Minnesota Wild at Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Betting Tips 3/23/2019

Saturday, March 23, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to PNC Arena to play the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +130 and the Hurricanes at -160.

Minnesota has a record of 34-31-9 this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They have scored 199 goals and given up 213 goals for a point differential of -14. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-40-0 and an over/under record of 29-38-0. Carolina has a record of 40-26-7 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 216 goals and surrendered 202 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 40-32-0 while their over/under record is 30-40-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 34-40-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 29-38-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 40-32-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/14/19 C Joel Eriksson Ek Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 28 wins and 25 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,712 shots against him and he's given up 151 goals. He's made 1,561 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Wild. He has 21 goals this year with 201 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 26 goals on 224 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Sebastian Aho has scored 79 total points this year for the Hurricanes. He has 30 goals this season with 221 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 49 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Petr Mrazek has 19 wins and 13 losses this year in goal for the Hurricanes. He has 959 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 872 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Teuvo Teravainen averages 17.9 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 18 goals on 152 shots. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 17th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.52% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 20th in the league. The Wild have 77 total points this season, ranking 21st in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 199 goals while they've given up 213 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 221 power play opportunities and scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Hurricanes are 19th with 216 goals scored while they are 24th in the NHL with 202 goals allowed this year. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.52%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 17th place in the league. The Hurricanes have a total of 87 points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 39 power play goals on 232 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 22nd. They've allowed 219 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 4,241 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,150 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 3,195 attempts while they have given up 3,056 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,200 face-off wins compared to 2,221 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,423 hits and they have blocked 1,094 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 2,158 face-off wins compared to 2,275 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,823 hits and they have blocked 917 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55% as they've attempted 4,729 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,867 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.9% ranks 1st as they have 3,586 attempts while they have given up 2,950 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Hurricanes NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +130

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