Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 12/13/2018

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Florida Panthers travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, December 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at +140 and the Wild at -170.

Florida has a record of 11-12-6 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 96 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-17-0 and an over/under record of 14-12-0. Minnesota is 16-12-2 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 95 goals and surrendered 88 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 15-14-0 while their over/under record is 14-12-0.

Valuable Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 11-17-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 15-14-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

12/11/18 C Nick Bjugstad Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Minnesota
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/11/18 C Mikko Koivu Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Florida

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 11 goals this year with 81 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 23.2 minutes played per game. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 14 goals on 87 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 362 shots against him and he's given up 35 goals. He's made 327 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 19 total points this year for the Wild. He has 9 goals this season with 84 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 14 goals on 83 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 11 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 663 shots against him and he's surrendered 60 goals. He's made 603 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Panthers have 28 total points this season, which ranks them 25th in the NHL. They are 14th in the league in goals scored with 96 while they've given up 105 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 114 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 4th in the NHL. The Panthers have allowed 91 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 20th in the league when short-handed. They average 36 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.30% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 29th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 17th in the NHL with a total of 34 points this year. They have 25 power play goals on 99 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 92 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. That is 2nd in the NHL. As a team, the Wild are 17th in the league with 95 goals scored while they've given up 88 goals, which is 22nd overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.99%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 19th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Florida is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.6%, as they've attempted 1,796 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,617 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53% as they have 1,381 attempts while they have given up 1,223 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 943 face-off wins compared to 945 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Florida has 607 hits and they have blocked 394 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 945 face-off wins compared to 885 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 568 hits and they have blocked 461 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Minnesota is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 1,694 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,738 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 17th as they have 1,293 attempts while they have given up 1,277 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Panthers/Wild NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota -170

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