The Carolina Hurricanes (23-13-2) are lopsided favorites when they host the Minnesota Wild (24-11-4) on Saturday, January 4. The Hurricanes are -230 on the moneyline to win over the Wild (+190) in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-230)
• Underdog: Wild (+190)
• Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Carolina’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 23 of 38 times.
• Minnesota’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 19 of 39 chances this season.
• These two clubs combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.9 more than the over/under set for this match.
• The 5.4 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.0 less than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes offense’s 131 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked eighth in the league this year.
• On defense, Carolina is one of the best units in league action, giving up 105 total goals to rank eighth.
• With a +26 goal differential, they’re ranked sixth-best in the NHL.
• The 30 power-play goals Carolina has scored this season have come on 120 chances, fifth-best in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ offense ranks sixth the league with a 25% power-play conversion rate.
• Carolina has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
• The Hurricanes have a league-pacing 85.47% penalty-kill percentage this season.
• The Hurricanes’ players win 51.9% of their faceoffs to rank eighth in the league.
• Carolina has a 10.7% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 14th in the league.
• The Hurricanes average 19.2 hits and 11.3 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• Carolina has gotten the victory in 21 of the 34 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Hurricanes have been victorious in eight of the 11 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -230.
• According to the moneyline odds, Carolina has a 69.7% chance of winning this contest.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Martin Necas: 15 goals and 31 assists
• Sebastian Aho: 12 goals and 28 assists
• Andrei Svechnikov: 12 goals and 15 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 15-7-1 record, .902 save percentage, 58 goals conceded

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild have the league’s 17th-ranked scoring offense (115 total goals, 3.0 per game).
• Minnesota has conceded 2.7 goals per game, and 105 total, the eighth-fewest among all league teams.
• Their 11th-ranked goal differential is +10.
• Minnesota has recorded 19 power-play goals this season (23rd in the NHL) on 102 chances.
• The Wild have an 18.63% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 20 percentage.
• Minnesota has scored three shorthanded goals this season (eighth in league).
• The 70.21% penalty-kill percentage the Wild have put totgether is the league’s 30th-ranked rate.
• The Wild have the NHL’s 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage (48.4%).
• Minnesota is shooting 10.4% (20th in the league).
• The Wild have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild have been made the underdog 13 times this season, and upset their opponent six times.
• Minnesota has not been a bigger moneyline underdog than the +190 odds on them winning this game.
• The win probability for the Wild, implied from the moneyline, is 34.5%.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 23 goals and 27 assists
• Marco Rossi: 15 goals and 18 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 13 goals and 18 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 17-6-3 record, .924 save percentage, 59 goals conceded