The Florida Panthers (3-2-2) host the Vancouver Canucks (2-6), who have lost five straight, on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Before watching this matchup, here is a peek at which team we pick to come out on top in Thursday's action on the ice.

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

The Panthers have a 3-2-2 record overall, with a 1-2-3 record in games that have needed overtime.
In the four games Florida has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 2-0-2 record (good for six points).
In the two games this season the Panthers scored only one goal, they've finished 1-1-0 (two points).
Florida has finished 1-0-1 in the two games this season when it scored a pair of goals (registering three points).
The Panthers are 1-1-1 in the three games when they have scored more than two goals (to register three points).
In the lone game when Florida has scored a lone power-play goal, it lost in overtime to register one point.
In the five games when it outshot its opponent, Florida is 3-1-1 (seven points).
The Panthers have been outshot by opponents twice, and went 0-1-1.

The Canucks (2-6 overall) have posted a record of 1-0-1 in games that have required OT this season.
Vancouver has earned two points (1-2-0) in its three games decided by one goal.
This season the Canucks recorded just one goal in one game and they lost that matchup.
Vancouver failed to win all four games this season when it scored a pair of goals.
The Canucks have scored more than two goals three times, earning four points from those matchups (2-1-0).
Vancouver has scored a single power-play goal in five games this season and has registered two point from those matchups.
Vancouver is undefeated (1-0-0, two points) when outshooting its opponent this season.
The Canucks have been outshot by opponents seven times this season, and earned just two points in those games.

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