Minnesota Wild vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/02/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 2, 2022

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  BSSO

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Wild +135, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Wild +125, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Wild +125, Hurricanes -155; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Minnesota Wild:  41-20-5 (2nd place, Central Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  45-15-8 (1st place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Minnesota Wild:  7-1-2 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  4-3-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Wild are coming into this game with 87 points, a 41-20-5 record overall, and they are 17-13-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 7 game winning streak that they were on. Their 7 wins in that span were against the Boston Bruins, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Vegas Golden Knights, the Vancouver Canucks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Philadelphia Flyers while their loss came against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game. They lost that game at home 4-3 in overtime. Matt Dumba, Frédérick Gaudreau, and Kirill Kaprizov all scored 1 goal in that game. Kaprizov led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5. Cam Talbot was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 39 shots with 35 saves and a .897 save percentage. Their offense has scored 244 goals this season averaging 3.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 207 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game. 

 

 

The Hurricanes are coming into this game with 98 points, a 45-15-8 record overall, and they are 25-5-4 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Tampa Bay Lightning while their 3 wins in that span came against the St. Louis Blues, the Washington Capitals, and the Montreal Canadiens in their last game. They won that game at home 4-0. Andrei Svechnikov scored 2 goals in that one while Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teräväinen each scored 1 goal. Svechnikov led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 0 goals on 32 shots with 32 saves and a 1.000 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 229 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 161 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game. 

 

 

The Wild are coming into this game off of a loss in their last game but they have been playing very well in their recent games. They had won 7 straight games prior to that loss in their last game and they were even down 3-1 in that game before tying it up 3-3 and forcing overtime where they ended up losing the game. They did not go down without a fight in that game and they are currently one of the better teams in the Western Conference but they are going up against a Hurricanes team here that is also very good and one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. The Hurricanes have won 3 of their last 4 games with their 1 loss coming against the Lightning but they played very good defense in their 3 wins and only allowed 3 goals total between those 3 games. They also scored 17 goals in those 3 wins and they are going to be at home where they have been very good this season. The Wild have been winning a lot of games straight recently and now that they have lost a game they could be a little deflated in this game and the Hurricanes will jump on them if the Wild are not at their best here. The Hurricanes have been scoring a lot of goals recently but their defense has also been great as they are not allowing many goals and that is going to be the difference in this game. The Hurricanes will edge out the Wild here at home.

 

Wild Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 2, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Wild 2.

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Minnesota Wild: 18-24 (-9u) on the moneyline in a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 21-10 OVER after playing a home game. 14-8 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Carolina Hurricanes: 46-20 (+13.7u) on the moneyline off a home win. 81-46 (+14.2u) on the moneyline after a game where they covered the spread. 12-7 OVER after a blowout win by 3 goals or more.

 

 

Minnesota Wild:  A. Goligoski (D) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury.

Carolina Hurricanes:  E. Bear (D) Ques Sat - Lower Body injury. J. Kotkaniemi (C) Late April - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“Like I said last time, it still feels like a figure skater picking up those flowers. Obviously, it’s very nice of the people. They don’t need to waste money on flowers. It’s OK.” - Marc-Andre Fleury after their win against the Flyers on Tuesday night.

 

 

“I think we wanted to play a complete game and I thought we did.” - Frederik Andersen on their win against the Canadiens on Thursday night.

 

 

 

LW Kaprizov, Kirill 

C Hartman, Ryan

RW Zuccarello, Mats

LD Brodin, Jonas

RD Dumba, Matt

G Talbot, Cam

 

LW Teräväinen, Teuvo

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Jarvis, Seth

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Deangelo, Anthony

G Andersen, Frederik

 

 

Points: K. Kaprizov (83)

Goals: K. Kaprizov (38)

Assists: M. Zuccarello (48)

GAA: C. Talbot (2.83)

 

Points: S. Aho (68)

Goals: S. Aho (31)

Assists: T. Teravainen (39)

GAA: F .Andersen (2.00)

 

Coaches:

Minnesota Wild: Dean Evason (3rd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind’Amour (4th season)