Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/19/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-144) Wild (+120)

The Minnesota Wild (9-7-4) are welcoming the Carolina Hurricanes (13-5-1) at Grand Casino Arena on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Carolina at -144 and Minnesota is coming in at +120. The total comes in at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-1 win over the Bruins in their last outing. The Hurricanes had a middle of the road offensive output in the victory. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 32 shots they tried. They also had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Carolina recorded 10 penalty minutes for this contest.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have accumulated 69 goals (2nd in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 54. For the current campaign, they have recorded 27 points and their points % is .711. Carolina comes into the game with 54 power play opportunities and they have tallied 7 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 12.96%. While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes have given up 41 goals while scoring 62 themselves. Carolina has attempted 638 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.8%. The Hurricanes so far have had 496 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .891. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 62 power play tries (12th in pro hockey) and have a total of 13 goals in those attempts.

The player between the pipes for this game is Pyotr Kochetkov. In his professional hockey career, Kochetkov has recorded 62 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .554. He has a save percentage of .905 for his 6,148 minutes between the pipes. Kochetkov has had 2,891 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 2,615 total saves. Opponents have tallied 276 goals versus Kochetkov in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.46. He has earned a win-loss record of 65-36-12 and got the start in 112 games. Kochetkov has been involved in 116 games during his hockey career.

In their last outing, Minnesota opposed the Golden Knights in a game where the Wild earned a win by a final score of 3-2. The Wild converted 3 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play attempts in this one and converted 1 out of those opportunities.

During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 55 goals, 22 points, and a points percentage of .550. They have allowed 61 goals to be scored by way of 48 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild are sitting with 35 goals at even strength and 20 goals (2nd in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 77 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 25.97%. Minnesota has tried 570 shots (9th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.65%, while allowing their opponents 586 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 71.74% on the other teams 46 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Filip Gustavsson patrolling the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.73 goals per game and he has allowed 477 goals altogether. Gustavsson's quality start rate comes out to 60.6% and he has accumulated 106 quality starts in his career. He has started in 175 games and has accumulated 8,992 mins. Gustavsson has accrued a lifetime record of 88-66-22 and has been in net for 183 games. He has accounted for 4,908 saves out of 5,385 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .911.

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Josh's Pick: Take Carolina (-144)

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