Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 2/27/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-132) Wild (+110)

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild (28-24-6) will compete against the Carolina Hurricanes (34-18-6) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Hurricanes at -132 while the Wild are at +110. The total comes in at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Sabres in the last game they played. The Hurricanes didn't have their best offensive outing in this game. In the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 32 shots they put on net. Furthermore, they had 2 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. Carolina tallied 4 mins in the box in this outing.

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At even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 130 goals while scoring 140 on the offensive side of the ice. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 185 power play tries (11th in pro hockey) and have earned 29 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have racked up 190 goals (12th in the league) for the season and have allowed 159. Carolina has tried 1,896 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.0%. For the current campaign, they have earned 74 points and their points % is .638. The Hurricanes thus far have had 1,475 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .892. Carolina has compiled 182 power play opportunities and they have scored 50 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 27.47%.

The man in net for this game is Pyotr Kochetkov. Opponents have tallied 128 goals against Kochetkov in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.40. Kochetkov has been in net for 57 matchups throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .909 for his 3,205 minutes in the crease. He has earned a win-loss record of 30-17-8 and he has started in 53 games. Over the course of his pro career, Kochetkov has accrued 31 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .585. Kochetkov has seen 1,412 shots taken against him and has accrued 1,284 total saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota squared up with the Kraken in a matchup where the Wild got the victory by a final of 5-2. They had 6 power play attempts in this game and converted 2 out of those chances. The Wild scored 5 goals of the 31 shots on goal they attempted.

The Wild have racked up 137 goals at even strength and 46 goals (8th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Minnesota has attempted 1,746 shots (19th in the league) and has a shot percentage of 10.48%, while allowing the opposition 1,767 shots. So far this season, the Minnesota Wild are sitting with 183 goals, 62 points, in addition to a points percentage of .534. They have allowed 191 goals to be scored by way of 140 goals at even strength and 51 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a tally of 204 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 22.55%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 74.37% on the other teams 199 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.2%.

Across the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson in net. His opponents are averaging 2.75 goals per game and he has allowed 262 goals altogether. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts comes out to 57.0% and he has 53 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 93 games and his ice time sits at 5,724 mins. Gustavsson has accrued a career record of 48-35-13 and has participated in 100 games. He has accrued 2,722 stops out of the 2,984 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (+110)

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