Hurricanes vs Wild Prediction, Preview, Odds & Picks Nov. 19
Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild are struggling offensive teams. They are 22nd and 26th in the NHL in goals per game. Both teams have injured goalkeepers. Carolina has the sixth-best points percentage on the road, while Minnesota is ahead of only San Jose when it comes to success on home ice with a 2-5-1 record and -10 goal differential.
Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild are struggling offensive teams. They are tied for the 22nd and 26th place in the NHL in goals per game. Both teams have injured goalkeepers. Carolina has the sixth-best points percentage on the road, while Minnesota is ahead of only San Jose when it comes to success on home ice with a 2-5-1 record and -10 goal differential.
Sebastian Aho, Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov are tied for the team lead with eight points in eight games played in November. Carolina is coming off an overtime loss to Colorado despite outshooting the defending champions 48-15 and winning 43 of the 63 faceoffs. Paul Statsny goes into his 17th game of this season looking for his first goal.
The Wild have scored just four goals in the previous four games. They managed to score twice against Pittsburgh thanks to goals from Joel Eriksson Ek. Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists. The Wild are allowing 4.5 goals at home.
Minnesota won both games last season. Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov led Minnesota with three points each. Sebastian Svechnikov had two of Carolina's three goals.
The Hurricanes and Wild are playing each other on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Hurricanes and Wild are playing each other on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Both teams played at home Thursday night. Carolina lost to Colorado in overtime. Alex Goligoski could be back for Minnesota after missing the last six games. Jordan Greenway could return on Saturday. The Carolina Hurricanes are listed at -135 in our Vegas NHL lines. Minnesota Wild are +115.
