Sunday, January 3, 2015

BB&T Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Sunday, January 3, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +102 and the Panthers at -113. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Minnesota comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 20-10-6 and on the road they have a record of 6-5-5. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 98 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of +13. Florida shows up with a record of 21-12-4 including 11-6-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 101 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +17.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 12 goals on 77 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 809 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 744 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 11 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Vincent Trocheck has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 10 goals on 67 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 16 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 876 shots against him and has given up 65 goals. He has made 811 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Wild have 46 total points this season. They have scored 98 goals while giving up 85 goals. They have had 110 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Wild have allowed 88 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.61% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Panthers have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 129 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Wild have a total of 96 goals scored while they've given up 83 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.10%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 20-16 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 12-18-6 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 16-16 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 12-17-8 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/30/15 GO Darcy Kuemper Concussion out indefinitely
01/01/16 LW Zach Parise Knee missed last game, "?" Saturday vs. Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers Injuries

12/14/15 D Steven Kampfer Knee out indefinitely
01/01/16 C Nick Bjugstad Migraine is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. NY Rangers

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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