NHL Betting Preview: Hurricanes vs Wild

The Carolina Hurricanes meet the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, with face-off scheduled for 21:30 on Wednesday, November 19.

A Low-Scoring Game Set to Happen?

The Hurricanes and the Wild might not light the lamp on too many occasions and that leads us to backing the -139 that there are Under 6.5 goals.

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4-3 Win for Canes in Last H2H Clash

Carolina Hurricanes have triumphed in their previous three road games. The latest saw them beat Boston Bruins 3-1 at TD Garden. Jordan Staal, Mark Jankowski and Taylor Hall scored one goal each. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov was red hot in this one, making 29 saves (.967).

Minnesota Wild have enjoyed back-to-back wins, most recently beating Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 (OT). It was a home success at Xcel Energy Center. Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Yakov Trenin each scored one goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Canes won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 4-3 triumph when facing the Wild at Lenovo Center. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved the Wild winning six times.

Starting Goalies

Pyotr Kochetkov (Expected)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-0-0	1.7	.926	1
23/24	23-13-4	2.33	.911	4

Jesper Wallstedt (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-0-2	2.1	.924	2
23/24	2-1-0	3.01	.897	1

Carolina Hurricanes – Last 10 Games

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 34.1 shots on goal, with a 12.5% powerplay efficiency. The Canes have been giving up 2.6 goals from 24.0 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.6%.

Andrei Svechnikov is the top points scorer with 9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists, with Nikolaj Ehlers recording 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, in the past 10 games. Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov have a 1.70 goal against average with a .926 save percentage, including one shutout.

Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

The Wild have 6 wins, 2 losses and 2 overtime losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 27.0 shots on goal, with a 17.5% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 27.8 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.2%.

The top points scorer is Matthew Boldy with 10 points, 5 goals and 5 assists, while Marcus Johansson is next best after registering 10 points, 3 goals and 7 assists. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 2.66 GAA with a .898 SV%.

Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Our Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Game Prediction

Don’t expect the lamp to light up too many times. All things considered, our pick has to be the Unders and there is -139 that this happens in this NHL encounter.

Our NHL handicappers start by reviewing the latest team news for each franchise, followed by a close look at recent form. That information is then applied to the most relevant stats to reach a well-informed verdict.

Key Hurricanes vs Wild stats:

The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Hurricanes games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Hurricanes games on the road.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 Wild games at home.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Wild games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 11 of the last 20 Wild games.

Under 6.5 Probability

If you go by the best NHL sportsbooks, our pick has a 58.1% chance of landing a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our cappers think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Taylor Hall To Score +400

Taylor Hall (Hurricanes) has found the net in 2 straight road games. He looks like a value bet to light the lamp and you’re able to back this Anytime Goalscorer pick at odds of +400.

Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5

Puck Line Wild +1.5

To Score Taylor Hall

We’ve got a same game parlay with three options: Under 6.5 goals, the Wild 1.5 and Taylor Hall (Hurricanes) to find the net.

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Correct Score Prediction

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Wild

A 3-1 win in favor of the Wild can be backed at odds of +2000. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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2-0

2-1

Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Expecting Tight Affair

With a 62% chance of securing victory, Carolina Hurricanes are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -161. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Minnesota Wild are trading at +134.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. A wager on Totals allows bettors to use the latest data to good effect. If you're keen on Over 6.5, this selection is available at +112.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Kirill Kaprizov is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Those interested in favorite Kirill Kaprizov to find the net first are able to get +800. If the Anytime Goalscorer angle makes appeal, then this is +115.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)

Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes)

Matt Boldy (Wild)

Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes)

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Last 5 Games

Hurricanes

NHL: 18/11 Hurricanes3 Bruins 1
NHL: 16/11 Oilers4 Hurricanes 3
NHL: 15/11 Canucks3 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 12/11 Capitals4 Hurricanes 1
NHL: 10/11 Hurricanes5 Maple Leafs 4

Wild

NHL: 17/11 Golden Knights2 Wild 3
NHL: 16/11 Ducks0 Wild 2
NHL: 12/11 Sharks2 Wild 1
NHL: 10/11 Flames0 Wild 2
NHL: 08/11 Wild5 Islanders 2

Head to Head

Carolina vs Minnesota

NHL: 07/11 2025 Wild 3 Hurricanes 4
NHL: 07/02 2025 Hurricanes 1 Wild 2
NHL: 05/01 2025 Wild 4 Hurricanes 0
NHL: 28/02 2024 Hurricanes 3 Wild 2
NHL: 21/01 2024 Wild 5 Hurricanes 2
NHL: 20/01 2023 Wild 2 Hurricanes 5
NHL: 20/11 2022 Hurricanes 1 Wild 2
NHL: 03/04 2022 Wild 3 Hurricanes 1
NHL: 13/02 2022 Hurricanes 2 Wild 3
NHL: 08/12 2019 Wild 2 Hurricanes 6

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Carolina Hurricanes Stats

Minnesota Wild Stats

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 4 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 9 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.20 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.60 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.60 goals and allowed 2.60 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 3.30 pts and allowed 2.30 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.00 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 5.50 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.80 goals and allowed 2.20 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 2.80 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 34.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 8.8
Blocks: 19.1
Faceoff Wins : 29.3
Hits: 18.9
Giveaways: 17.7
Takeaways: 6.4

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 34.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 4.5
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 9
Blocks: 19.8
Faceoff Wins : 31.9
Hits: 18
Giveaways: 15.6
Takeaways: 4.8

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 27
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.7
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 7.1
Blocks: 13.1
Faceoff Wins : 26.7
Hits: 22.5
Giveaways: 14.8
Takeaways: 4.6

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.9
Shots: 28.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 2.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.3
Penalty Minutes: 6.3
Blocks: 14.4
Faceoff Wins : 26.8
Hits: 22.3
Giveaways: 15.4
Takeaways: 4.4

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Carolina Hurricanes Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
20	Sebastian Antero Aho	19	20.19	7	11	17	6
24	Seth Jarvis	19	18.53	10	6	16	4
53	Jackson Blake	19	16.07	4	9	13	4

27	Nikolaj Ehlers	19	16.19	4	8	12	6
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	10	17.53	1	11	12	12
71	Taylor Hall	19	14.17	5	7	12	6
37	Andrei Svechnikov	19	15.91	6	4	10	3
22	Logan Stankoven	19	15.28	5	5	10	5
21	Alexander Nikishin	19	20.1	2	6	8	15
19	K'Andre Miller	13	22.84	2	6	8	0
11	Jordan Staal	19	15.36	5	2	7	2
48	Jordan Martinook	19	15.17	2	5	7	4
26	Sean Walker	19	23.67	4	3	7	-4
50	Eric Robinson	13	10.69	5	1	6	6
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	15	10.41	2	3	5	3
28	William Carrier	13	11.02	1	4	5	2
6	Mike Reilly	16	17.75	1	4	5	12
64	Jalen Chatfield	13	19.82	0	3	3	3
64	Joel Nystroem	13	17.46	0	3	3	2
77	Mark Jankowski	10	10.37	1	2	3	3
62	Charles-Alexis Legault	8	13.28	1	1	2	4
	Bradly Nadeau	6	11.5	1	0	1	1
74	Jaccob Slavin	2	18.55	0	0	0	-1
89	Domenick Fensore	1	19.4	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Brandon Bussi	5	2.6	0.898
31	Frederik Andersen	10	3.1	0.886
52	Pyotr Kochetkov	5	1.7	0.926

Minnesota Wild Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
97	Kirill Kaprizov	20	22.41	11	12	23	-3
12	Matthew Boldy	20	21.39	10	11	21	0
90	Marcus Johansson	20	16	7	10	17	6

48	Marco Rossi	17	18.1	4	9	13	-6
14	Joel Eriksson Ek	20	20	3	10	13	-3
8	Zeev Buium	20	18.95	3	7	10	-10
91	Vladimir Tarasenko	18	15.29	2	8	10	-6
7	Brock Faber	20	23.93	3	6	9	-4
38	Ryan Hartman	20	15.98	4	3	7	-4
18	Vinnie Hinostroza	20	11.45	2	3	5	-5
25	Jonas Brodin	19	21.72	2	3	5	2
13	Yakov Trenin	20	12.64	1	3	4	1
36	Mats Zuccarello	5	18.76	0	4	4	-1
46	Jared Spurgeon	20	21.4	1	3	4	-7
	Danila Yurov	15	10.06	2	1	3	-4
17	Marcus Foligno	19	13.03	0	2	2	-9
5	Jacob Middleton	18	18.14	0	2	2	0
48	Daemon Hunt	6	11.57	0	1	1	2
30	Jesper Wallstedt	6	61.83	0	0	0	0
55	David Jiricek	12	12.13	0	0	0	-3
71	Tyler Pitlick	9	7.38	0	0	0	-3
39	Ben Jones	8	8.46	0	0	0	-4
28	Liam Oehgren	7	9.01	0	0	0	-4
24	Zach Bogosian	5	13.88	0	0	0	3
43	Hunter Haight	2	9.35	0	0	0	-2

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
32	Filip Gustavsson	14	2.99	0.898

Injuries & Suspensions

Carolina Hurricanes Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Injured

Jalen Chatfield

Injured

Jaccob Slavin

Injured

Charles-Alexis Legault

Injured

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Marco Rossi

Injured

Nico Sturm

Injured

Zach Bogosian

Injured

Vladimir Tarasenko

Injured

Ryan Hartman

Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Carolina Hurricanes Lineups

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Hurricanes 3-1 Bruins

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	19	13	5	1	27	0.711	9	12	70	54	16	6-2-1	7-3-0	1-0	7-3	1W
2 New Jersey	19	13	5	1	27	0.711	8	11	62	57	5	7-0-1	6-5-0	2-0	5-5	1L
3 Pittsburgh	19	10	5	4	24	0.632	10	10	62	50	12	5-2-1	5-3-3	0-3	4-6	1W
4 NY Islanders	20	11	7	2	24	0.6	8	11	64	64	0	4-3-1	7-4-1	0-2	7-3	1W
5 Columbus	20	10	8	2	22	0.55	6	7	62	65	-3	5-3-1	5-5-1	3-1	4-6	1L
6 NY Rangers	21	10	9	2	22	0.524	7	9	53	52	1	1-7-1	9-2-1	1-0	6-4	2L
7 Philadelphia	18	9	6	3	21	0.583	4	5	51	51	0	6-3-2	3-3-1	4-0	5-5	1L
8 Washington	19	9	8	2	20	0.526	8	9	53	49	4	5-4-1	4-4-1	0-2	3-7	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	20	12	7	1	25	0.625	9	10	62	62	0	7-3-1	5-4-0	2-0	5-5	2W
2 Boston	21	12	9	0	24	0.571	8	11	69	69	0	8-4-0	4-5-0	1-0	8-2	1L
3 Montreal	19	10	6	3	23	0.605	5	10	63	66	-3	5-4-1	5-2-2	0-2	4-6	4L
4 Tampa Bay	19	10	7	2	22	0.579	8	10	59	56	3	5-5-0	5-2-2	0-0	7-3	1W
5 Ottawa	19	9	6	4	22	0.579	6	7	64	65	-1	6-3-2	3-3-2	2-0	5-5	1L
6 Florida	19	10	8	1	21	0.553	9	9	58	59	-1	7-2-1	3-6-0	1-1	6-4	1W
7 Toronto	20	9	9	2	20	0.5	6	9	70	74	-4	8-4-2	1-5-0	0-0	4-6	1W
8 Buffalo	19	7	8	4	18	0.474	5	6	56	65	-9	6-3-2	1-5-2	1-0	3-7	2W

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	19	13	1	5	31	0.816	12	13	78	47	31	7-0-2	6-1-3	0-2	8-2	6W
2 Dallas	20	12	5	3	27	0.675	9	10	66	57	9	6-4-1	6-1-2	2-1	6-4	1L
3 Winnipeg	19	12	7	0	24	0.632	10	11	64	52	12	6-3-0	6-4-0	1-0	6-4	2W
4 Chicago	19	10	5	4	24	0.632	9	10	64	49	15	5-2-2	5-3-2	0-1	6-4	2W
5 Utah	20	10	7	3	23	0.575	7	10	62	61	1	5-1-1	5-6-2	0-0	2-8	3L
6 Minnesota	20	9	7	4	22	0.55	6	8	56	61	-5	6-3-3	3-4-1	1-0	6-4	2W
7 St Louis	20	6	9	5	17	0.425	6	6	55	78	-23	3-5-4	3-4-1	0-2	3-7	3L
8 Nashville	20	6	10	4	16	0.4	4	5	49	70	-21	5-5-2	1-5-2	1-0	2-8	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	19	12	6	1	25	0.658	8	11	70	60	10	6-1-0	6-5-1	1-0	7-3	1W
2 Vegas	19	9	4	6	24	0.632	8	9	60	55	5	5-3-3	4-1-3	0-1	4-6	1W
3 LA Kings	20	10	6	4	24	0.6	6	9	56	57	-1	1-4-2	9-2-2	1-3	6-4	1L
4 Seattle	19	9	5	5	23	0.605	6	9	51	54	-3	6-1-3	3-4-2	0-2	4-6	1L
5 Edmonton	21	9	8	4	22	0.524	4	9	63	75	-12	5-1-2	4-7-2	0-2	4-6	1L
6 San Jose	20	9	8	3	21	0.525	4	9	59	65	-6	5-3-3	4-5-0	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Vancouver	21	9	10	2	20	0.476	5	7	67	77	-10	3-5-1	6-5-1	2-0	4-6	1L
8 Calgary	21	5	13	3	13	0.31	4	4	45	67	-22	3-4-2	2-9-1	1-2	3-7	2L

Carolina Hurricanes

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NHL Betting Preview: Hurricanes vs Wild

Head-to-Head Statistics

Starting Goalies

Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Under 6.5 Probability

Player Prop Picks

Same Game Parlay Picks

Correct Score Prediction

Latest Correct Score Odds

Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Odds

Player Goals

Head to Head

Injuries & Suspensions

Carolina Hurricanes Injury Table

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Starting Lineups

Previous Carolina Hurricanes Lineups

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

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