Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers NHL Tips 3/8/2019

Friday, March 8, 2019

BB&T Center

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The Minnesota Wild travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Friday, March 8, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at -105 and the Panthers at -115.

Minnesota has a record of 32-27-8 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 185 goals and given up 192 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-35-0 and an over/under record of 27-34-0. Florida has a record of 28-26-12 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 206 goals and surrendered 221 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 28-38-0 while their over/under record is 35-24-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 32-35-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 27-34-0 against the over/under this season

Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 28-38-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 35-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/21/19 C Victor Rask Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Florida Panthers Injuries

10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out for season
02/23/19 C Colton Sceviour Wrist is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 26 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,556 shots against him and he's given up 138 goals. He's made 1,418 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Zach Parise has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Wild. He has 24 goals this year with 209 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 18.7 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 17 goals on 182 shots. He has 17 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Evgenii Dadonov has scored 49 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 22 goals this season with 165 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 14 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 992 shots against him and he's surrendered 101 goals. He's made 891 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 28 goals on 169 shots. He has 40 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 205 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 17th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.74% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 15th in the league. The Wild have 72 total points this season, ranking 18th in the NHL in offense. They are 23rd in the league with 185 goals while they've given up 192 goals, which is 20th overall. They have had 198 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 10th with 206 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 221 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.37%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 29th place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 68 points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 59 power play goals on 224 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 186 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 3,824 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,782 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.9% as they have 2,885 attempts while they have given up 2,786 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.4% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.6% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,018 face-off wins compared to 2,017 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,311 hits and they have blocked 996 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 2,050 face-off wins compared to 2,083 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 19th in the league. On defense Florida has 1,515 hits and they have blocked 903 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Florida is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8% as they've attempted 3,851 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,728 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.1% ranks 10th as they have 2,950 attempts while they have given up 2,825 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida -115

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