Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 18, 2024

The Florida Panthers are on the road to face the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Florida (19-11-2) is coming off a 6-5 win over Edmonton on Monday while Minnesota (20-7-4) lost 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.

Panthers vs Wild: Head-to-head & key stats

• Florida is 12-19-1-2 all-time record against Minnesota
• The Panthers are 10-6-1 on the road
• The Wild are allowing 2.51 goals per game
• Florida is averaging 3.5 goals per game
• Minnesota is averaging 3.12 goals per game
• The Panthers are allowing 3.25 goals per game
• The Wild is 8-5-1 at home

Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild: Preview

Florida snapped its two-game losing streak on Monday after they were shut out by the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks. The Panthers are led by Sam Reinhart's 41 points, Matthew Tkachuk's 31 points, Aleksandar Barkov's 29 points and Sam Bennett's 27 points.

Florida will start Sergei Bobrovsky who is 14-6-1 with a 2.97 GAA and a .889 SV%. In his career against Minnesota, he is 13-5-1 with a 2.37 GAA and a .918 SV%.

Meanwhile, Minnesota has won seven of its last nine games. The Wild will start Marc-Andre Fleury who is 6-1-1 with a 2.51 GAA and a .909 SV%. In his career against Florida, he is 18-10-2 with a 2.29 GAA and a .922 SV%.

Minnesota is led by Kirill Kaprizov who has 47 points, Matt Boldy with 29 points, Marco Rossi with 25 points and Brock Faber with 17 points.

Panthers vs Wild: Odds & Prediction

Florida is a -135 favorite while Minnesota is a +114 underdog. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Panthers continue their road trip and are in a good spot to get back-to-back wins. Minnesota is a tough defensive team that will try to win low-scoring games.

However, Florida will be physical and will rely on Bobrovsky to edge out a big road win.

Prediction: Florida 3, Wild 1.

Panthers vs Wild: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Florida ML (-135)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+100)

Tip 3: Sam Reinhart 3+ shots on goal (-130)