Eric Staal, Zach Parise, and the Minnesota Wild will do battle against Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, and the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena in an East-West showdown. Fox Sports North will broadcast the action, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 23.
Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Carolina is 40-33 straight up (SU) and has lost 5.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, the third-best in the Metropolitan Division so far in this young season, is a welcomed improvement compared to how the team performed during last year’s regular season (36-46). Out of its 73 regular season contests, 40 of them have gone under the total, while 31 have gone over and just two have pushed. Thus far, the team is 20-16 SU at home.
The Hurricanes have converted on just 16.8 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that puts them in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 81.7 percent of all penalties.
Boasting a .909 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Petr Mrazek (19-16-3) has been the primary option in goal for Carolina this year. If Carolina chooses to rest him, however, head coach Rod Brind Amour might turn to Curtis McElhinney (18-11-11 record, .913 save percentage, 2.59 goals against average).
On the visitors’ side of the rink, Minnesota is 35-40 straight up (SU) and has lost 16.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 75 regular season outings, 38 of its games have gone under the total, while 29 have gone over and just seven have pushed. The Wild are 20-17 SU as the visiting team this season.
The Wild have converted on 20.7 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 14th overall and it’s successfully defended 80.7 percent of all penalties.
Devan Dubnyk (25.5 saves per game) has been the primary choice in goal for Minnesota. Dubnyk owns a 30-32-6 record, and has registered a .912 save percentage and 2.56 goals against average this year.
Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes Betting Predictions
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- Two of the Wild’s last ten games have ended in a shootout. The team is 0-2 in those games and 1-4 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these clubs, the game went under the total in three of their past five outings.
- Six of Minnesota’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 2-4 in those games.
- The Hurricanes this season have tallied the seventh-most hits per game in the NHL (25.0).
