Florida Panthers vs. Minnesota Wild
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Wild -127, Panthers +104; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild open the season at home against the Florida Panthers.
Minnesota went 46-25-11 overall and 26-14-4 in home games last season. The Wild committed 357 total penalties last season, averaging 4.4 per game and serving 11.3 penalty minutes per game.
Florida went 42-32-8 overall and 27-23-3 in road games last season. The Panthers scored 288 total goals a season ago, averaging 3.5 per game on 36.8 shots per game.
INJURIES: Wild: Jared Spurgeon: out (upper body).
Panthers: Matthew Tkachuk: out (sternum), Aaron Ekblad: out (shoulder), Brandon Montour: out (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
