Panthers vs. Wild Prediction: Florida Predicted to Win Wednesday's NHL Matchup [12/18/2024]

The Minnesota Wild will face the Florida Panthers in NHL action at Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday, commencing at 9:30PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced NHL model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Panthers as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Florida-Minnesota game 10,000 times," said Mac Douglass from Dimers.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate the Panthers' chance of winning at 55%, with the Wild at 45%."

For expanded analysis of Wednesday's matchup, including best bets and player prop picks, visit our interactive Panthers vs. Wild predictions page.

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Panthers vs. Wild Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's action between the Wild and Panthers at Xcel Energy Center is scheduled to begin at 9:30PM ET.

• Who: Florida Panthers vs. Minnesota Wild
• Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024
• Time: 9:30PM ET/6:30PM PT
• Venue: Xcel Energy Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Wednesday's Panthers vs. Wild matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Panthers vs. Wild Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NHL matchup between the Panthers and Wild 10,000 times as part of our NHL predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Panthers a 55% chance of defeating the Wild.

According to our model, the Wild (+1.5) have a 65% chance of covering the puck line, while the 5.5-goal over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Panthers vs. Wild Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Panthers	Wild
Puck Line	-1.5 (+170)	+1.5 (-198)
Moneyline	-155	+136
Total	o5.5 (-105)	u5.5 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Panthers vs. Wild Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Panthers vs. Wild matchup is on the moneyline.

Our expert predictions, matched against the latest odds, reveal the best NHL picks for every game throughout the season.

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Panthers vs. Wild Player Props

Who will score the first goal in Panthers vs. Wild?

According to our model, Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov is most likely to score the first goal in Panthers vs. Wild.

Our projections give Kaprizov a 12.3% chance of scoring the first goal at Xcel Energy Center, while the Wild star is a 49.3% chance of netting an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Florida Panthers

Player	First Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	9.3%
Carter Verhaeghe	8.1%
Matthew Tkachuk	8.0%

Minnesota Wild

Player	First Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	12.3%
Matt Boldy	6.7%
Marco Rossi	5.9%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Florida Panthers

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Sam Reinhart	43.2%
Carter Verhaeghe	38.9%
Matthew Tkachuk	38.0%

Minnesota Wild

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	49.3%
Matt Boldy	33.2%
Marco Rossi	27.8%

Conclusion

We predict the Panthers, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat the Wild on Wednesday.

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