SUNRISE (Interstat) — The Minnesota Wild will visit the Florida Panthers on Saturday in an NHL game at Amerant Bank Arena. Both teams are 2-2. Minnesota is the visiting team, and Florida is the home team.

Minnesota enters after a 3-2 loss at Tampa Bay in its most recent game. Quinn Hughes had one goal and one assist with four shots on goal in that contest, Blake Coleman scored once with six shots on goal, and Joel Eriksson Ek also recorded six shots on goal. The Wild have also beaten Boston 4-1 and Nashville 3-1 this season while dropping a 3-2 overtime decision at Buffalo.

Hughes is the player to watch for Minnesota. He has points in each of his past four games, totaling two goals and four assists, with 14 shots on goal and two hits. At Tampa Bay, he had one goal, one assist and four shots on goal. At Buffalo, he had one assist, one shot on goal and one hit. Against Boston, he had one goal, one assist, four shots on goal and one hit. At Nashville, he had one assist and five shots on goal.

Florida enters after a 2-1 win at Los Angeles in its most recent game. Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves on 20 shots, Matthew Tkachuk scored, and Sam Bennett had an assist and two penalty minutes. The Panthers have an overtime win at Carolina and overtime losses at Anaheim and San Jose this season.

Markstrom is the player to watch for Florida. Over his past three appearances, he has stopped 52 of 56 shots, earning wins against Los Angeles and Carolina and taking a loss against Anaheim. He made 15 saves on 15 shots in the Carolina win, 18 saves on 21 shots in the Anaheim loss, and 19 saves on 20 shots against Los Angeles.

Minnesota’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Vegas followed by a trip to Winnipeg. The Wild also are scheduled to host St. Louis and Columbus and visit Edmonton, Calgary, Seattle, Vancouver, Utah and the New York Islanders over their next 10 games. Florida is set to visit Buffalo and Columbus before returning home to face Vancouver. The Panthers also have games scheduled against Seattle, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Winnipeg twice and Detroit over their next 10.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Florida to win 4-2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Minnesota a 51.2 percent probability to win. Florida has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 6.