Thursday’s NHL schedule includes a contest between the favored Minnesota Wild (40-20-12, -162 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Florida Panthers (35-32-3, +136 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Wild vs. Panthers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-162)
• Underdog: Panthers (+136)
• Over/under: 6.5

Wild vs. Panthers Quick Facts

• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 36 of 72 games this season.
• Florida has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 35 of 70 games this season.
• These two clubs combine to average 6.2 goals per game, 0.3 less than the over/under set for this match.
• These two clubs concede 6.1 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild’s 3.2 average goals per game add up to 232 total, which makes them the 11th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• On defense, Minnesota is one of the best units in NHL competition, conceding 203 total goals to rank fifth.
• The team has the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +29 this season.
• The 59 power-play goals Minnesota has scored this season have come on 236 chances, third-best in the NHL.
• The Wild’s offense ranks third the league with a 25% power-play conversion rate.
• Minnesota’s six shorthanded goals this season rank 11th in the league.
• The Wild kill 78.42% of their opponent’s power plays, the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Wild win 46.9% of their faceoffs (30th in the NHL).
• Minnesota scores on 11.1% of its shots as a team, ranking 13th in the league.
• The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 21.2 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Through 42 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Minnesota has won 22 times.
• The Wild have a record of 6-12 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -162.
• Minnesota has a 61.8% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 38 goals and 42 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 38 goals and 38 assists
• Quinn Hughes: six goals and 64 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 26-12-6 record, .911 save percentage, 112 goals allowed

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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stats Insights

• The Panthers’ 206 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 20th in the NHL.
• Florida has allowed 232 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 26th.
• Their 26th-ranked goal differential is -26.
• Florida has put up 48 power-play goals this season (10th-most in the NHL) on 245 chances.
• The Panthers have the league’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 19.59%.
• Florida has scored seven shorthanded goals this season (sixth in NHL).
• The Panthers’ eighth-best penalty kill rate is 81.59%.
• The Panthers win 47.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 26th-ranked rate in the NHL.
• Florida is shooting 10.3% (26th in the league).
• The Panthers have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 25.1 hits and 11.9 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline Insights

• The Panthers have been listed as the underdog 22 times this season, and upset their opponent 15 times.
• Florida has four games this season playing as an underdog by +136 or longer, and is 1-3 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Panthers have a 42.4% chance to win.

Panthers Leaders

• Sam Reinhart: 29 goals and 32 assists
• Brad Marchand: 27 goals and 27 assists
• Sam Bennett: 25 goals and 28 assists
• Sergei Bobrovsky: 26-20-1 record, .877 save percentage, 141 goals allowed