Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and the Florida Panthers will face off against Ryan Suter, Eric Staal, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center for an East-West showdown. This one gets underway at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, January 20 and it will be televised live on Fox Sports North Plus.
Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild Odds
Minnesota heads into the contest as the slight favorite with a moneyline of -115. The line for the Panthers now stands at -105, and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals. The odds for betting the total stand at -125 for the over and +105 for the under.
Florida is 26-21 straight up (SU) and has netted 3.0 units for moneyline bettors this year. 28 of its contests have gone over the total, while 16 have gone under and just three have pushed. The Panthers are 10-11 SU as an away team in 2019-20.
Florida has converted on 23.5 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s good enough for seventh-best in the NHL. Its penalty kill is ranked 20th overall, and it has successfully killed off 79.2 percent of its penalties..
Averaging 26.3 saves per game with a .898 save percentage, Sergei Bobrovsky (18-17-4) has been the primary option in goal for Florida this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, head coach Joel Quenneville may turn to Chris Driedger (6-3), who has a .932 save percentage and 2.35 goals against average this year.
Over on the other bench, Minnesota is 22-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. 23 of its matches have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just four have pushed. The team’s 13-9 SU at home this year.
The Wild have converted on just 19.7 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.5 percent of all penalties.
Alex Stalock (25.6 saves per game) has been the top netminder in goal for the Wild. Stalock has 12 wins, 12 losses, and three overtime losses to his name and has recorded a poor .907 save percentage and 2.83 goals against average this year.
Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The Wild are 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Panthers are 3-3 in shootouts.
- The total has gone over in four of Florida’s last five outings.
- Over Florida’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-2 in those games).
- Florida skaters registered 23.2 hits per game last season, while the Wild posted 19.5 hits per contest.
