Thanks to Summer, BAD, Mike, AWR & Hero for stopping by. BOL tomorrow.
Over the L25 games, FLA ranks higher than WSH in 12/15 inputs. FLA ranks in the T10 in 12/15 inputs while WSH does in just 2/15. WSH ranks in the bottom third in 12/15 inputs while FLA does in just 2/15. FLA avg rank across all inputs is 8th while WSH is 21st. Over the L25 games, I have FLA ranked 22 spots higher (4v26). Looks like it'll be Lyon (21st/+6.3) vs Kuemper (18th/+7.2). Not much between their GSAEs but Lyon does rank much higher in GAAbte at 15th/+0.53 while Kuemper ranks 42nd/+0.14. Lyon has been outstanding in his L5 starts, all wins, conceding just 7 total goals. FLA is fighting for their playoff lives while WSH has been eliminated. FLA holds the 1st WC tiebreaker but they're only 1 point ahead of PIT in 3rd so this is a huge chance at 2 points vs a team that's likely checked out, having lost 5 straight. BIG 4max edge for FLA at +3.8. FLA has won both meetings this season by an 11-5 combined score and they've won 6 straight in the series.
Florida (-150) 2*