Panthers vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 10

The Florida Panthers and Minnesota Wild -- the former coming off a victory, the latter a defeat -- will face each other on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise. The Wild are underdogs away from home, at +114, and the Panthers are -135.

Before watching this matchup, here's a look at which squad we think will bring home the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Panthers vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming contest between the Florida Panthers and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Panthers 2 - Wild 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3 goals)
  

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Panthers vs. Wild Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Panthers-Wild matchup.

• Favorite: Panthers (-135)
• Underdog: Wild (+114)

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers were never a moneyline favorite last season.
• Florida was never a moneyline favorite of -135 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Panthers a 57.4% chance to win.
• Florida's matches went over 5.5 goals two times last season (in three games).

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild were listed as an underdog 10 times last season, and won four of those games.
• Minnesota played seven games last season as an underdog by +114 or more and went 1-6.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Wild.
• Minnesota's games last season had over 5.5 goals 11 of 14 times.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida's 246 total goals (3.0 per game) made it the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league last season.
• The Panthers conceded 274 total goals (3.3 per game), ranking 28th in NHL play in goals against.
• It had the league's 26th-ranked goal differential at -28.
• The 52 power-play goals the Panthers scored last season (on 266 power-play chances) ranked 14th in the NHL.
• Florida's 19.55% power-play conversion rate ranked 19th in the league.
• The Panthers recorded seven shorthanded goals last season (10th among NHL squads).
• Florida had the league's ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (80.95%).
• Florida won 46.8% of its faceoffs (29th in NHL).
• The Panthers had a 10.7% shooting percentage, which ranked 20th in the league.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 268 goals last season (3.3 per game) ranked 10th in the league.
• The Wild conceded 2.9 goals per game (235 in total), the fourth-fewest in the league.
• Its +33 goal differential was sixth-best in the league.
• The Wild had 65 power-play goals (on 258 chances), third in the NHL.
• Minnesota's power-play percentage (25.19) ranked the team third in the league.
• The Wild had seven shorthanded goals (10th in league).
• Minnesota had the 16th-ranked penalty kill percentage (79.81%).
• Minnesota was 30th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.7%).
• The Wild's 11.2% shooting percentage was 15th in the league.