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Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers: Both teams are coming off wins

The Florida Panthers are hosting the Minnesota Wild today at Amerant Bank Arena.

The Wild are in solid form to start the season

The Minnesota Wild are fifth in the Western Conference with a 3-0-2 record, including 2-0-1 on the road. They have won the last two games and are coming off a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Wild are fourth in the league allowing two goals per game and are ranked 20th scoring three goals per game. Kirill Kaprizov is the best player on the team with 8 points so far in the season.

How good are the Panthers this year?

The Florida Panthers are third in the Eastern Conference with a 4-2-1 record, including 2-0-1 at home. The defending champions are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights. They are 16th in the league scoring 3.29 goals per game and are ranked 22nd allowing 3.43. Sam Reinhart is the best player on the team with 12 points.

Betting Trends

The Panthers are 7-2 SU in their last 9 home games and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the Central Division. Florida has played over the total goal line in 4 of their last 5 games overall, 10 of their last 14 games against Minnesota, 6 of their last 7 home games against them and 5 of their last 7 games against teams from the Western Conference. The Wild are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Florida, 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road and 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. Minnesota has played under the total goal line in 4 of their last 6 games overall and their last 6 games against teams from the Western Conference.

Prediction and Conclusion

As expected, both teams have a good start to the season and are among the top 5 teams in their respective conferences. The Wild will play the fourth game of their seven-game road trip. They lost the first one in overtime and won the next two by allowing only one goal per game. That is an excellent defensive performance, but things may get difficult against the defending champions. The Panthers are about to pick up their aggressiveness and will use the home court advantage to win this one.