Hurricanes vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Nov. 19

The Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will face each other on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul. Hurricanes (-162) at Wild (+136) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Carolina grabbed a 3-1 victory on the road its last time out on Nov. 17 against the Boston Bruins. Taylor Hall (one goal and one assist) and Joel Nystrom (two assists) both had two points for the Hurricanes.

Minnesota won its most recent game 3-2 at home over the Vegas Golden Knights on Nov. 16. Mats Zuccarello led the Wild with two points (two assists) in that outing.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is our prediction for which club will take home the victory in Wednesday's hockey action.

Hurricanes vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Hurricanes 5 - Wild 2
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.98 goals)
  

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Hurricanes vs. Wild Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Hurricanes-Wild matchup.

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-162)
• Underdog: Wild (+136)

Hurricanes Betting Insights

• The Hurricanes have won 75.0% of their games when they've been a moneyline favorite this season (12-4).
• Carolina is 9-2 when it has played with moneyline odds of -162 or shorter (81.8% win percentage).
• The Hurricanes' implied moneyline win probability is 61.8% in this game.
• Carolina and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 11 of 19 games this season.

Wild Betting Insights

• This season the Wild have been an underdog 11 times, and won five, or 45.5%, of those games.
• Minnesota has played as a moneyline underdog of +136 or longer in two games this season, and lost both.
• The moneyline for this matchup implies a 42.4% chance of victory for the Wild.
• Minnesota has played nine games this season that ended with over 6.5 goals.

Hurricanes Key Stats

• Carolina's 69 total goals (3.6 per game) rank third in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Hurricanes have been one of the stingiest units in NHL play, conceding 54 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank ninth.
• Its goal differential (+15) makes the team third-best in the league.
• The seven power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season rank 32nd in the NHL (on 54 power-play chances).
• Carolina has the league's 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate (12.96%).
• The two shorthanded goals the Hurricanes have scored this season rank ninth among NHL teams.
• Carolina kills 79.03% of opponent power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Carolina wins 49.7% of its faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes have a 10.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota's 55 goals on the season (2.8 per game) rank 23rd in the NHL.
• The Wild's total of 61 goals given up (3.0 per game) is 17th in the league.
• Its -6 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
• The Wild have 20 power-play goals (second-most in NHL) on 77 chances.
• Minnesota has the league's fourth-best power-play percentage (25.97%).
• The 71.74% penalty-kill percentage of Minnesota is 29th in the league.
• At 48.3%, Minnesota has the NHL's 23rd-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 9.6%, the Wild are 27th in the league.