Panthers lineup tonight: Florida’s projected lineup for game against the Minnesota Wild | Dec. 18, 2024

On Wednesday, the Florida Panthers will look to win back-to-back games after a 6-5 victory on Monday over the Edmonton Oilers in a rematch of last year's Stanley Cup finals. The team is tied for first place with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the competitive Atlantic Division.

On the other hand, the Minnesota Wild are second in the Central Division with a 20-7-4 record, three points behind the Winnipeg Jets. Although the Wild have won seven of their last 10, they are heading into Wednesday's game off a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.

Florida will be without Aleksander Barkov, who is listed as day-to-day after missing Monday's game with an illness.

Florida Panthers projected lines tonight

Forwards:

1. LW Eetu Luostarinen - C Anton Lundell - RW Sam Reinhart
2. LW Carter Verhaeghe - C Sam Bennett - RW Matthew Tkachuk
3. LW Evan Rodrigues - C Jesper Boqvist - RW Mackie Samoskevich
4. LW A.J. Greer - C Tomas Nosek - RW Jonah Gadjovich

Defense:

1. Aaron Ekblad - Gustav Forsling
2. Dmitry Kulikov - Niko Mikkola
3. Nate Schmidt - Uvis Balinskis

Goalies:

• Segei Bobrovsky
• Spencer Knight

Powerplay:

1. Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Aaron Ekblad, Carter Verhaeghe
2. Eetu Luostarinen, Anton Lundell, Evan Rodrigues, Nate Schmidt, Mackie Samoskevich

Penalty Kill:

1. Jesper Boqvist, Sam Reinhart, Gustav Forsling, Aaron Ekblad
2. Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, Niko Mikkola, Nate Schmidt

Odds for Panthers vs Wild game as well as upcoming games on Florida's schedule

The Panthers are slight betting favorites. They are a -162 favorite on FanDuel while the Wild are +134 underdogs.

On DraftKings, the odds are closer to even, with Florida as a -155 favorite and Minnesota as a +130 underdog. If these lines hold, it would take a $155 bet on the Panthers to win $100 while a $100 bet on the Wild would win $130.

Following Wednesday's game, the Panthers will head back home to host the St. Louis Blues on Friday. The defending Stanley Cup Champions will then hit the road against Tampa Bay on Sunday, before returning home for a rematch against the Lightning on Monday.

Florida will wrap up the month at home versus the Habs on Dec. 28, before facing the New York Rangers on Dec. 30.