
- 32 / 19
- Corsi share
- 60.8%
- Fenwick share
- 62.7%
- xG for / against
- 2.24 / 1.10
Defense pair
102:48 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 102 / 108
- Fenwick for / against
- 78 / 80
- Corsi share
- 48.6%
- Fenwick share
- 49.4%
- xG for / against
- 6.27 / 5.53
Florida Panthers
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
77:07 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 102 / 57
- Fenwick for / against
- 80 / 48
- Corsi share
- 64.2%
- Fenwick share
- 62.5%
- xG for / against
- 5.59 / 3.21
Defense pair
126:24 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 130 / 94
- Fenwick for / against
- 98 / 77
- Corsi share
- 58.0%
- Fenwick share
- 56.0%
- xG for / against
- 5.44 / 4.23
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Nashville Predators
Expected starter unavailable.
Florida Panthers
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Juuse Saros
Nashville Predators · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 147
- Save %
- 89.8
- Goals allowed
- 15
- Close-range shots %
- 28.6
Akira Schmid
Florida Panthers · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 121
- Save %
- 89.3
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 33.1
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 28, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Nashville Predators
- xG for / game
- 3.15
- xG against / game
- 3.45
- xG differential / game
- -0.30
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Florida Panthers
- xG for / game
- 3.36
- xG against / game
- 2.74
- xG differential / game
- 0.62
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 28, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Nashville Predators
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 55.8
- Corsi share (%)
- 47.4
- Fenwick share (%)
- 47.8
- Faceoff win %
- 49.3
- Penalties / game
- 3.8
Shots / game: 26.1 · Shooting: 11.9% · Avg distance: 31.2 ft
Florida Panthers
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 60.5
- Corsi share (%)
- 54.7
- Fenwick share (%)
- 53.2
- Faceoff win %
- 45.6
- Penalties / game
- 5.6
Shots / game: 29.0 · Shooting: 11.4% · Avg distance: 32.4 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
NSH
|
Metric |
FLA
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Points | 16 |
| 0.542 | Points % | 0.615 |
| 34 | Goals for | 39 |
| 39 | Goals against | 37 |
| -5 | Goal differential | 2 |
| OT1 | Current streak | W2 |
Road versus home
|
NSH road
|
Metric |
FLA home
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Games | 3 |
| 1 | Wins | 2 |
| 5 | Points | 4 |
| -6 | Goal differential | 3 |
Last 10 games
|
NSH
|
Metric |
FLA
|
|---|---|---|
| 3-2-5 | Record | 6-4-0 |
| 11 | Points | 12 |
| 31 | Goals for | 33 |
| 35 | Goals against | 30 |
| -4 | Goal differential | 3 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
NSH
5 wins
10
games reviewed
FLA
5 wins
Total goals28 – 35
Goal differential
-7
/
+7
Goals per game2.8 / 3.5
Shots per game27.5 / 32.4
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 |
Nashville Predators
at
Florida Panthers
|
2 - 1 | 29 - 31 | View |
| Nov 24, 2025 |
Florida Panthers
at
Nashville Predators
|
8 - 3 | 26 - 39 | View |
| Feb 25, 2025 |
Florida Panthers
at
Nashville Predators
|
4 - 1 | 25 - 18 | View |
| Nov 7, 2024 |
Nashville Predators
at
Florida Panthers
|
2 - 6 | 18 - 34 | View |
| Mar 21, 2024 |
Nashville Predators
at
Florida Panthers
|
3 - 0 | 37 - 33 | View |
| Jan 22, 2024 |
Florida Panthers
at
Nashville Predators
|
4 - 1 | 38 - 27 | View |
| Mar 2, 2023 |
Nashville Predators
at
Florida Panthers
|
2 - 1 | 23 - 31 | View |
| Feb 18, 2023 |
Florida Panthers
at
Nashville Predators
|
3 - 7 | 33 - 26 | View |
| Apr 9, 2022 |
Florida Panthers
at
Nashville Predators
|
4 - 1 | 25 - 25 | View |
| Feb 22, 2022 |
Nashville Predators
at
Florida Panthers
|
6 - 4 | 33 - 48 | View |