The Minnesota Wild (3-0-2) and Florida Panthers (4-0-1) tangle Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla. The opening faceoff at Amerant Bank Arena will be at 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Wild vs. Panthers odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Minnesota won last season’s series 2-0
Minnesota is playing the 4th contest of a stretch that has it on road ice for 7 straight games. But its been a slow roll at the start of that voyage. The Wild has played just once since last Tuesday: they won 3-1 at the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday.
The Panthers are playing their 3rd consecutive Game at home. The defending Stanley Cup champions last played Saturday, earning a 4-3 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Wild at Panthers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NHL odds. Lines last updated at 9:38 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Wild +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Panthers -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild +1.5 (-210) | Panthers -1.5 (+170)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)
Wild at Panthers projected goalies
Filip Gustavsson (3-0-1, 1.49 GAA, .950 SV%) vs. Sergei Bobrovsky (3-1-1, 2.95 GAA, .896 SV%)
Gustavsson has been sharp in each of 4 starts this season. The veteran of 115 NHL Games has been a solid netminder on road ice (career .915 SV%) and has good numbers against the Panthers (.923 SV%).
Bobrovsky has run alternatingly hot and cold in the early going, and he has scuffled a bit at home, where he has registered an .885 SV% in 3 games.
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Wild at Panthers picks and predictions
Prediction
Wild 4, Panthers 3
Moneyline
Minnesota’s only 2 setbacks, with neither coming in regulation, were against the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets who are a combined 9-2-0. The Wild power play has been solid early (31.3%), and the visitors are well rested for this Game and going with a hot hand between the pipes.
A perhaps Stanley Cup-hungover Florida squad has filed some uneven performances thus far.
FanDuel Sportsbook has a better line to leverage in this Game. BACK MINNESOTA (+126).
Puck line/Against the spread
No interest here: PASS.
Over/Under
The Wild found twine on 5 power plays in their last visit to the Florida Panthers. Minnesota won that game 6-4 last Jan. 19, and the Over 6 cashed easily. The last 5 series meetings in Sunrise have netted a 4-0-1 mark for the Over.
Peg the Minnesota offense being slightly undervalued and its defense and goaltending being somewhat overvalued. Multiple lines on both sides have logged solid attack numbers over recent games.
TAKE THE OVER 6 (+100).
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