Thursday’s NHL play includes the Carolina Hurricanes (8-4) hosting the Minnesota Wild (5-6-3) at Lenovo Center. The Wild are underdogs (+160 on the moneyline) against the Hurricanes (-192) ahead of the outing, which starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Hurricanes vs. Wild Betting Lines

• Favorite: Hurricanes (-192)
• Underdog: Wild (+160)
• Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Wild Quick Facts

• Carolina has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in six of 12 games this season.
• In 50.0% of Minnesota’s previous games this season (7/14), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.4, is 0.1 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.2 above the 6.3 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

• The Hurricanes offense’s 43 total goals (3.6 per game) rank 14th in the league.
• Carolina has allowed the third-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 32 (2.7 per game).
• With a +11 goal differential, they’re ranked third-best in the NHL.
• Carolina has put up four power-play goals on 35 chances this season, to rank 30th in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes are ranked 31st in the NHL with an 11.43% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Carolina’s two shorthanded goals this season rank fifth in the league.
• The Hurricanes kill 83.72% of opponent power plays, currently the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• With a 50.5% faceoff win rate, the Hurricanes have the 15th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• Carolina scores on 11% of its shots as a team, ranking 13th in the league.
• The Hurricanes’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.6 hits and 13.7 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

• In nine games as the moneyline favorite this season, Carolina has won seven of those games.
• In five games with shorter than -192 moneyline odds this season, the Hurricanes have been victorious in four.
• Carolina has a 65.8% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Hurricanes Leaders

• Seth Jarvis: eight goals and four assists
• Sebastian Aho: four goals and eight assists
• Jackson Blake: three goals and five assists
• Frederik Andersen: 4-3-0 record, .894 save percentage, 21 goals given up

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

• The Wild have the NHL’s 20th-ranked scoring offense (39 total goals, 2.8 per game).
• Minnesota has given up 51 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 27th.
• Their -12 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
• Minnesota has scored 17 power-play goals this season (on 54 chances). That leads the NHL.
• The Wild have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate of 31.48%.
• The 66.67% of opponent power plays the Wild kill is the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Wild have the 22nd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48%).
• Minnesota’s collective 9.4% shooting percentage ranks 26th in the league.
• The Wild have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

• The Wild have been the underdog eight times this season, and upset their opponent in three of those games.
• Minnesota has had moneyline odds of +160 or longer once this season and lost that game.
• The moneyline set in this contest implies a 38.5% chance for the Wild to win.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: eight goals and 10 assists
• Matthew Boldy: five goals and eight assists
• Marcus Johansson: six goals and six assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 4-6-1 record, .900 save percentage, 34 goals given up