Wild vs. Panthers NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 26

The Minnesota Wild and Florida Panthers are coming off a loss and a win, respectively, heading into their meeting at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The Panthers are underdogs despite being at home, at +136, and the Wild are -162.

Minnesota's last game was a 6-3 road loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 24. Vladimir Tarasenko's two points (one goal and one assist) led the Wild.

Florida won 5-4 in a shootout in its most recent game on March 24 at home against the Seattle Kraken, winning the shootout 1-0 to secure the victory. Noah Gregor had two points (one goal and one assist) in that matchup for the Panthers.

Here is our pick for who will capture the victory in Thursday's game.

Wild vs. Panthers Predictions & Pick

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

• Prediction: Wild 4 - Panthers 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.96 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Panthers Moneylines

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

• Favorite: Wild (-162)
• Underdog: Panthers (+136)

Wild Betting Insights

• In the 42 times this season the Wild have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 22-20 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter, Minnesota has compiled a 6-12 record (winning just 33.3% of its games).
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Wild have an implied probability of 61.8% to win.
• In 36 games this season, Minnesota and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Panthers Betting Insights

• The Panthers have been listed as an underdog 22 times this season, and won 15, or 68.2%, of those games.
• Florida has entered four games this season as an underdog by +136 or more and is 1-3 in those contests.
• The Panthers have a 42.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Florida's games this season have had more than 6.5 goals 35 of 70 times.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 232 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• The Wild have conceded 203 total goals (2.8 per game), ranking fifth in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+29) makes the team sixth-best in the league.
• The 59 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 236 power-play chances.
• Minnesota's 25% power-play conversion rate is the third-best in the league.
• The six shorthanded goals the Wild have scored this season rank 11th among NHL teams.
• Minnesota kills 78.42% of opponent power plays, the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Minnesota has the 30th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 46.9%.
• The Wild connect on 11.1% of their shots (13th in the league).

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida's 206 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Panthers have given up 232 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 26th in the league.
• Its -26 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
• With 48 power-play goals (on 245 chances), the Panthers are 10th-best in the NHL.
• Florida's power-play percentage (19.59) ranks the team 19th in the league.
• The Panthers have seven shorthanded goals (sixth in NHL).
• At 81.59%, Florida has the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Florida wins 47.5% of faceoffs, 26th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Panthers is 26th in the league.