Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Wild vs. Hurricanes NHL Odds
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(34-33-10) Minnesota Wild vs Carolina Hurricanes (42-18-6)
Date: Saturday, April 2nd
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Amalie Arena
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Wild +130 | Hurricanes -155 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Wild +1.5 -180 | Hurricanes -1.5 +150
NHL Betting Total: 6
The Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes face off on Saturday in a key NHL showdown at PNC Arena. When these two teams faced off on February 12th it was the Minnesota Wild that won 3-2.
Minnesota Wild
The Wild come into this game with a 41-20-5 record overall and they have gone 17-13-3 on the road. The Wild have picked up at least a point in each of their last eight games and in seven of those games they have won. In the last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, they forced overtime, but were defeated 4-3.
The Wild are averaging 3.62 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.076 goals per game. The Wild are shooting 11.04 percent which is 3rd best in the NHL. in this game they are going to need the offense to be good.
Kirill Kaprizov has been the best player for the Wild scoring 38 goals and adding 45 assists. Mats Zuccarello has also been having a big season scoring 19 goals and adding 48 assists. Marc-Andre Fleury is expected to get the start in this game in goal.
Carolina Hurricanes
On the other side of this matchup is the Carolina Hurricanes who sit with a 45-15-8 record and at home they have gone 25-5-4 at home. In the last game against the Montreal Canadiens, the offense was elite, scoring four goals and they didn’t give up a goal.
The Hurricanes are averaging 3.35 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.34 goals per game. The offense is ranked 8th best in the NHL and the defense is the top in the league. Carolina is only allowing 28.8 shots per game which is second best in the NHL.
Sebastian Aho has been the top player for the Hurricanes scoring 31 goals and adding another 37 assists. Andrei Svechnikov is also having a big season scoring 27 goals and dishing out 33 assists.
NHL Betting Trends:
Wild are 1-5 in their last six games as a road underdog.
Wild are 7-1 in their last eight games.
Under is 6-1-1 in the Wild’s last eight games overall.
The over is 3-0-1 in Carolina’s last four games following a win.
Free Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes NHL Prediction:
The Wild have struggled as a road underdog as of late and that is going to be the case again in this game. Look for Minnesota’s offense to struggle to score and that is going to be the difference as Carolina gets the job done. Back the Hurricanes on the puck line.
Overview 4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Hurricanes-1.5
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