Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers NHL Betting Pick 1/21/23

It will be East vs West Saturday night when the Minnesota Wild (54 points) vs Florida Panthers (49 points). Minnesota is third in the Central division and are five points clear of the fourth place. Florida is fourth in the Atlantic division but are 10 points behind the third-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Below is my NHL betting prediction for Wild vs Panthers.

Wild vs Panthers Betting Pick

This game will be played at FLA Live Arena at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 21, 2023.

Why Bet the Panthers:

✅ Florida is 6-3 in their last nine games played.

✅ The Panthers are 11-6-3 at home this season.

✅ Minnesota is 1-4 in their last five games against Florida.

Jan 21, 2023 06:00 PM

Minnesota Wild

VS

Florida Panthers

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Minnesota Wild

Last time out, Minnesota visited the Carolina Hurricanes and left with a 5-2 defeat. There was no scoring in the first period, but the Wild opened up the scoring midway through the second period. However, Carolina scored the next five goals and led 5-1 early in the third. Minnesota scored a consolation goal midway through the final period.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy both scored in the loss. Four Wild players recorded at least one assist on the night.

Kirill Kaprizov is leading the way for the Wild this season as he leads the team with 26 goals, 27 assists, and 53 points. Minnesota is scoring 3.11 goals per game and allow 2.80.

Florida Panthers

Florida took a trip to Montreal and left with a dominant 6-2 win. The Panthers made up for no goals in the first period by putting up five goals in 13 minutes to end the second period. Montreal scored two early third period goals to make it 5-2, but Florida iced it with a goal midway through the third.

Matthew Tkachuk, two goals, was joined on the scoresheet by Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Givani Smith, and Ryan Lomberg. Nine Panthers recorded at least one assist in the win. Matthew Tkachuk has had a strong start to his Florida career as he leads the team with 24 goals, 34 assists and 58 points. Florida is scoring 3.34 goals per game and allow 3.38.