Thursday’s NHL games include the Carolina Hurricanes (32-18-4) visiting the Minnesota Wild (31-19-4) at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are big underdogs (+160 on the moneyline) against the Hurricanes (-192) ahead of the contest, which begins at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-192)
• Underdog: Wild (+160)
• Over/under: 5.5

Hurricanes vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Carolina’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 29 of 54 times.
• In 48.1% of Minnesota’s previous games this season (26/54), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
• These two clubs combine to score 6.1 goals per game, 0.6 more than the total set for this match.
• The 5.6 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 0.0 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes score the seventh-most goals in the NHL, averaging 3.3 per game for a total of 176 this season.
• Carolina has given up the ninth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 147 (2.7 per game).
• With a +29 goal differential, they’re ranked seventh-best in the NHL.
• Carolina’s 32 power-play goals this season (16th in the NHL) have come on 161 chances.
• The Hurricanes’ offense has the NHL’s 21st-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.88%).
• Carolina’s offense has scored six shorthanded goals this season (sixth among all squads).
• The Hurricanes kill 85.35% of opponent’s power plays, the best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Hurricanes win the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 52.6%.
• Carolina connects on 10.3% of its shots, ranking 18th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.6 hits and 11.7 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• In 49 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Carolina has won 29 of those games.
• In 26 games with lower than -192 moneyline odds this season, the Hurricanes have won 16.
• There is a 65.8% chance that Carolina wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Mikko Rantanen: 26 goals and 40 assists
• Sebastian Aho: 17 goals and 34 assists
• Seth Jarvis: 20 goals and 20 assists
• Pyotr Kochetkov: 19-10-3 record, .903 save percentage, 81 goals conceded

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild have the NHL’s 21st-ranked scoring offense (153 total goals, 2.8 per game).
• Minnesota’s 153 total goals given up (2.8 per game) rank 12th in the league.
• They have a 0 goal differential, which ranks 14th in the league.
• Minnesota has put up 26 power-play goals this season (on 138 chances). That ranks 25th in the NHL.
• The Wild have an 18.84% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 24 percentage.
• Minnesota has scored three shorthanded goals.
• The 70.8% penalty-kill percentage the Wild have put totgether is the league’s 30th-ranked rate.
• The Wild have the league’s 27th-ranked faceoff win rate (47.3%).
• Minnesota’s collective 10.2% shooting percentage ranks 20th in the league.
• The Wild have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• This season the Wild have 10 wins in the 23 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Minnesota is 3-3 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +160 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Wild have a 38.5% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 23 goals and 29 assists
• Marco Rossi: 18 goals and 28 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 18 goals and 27 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 20-11-3 record, .913 save percentage, 91 goals allowed