Panthers play the Wild in a non-conference matchup

Minnesota Wild (2-1-1, in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (2-0-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT

LINE: Panthers -142, Wild +120; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers and the Minnesota Wild face off in a non-conference matchup.

Florida had a 40-38-4 record overall and a 23-15-3 record in home games last season. The Panthers scored 52 power-play goals last season on 266 chances for a 19.6% success rate.

Minnesota had a 46-24-12 record overall and a 25-17-5 record in road games last season. The Wild scored 268 total goals a season ago, averaging 3.3 per game on 29.1 shots per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: Jonah Gadjovich: out (upper-body), Brad Marchand: out (leg), Aaron Ekblad: day to day (personal), Aleksander Barkov: out (lower body).

Wild: Filip Gustavsson: out (hip), Nick Foligno: day to day (upper body), Olli Maatta: day to day (lower body), Brock Faber: out (skull).

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