Wild at Panthers 12/3/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 12/02/2019 at 9:38 PM ET

The Minnesota Wild look for their fourth straight victory on Tuesday when they visit south Florida to play the Florida Panthers. The Wild defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 in their last outing and improved to 12-11-4 and 28 points. Mikko Kiovu scored the deciding goal in the shootout for Minnesota in his 1,000 career game and notched his 700th assist during the second period.

Zach Parise leads Minnesota in goals scored with 11, while Ryan Suter leads in assists with 13 and Eric Staal in points with 19. Devan Dubnyk is 5-8-2 with goals against per game of 3.35 and saves percentage of .893. Minnesota is scoring an average of 2.92 goals per game, while allowing an average of 3.23 per game.

Florida looks for its second straight victory on Tuesday when hosting the Wild. The Panthers defeated the Nashville Predators at home 3-0 on Saturday. Chris Driedger notched the first shutout of his NHL career, while Anton Stralman scored two goals, the first two of the season, as the Panthers improved to 13-8-5 and 31 points.

Brett Connolly leads Florida in goals scored with 12, while Aleksander Barkov leads in assists with 23 and Jonathan Huberdeau in points with 31. Sergei Bobrovsky is 9-6-4 in net for Florida with goals against of 3.48 and saves percentage of .884. Florida is scoring an average of 3.50 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.46 per game.

Florida is off to a strong start through the first quarter of the season. The Panthers have 31 points and are second to just the Boston Bruins in the Atlantic division. Florida has won 4 of its last 5 on its home ice and 7 of its last 11 overall. Minnesota has lost 2 of its last 3 and 5 of its last 8 on the road. Final Score Prediction, Florida Panthers win 5-3.

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