The Minnesota Wild and the Florida Panthers meet Thursday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers prediction.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from their 6-3 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out to sit at 40-20-12 this season. After this game, Minnesota will head on the road for a game against the Boston Bruins.
Wild Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 80 points including 38 goals and a team-high 42 assists while Matt Boldy has 76 points including 38 goals and 38 assists. Marcus Johansson has 44 points with 14 goals and 30 assists. Joel Eriksson Ek has 44 points with 17 goals and 27 assists while Brock Faber has 48 points with 15 goals and 33 assists. Filip Gustavsson’s gone 26-12-6 with a 2.51 GAA and a .911 save percentage while Jesper Wallstedt is 14-8-6 with a 2.75 GAA and a .913 save percentage in goal for Minnesota this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The road team has won each of the last four games between the Wild and Panthers.
- The Panthers have lost six of their last seven games following a home win.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 home games after coming off a shootout.
- The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Wild and Panthers.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Vladimir Tarasenko has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last four games as road favorites.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 11 road appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (27:45) this season.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 5-4 shootout win over Seattle last time out to sit at 35-32-3 this season. After this game, Florida will head on the road for a game against the New York Islanders.
Panthers Looking For Consistency
Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in scoring with 61 points coming on 29 goals and 32 assists while Brad Marchand has 54 points with 27 goals and 27 assists as well on the year. Anton Lundell has 44 points with 18 goals and 26 assists while Seth Jones has 24 points with 6 goals and 18 assists and Sam Bennett has 53 points with 25 goals and 28 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 50 points with 21 goals and 29 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 31 points with 11 goals and 20 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 23 points with 6 goals and 17 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 26-20-1 with a 3.02 GAA and an .878 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 9-12-2 with a 3.01 GAA and an .896 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The underdogs have won 10 of the Panthers’ last 12 games.
- The Wild have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 11 of the Panthers’ last 12 games.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances against Central Division opponents.
- Brad Marchand has scored a goal in four of his last five home appearances against the Wild.
- Gustav Forsling has recorded five blocks against the Wild this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Panthers’ last seven games against the Wild following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Wild’s last eight night games at Amerant Bank Arena have gone OVER the total goals line.
Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers Prediction
I’m on the Wild here. The Panthers are in a nice run of form at home, but the level of competition they’ve gone up against in that stretch has been slightly inferior and now the Panthers have to go against arguably the best road team in the league or one of the best if they’re not #1. I think the Wild get the job done here so give me Minnesota.