Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 2/6/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, February 6, 2025

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-150) Wild (+125)

Xcel Energy Center is where the Minnesota Wild (31-19-4) will play the Carolina Hurricanes (32-18-4) on Thursday. The line on this contest has the Hurricanes at -150 and the Wild are at +125. The total is set at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-0 loss to the Jets in their previous game. Carolina tallied 8 penalty minutes in this outing. Additionally, they had 2 attempts on the power play but weren't able to score a goal. The Hurricanes didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. In the game, they couldn't finish any of the 29 shots they tried.

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When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 176 goals (6th in pro hockey) so far this season and have given up 147. For the season, they have racked up 68 points and their points percentage sits at .630. Carolina steps onto the ice with 161 power play chances and they have tallied 32 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 19.88%. When playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed 124 goals while notching 144 of their own. Carolina has taken 1,710 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.3%. The Hurricanes so far have had 1,352 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .891. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 157 power play tries (8th in professional hockey) and have come away with 23 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has been involved in 503 games over the course of his hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 301-129-52 and he has gotten the start in 489 games. Opponents have scored 1,235 goals against Andersen in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.59. Andersen has had 14,657 shots against him and has gathered 13,422 saves. His save percentage currently is .916 in his 28,586 minutes played. Over the course of his time in hockey, Andersen is sitting with 281 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .575.

In their last contest, Minnesota played the Bruins in an outing where the Wild took the loss by a final score of 3-0. The Wild notched 0 goals of the 35 shots on goal they tried. They had 4 power play chances in this one but weren't able to score a goal.

The Wild have accumulated 127 goals at even strength and 26 goals (25th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Minnesota has put up 1,497 shots (19th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.22%, while allowing the other team 1,616 shots. So far this year, the Minnesota Wild are sitting with 153 goals, 66 points, in addition to a points percentage of .611. They have allowed 153 goals to be scored by of a combination of 113 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 138 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 18.84%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 70.80% on their opponents 137 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson patrolling the crease. He is sitting with 3,949 stops out of 4,329 shots tried, giving him a save % of .912. Gustavsson is sitting with a lifetime record of 72-51-17 and has participated in 146 games. He has started in 138 contests and his ice time sits at 6,441 mins. Gustavsson's quality start rate comes out to 59.4% and he has qualified for 82 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 3.54 goals per contest and he has yielded 380 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (+125)

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