7:07 pm
April 2

Wild @ Hurricanes

Who will WIN this matchup?

Minnesota Wild (41-20-5)

@ Carolina Hurricanes (45-15-8)

 

Starting Goalies:

Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN): Confirmed

Frederik Andersen (CAR): Unconfirmed

 

Current odds:

Minnesota Wild: (+132)

Carolina Hurricanes: (-159)

 

• The Carolina Hurricanes have been back in a groove, but their six-game points streak might look routine compared to the surging Minnesota Wild. The teams collide Saturday night at Raleigh, N.C., where confidence should be strong for both sides.

• The Wild (41-20-5, 87 points) will begin a four-game road trip after a seven-game winning streak ended with Thursday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Hurricanes (45-15-8, 98 points) have been racking up goals again. They’ve averaged five goals across their last four games.

• The Hurricanes are becoming even stronger with its lineup further in place. Winger Max Domi has played five games since arriving in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Then forward Jordan Martinook returned from a seven-game absence with a lower-body injury to play Thursday night.

• Sebastian Aho has a goal in each of the last three games. He scored eight goals in March to push his team-leading total to 31.

• Winger Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals Thursday night for the Hurricanes, with his empty-net tally pushing his career points total to 200. He achieved that in 270 games.

• Carolina made two trips to Minnesota this season, the first time with the game postponed in December amid COVID-19 concerns. Then the Wild won 3-2 on Feb. 12 when the teams met for the make-up game.

• While Minnesota has racked up wins on their late-March homestand, there has been a toll with injuries starting to pile up. That might come with a certain style of play. Minnesota defenseman Jon Merrill exited the Pittsburgh game with an upper-body injury and won’t be on the trip to Carolina.

• The Hurricanes are one of four teams this season to reach the 25-win mark in home games. Carolina has racked up more than 40 shots on goal in each of its last four home games.

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