Pittsburgh visits Florida after O’Connor’s 2-goal game

Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (23-14-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -208, Penguins +172; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Florida Panthers after Drew O’Connor scored two goals in the Penguins’ 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

Florida is 23-14-2 overall and 11-8-1 at home. The Panthers have scored 130 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank eighth in NHL play.

Pittsburgh has a 17-17-5 record overall and a 6-10-3 record in road games. The Penguins are 8-1-3 in one-goal games.

Friday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Penguins won the previous meeting 5-4 in overtime.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matthew Tkachuk has scored 13 goals with 22 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has three goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Sidney Crosby has 10 goals and 31 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has scored six goals and added six assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 5-5-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Penguins: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Penguins: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.