Hurricanes vs Wild Prediction, Pick & Betting Lines for Wednesday Night Hockey

• The Hurricanes are -180 moneyline road favorites over the Wild on Wednesday, Nov. 19th
• Minnesota has won six of their last nine duels versus Carolina
• See my Hurricanes vs Wild predictions below, plus prop pick and lineups

The puck drops on Wednesday Night Hockey, featuring an interconference battle between the Hurricanes and Wild. Carolina is tops in the Eastern Conference (13-5-1, 9-10 ATS), while Minnesota (9-7-4, 10-10 ATS) are just one point out of a playoff spot in a crowded Western Conference.

Action is set to get underway at 9:30 pm ET from Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with TNT, truTV and HBO Max providing the coverage in the United States.

Hurricanes vs Wild Prediction

Carolina is among the strong contenders in the Stanley Cup Odds with the third shortest odds at +800, while Minnesota is lagging far behind at +5000.

Historically, it’s the underdog Wild that have gotten the better of the Canes, taking six of their last nine meetings, though Carolina did win the lone battle this season earlier this month 4-3.

The Hurricanes have alternated wins and defeats in the last five outings, which would point to a loss tonight if that trend continues. Minnesota was awful to begin the campaign, going 3-6-3, but since then are 6-1-1 in the last eight contests. As a +150 dog (on Caesars), I’m bullish on Minny keeping up their torrid stretch.

Wild netminder Jesper Wallstedt has been far more productive between the pipes compared to tandem partner Filip Gustavsson. The former is 4-0-2 with a 2.10 GAA and .924 sv %, compared to the latter, who is 5-7-2, 2.99 GAA, .897 sv %, though he’s surrendered just two goals in four of five.

Wallstedt is on a ridiculous run, with three straight victories, allowing only two markers, and has posted shutouts in back-to-back games (one versus Pacific Division leading Anaheim).

Frederik Andersen is expected to start for Carolina, and he’s been shaky, with just two victories in his last seven battles, surrendering at least three snipes in all but one skirmish (he did defeat Minnesota).

CAR vs MIN Season Stats/Ranks

Both the Hurricanes and Wild are authoring up one of the more bizarre stat lines in terms of scoring you’ll see. The Canes are second in the NHL, operating at a clip of 3.63 goals per game, but strangely second worst on the power play. Minny comes back as the eighth worst scoring club, yet are fourth best on the man advantage.

The East’s top squad has seen 20 different players register a goal, compared to 14 for their counterparts. Sebastian Aho (18) and Seth Jarvis (16) pace the Canes in points, while Minny has leaned more heavily on Kirill Kaprizov (23) and Matt Boldy (21)

Hurricanes vs Wild Prop Pick

• Matt Boldy 2+ points (+230)

For a prop bet, I’m going with Matt Boldy to get on the scoresheet at least twice, something he’s done in half of his previous six outings. That includes a two-goal affair versus Carolina on November 6th.

Just two duels before that versus the Canes, Boldy was even more effective, racking up three points against his opponents. If you want to get spicy and parlay the Wild to win on the ML plus Boldy to reach 2+ points, that total pays out a cool +355.

Hurricanes vs Wild Projected Lineups

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Forwards

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis

Nikolaj Ehlers – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake

William Carrier – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook

Taylor Hall – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson

Defense

Shayne Gostisbehere – Sean Walker

K’Andre Miller – Joel Nystrom

Alexander Nikishin – Mike Reilly

Goaltenders

Frederik Andersen

Pyotr Kochetkov

Injuries and Scratches: Jaccob Slavin (lower body), Jalen Chatfield (upper body), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (ankle), Charles-Alexis Legault (hand)

Wild Projected Lineup

Forwards

Kirill Kaprizov – Danila Yurov – Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson – Joel Eriksson Ek – Matt Boldy

Marcus Foligno – Yakov Trenin – Vinnie Hinostroza

Liam Ohgren – Ben Jones – Tyler Pitlick

Defense

Jonas Brodin – Brock Faber

Jacob Middleton – Jared Spurgeon

Zeev Buium – Daemon Hunt

Goaltenders

Jesper Wallstedt

Filip Gustavsson

Injuries and Scratches: Vladimir Tarasenko (lower body), Marco Rossi (lower body), Ryan Hartman (lower body), Zach Bogosian (lower body), Nico Sturm (back)

Hurricanes vs Wild Odds

The Canes are currently a significant -180 moneyline favorite and are laying 1.5 goals on the puck line at +154 odds. Minny comes back as a +150 underdog, while the total currently sits at 6.5 goals at DraftKings. The implied win probability of CAR at -180 is 64.3%. You’d need to wager $180 on the favorites to win $100, while a $100 bet on the underdogs clears $150.

Odds as of Nov. 19, 2025 at 2:30pm ET at DraftKings Sportsbook. Explore the available DraftKings deposit methods.

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Per the NHL odds, the road squad is a heavy favorite in this Hurricanes vs Wild contest. Our SBD formula has Carolina eking by 3.55-3.23, which points to the Wild covering the +1.5 spread and over 6.5 goals being scored.