🔮 Los Angeles Kings vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Pick (October 6, 2026)

Why this pick

The pick is A. Panarin Under 2.5 shots. Over his last 12 games, Artemi Panarin went over the line of 2.5 shots on goal in 2 of 12, averaging 1.67 per game. Applied to this pick, it would have landed in 10 of 12 (83%).

Across the sample his range runs from 0 to 4, with 2 blanks in those 12.

Artemi Panarin's last 12 games

10 of 12 under 2.5

2.5

2vs Nashville Predators · 3-2 · 04/07

4vs Vancouver Canucks · 4-1 · 04/10

1vs Edmonton Oilers · 1-0 · 04/11

0vs Seattle Kraken · 5-3 · 04/14

1vs Vancouver Canucks · 3-4 · 04/15

2vs Calgary Flames · 1-3 · 04/17

2vs Colorado Avalanche · 1-2 · 04/19

1vs Colorado Avalanche · 1-2 · 04/22

0vs Colorado Avalanche · 2-4 · 04/24

1vs Colorado Avalanche · 1-5 · 04/26

2vs Colorado Avalanche · 4-8 · 10/01

4vs San Jose Sharks · 4-5 · 10/04

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The AI read

For this matchup the AI picked a prop: Artemi Panarin, Under 2.5 shots on goal, at 1.97.

The final score changes nothing; all that counts is what Artemi Panarin does.

First fact: the line of 2.5 sits 0.83 above what Artemi Panarin produces on average, 1.67 shots on goal per game over the last 12.

The model's projection, which weights recent games more, is 2 shots on goal, higher than the plain average because his most recent games came in above it; it also sits on the pick's side, 0.5 from the line.

Against this same line, the pick would have landed in 10 of his last 12 games.

For odds of 1.97 to pay off you need to hit about 6.1 out of every 12: the Artemi Panarin record sits comfortably above that.

In his last 4 games he posted 4, 2, 1, 0 (most recent first): 3 of 4 on the pick's side, in line with the 10 of 12 across the whole sample.

Today's setting counts too: at home, in the sample, he's at 1.6 per game over 5 games.

A shots Under wants a tight game with limited minutes for him; its risk is the power play, where shots pile up fast.

Two sources sit behind the pick: what Artemi Panarin actually did against this line and what the bookmakers think as a group.

When both agree and the odds overpay, the pick goes out.

A rule to keep in mind: without Artemi Panarin in the game, the bet is void.

The concrete risk: an end-to-end game with man advantages, where Artemi Panarin piles up minutes and chances.

And a price tip: if the odds are below 1.97 when you bet, the edge the AI sees shrinks; if they're above, even better.