Minnesota Wild vs Florida Panthers Prediction 10/10/2026 Today’s NHL Picks
Chris Ruffolo
Mar 26, 2026; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) moves the puck against Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (7) during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
MATCHUP
Minnesota Wild
Florida Panthers
Team Records
2-1-1
2-0-2
Spread
+1.5 -230
-1.5 190
Moneyline
+114
-135
Total
Over 5.5 (-122)
Under 5.5 (102)
Where
Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
When
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time
06:00 PM EDT
TV
ESPN+
The Minnesota Wild and the Florida Panthers meet Saturday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers prediction.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out to sit at 2-1-1 this season. After this game, the Wild will head home for a game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Wild Drop Back-To-Back Games
Quinn Hughes leads the Minnesota Wild through four games this season with a team-high 6 points and 4 assists while adding 2 goals. Jared Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov sit tied for second with 4 points apiece, with Kaprizov pacing the squad with 3 goals and Spurgeon tallying 3 assists. Blake Coleman, Michael McCarron, and Bobby Brink have each recorded 3 points, while Maxim Shabanov and Danila Yurov sit at 2 points each. Olli Maatta, Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Nick Foligno have each added a point to round out Minnesota’s scoring. In net, Jesper Wallstedt has handled all four appearances with a 2-1-1 record, posting a 1.98 GAA and a .927 save percentage after stopping 102 of 110 shots for the Wild up to this point in the season.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings last time out to sit at 2-0-2 this season. After this game, the Panthers will head on the road for a game against the Buffalo Sabres.
Panthers Snap Two-Game Slide
Lars Eller, Sam Bennett, and Matthew Tkachuk sit atop the Florida Panthers scoring leaderboard through four games with 3 points each, with Tkachuk pacing the team with 2 goals and both Eller and Bennett co-leading the club with 3 assists. Carter Verhaeghe and Eetu Luostarinen sit right behind them with 2 points apiece, with Luostarinen matching Tkachuk’s team-high 2 goals. Dmitry Kulikov, Brad Marchand, Anton Lundell, Seth Jones, Aaron Ekblad, and Gustav Forsling have each recorded a single point to round out Florida’s scoring. In net, Jacob Markstrom has posted a strong 2-0-1 record with a 1.27 GAA and a .927 save percentage after stopping 51 of 55 shots, while Akira Schmid holds an 0-0-1 mark with a 3.80 GAA and an .875 save percentage after stopping 28 of 32 shots for the Panthers up to this point in the season.
Minnesota Wild @ Florida Panthers Betting Trends: October 10, 2026
Why the Florida Panthers will win
The Panthers have won each of their last seven home openers.
The Wild have lost five of their last six road games.
The Panthers have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight home games.
The Panthers have won the second period in seven of their last eight games as favorites at Amerant Bank Arena when trailing after the first period.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
The underdogs have won each of the Panthers’ last four games at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Panthers have lost each of their last four games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 10 games as favorites.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last nine games at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Wild have won the second period in each of their last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
Each of the Panthers’ last six games against the Wild following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
Each of the Wild’s last four games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last 15 games as home favorites.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last seven games following a road loss.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with the Panthers as favorites against Central Division opponents.
Brad Marchand has scored a goal in five of his last six appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Wild.
Eetu Luostarinen ranks T3rd in the league for multi-goal game (1) this season.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
Joel Eriksson Ek has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances against the Panthers.
Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of his last nine appearances with his team as a road underdog against Atlantic Division opponents.
Kirill Kaprizov ranks T3rd in the league for multi-goal game (1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
The Florida Panthers rank 31st in the league in power play percentage this season (4.35%).
The Florida Panthers rank T3rd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.00).
The Minnesota Wild rank T2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (38.46%).
The Minnesota Wild rank T3rd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.00).
Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers Prediction
I’m on the under in this one. Both of these teams have been under teams so far this season as they’re a combined 1-7 to the under and if Florida/San Jose on October 1st doesn’t go to OT, it’s probably 8-0 to the under. The goaltending has been solid and the offense has been inconsistent on both sides, to where I think we have a low-scoring duel here. Give me the under.
