The Carolina Hurricanes (34-18-6), coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres, visit the Minnesota Wild (28-24-6) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday, February 27 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSNX, BSWIX, and BSSO. The Wild knocked off the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in their last outing.
Hurricanes vs. Wild Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Hurricanes and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Hurricanes Insights
- The Hurricanes’ 190 total goals (3.3 per game) make them the 11th-ranked scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Hurricanes are one of the stingiest squads in league play, giving up 159 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank fifth.
- Their +31 goal differential is eighth-best in the league.
- The 50 power-play goals the Hurricanes have put up this season (on 182 power-play chances) are the second-most in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (27.47%).
- The Hurricanes have scored nine shorthanded goals this season.
- The Hurricanes kill 84.32% of opponent power plays, the third-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Hurricanes win 52.1% of their faceoffs to rank eighth in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes have a 10.0% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Hurricanes have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 14.1 hits and 11.3 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- With 22 goals and 39 assists this season, Sebastian Aho is one of Carolina’s leading contributors (61 points).
- Seth Jarvis is another of Carolina’s top contributors currently with 46 total points (18 goals and 28 assists) to his name.
- On 146 shots (for 18 goals) and 24 assists, Martin Necas has contributed 42 points this season.
- In 30 games played this season, Pyotr Kochetkov (15-10-3) has allowed 65 goals.
Hurricanes Injuries
Frederik Andersen: Blood Clotting (Out), Jalen Chatfield: Upper Body (Questionable), Antti Raanta: Lower Body (Out)
Wild Insights
- The Wild have 183 goals this season (3.2 per game), 14th in the league.
- The Wild have given up 191 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 23rd in the league.
- They have the 21st-ranked goal differential in the league at -8.
- The Wild have 46 power-play goals (on 204 chances), seventh in the NHL.
- The Wild have the league’s 13th-ranked power-play percentage (22.55).
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Wild have three.
- At 74.37, the Wild have the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Wild are 29th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (46.7%).
- The Wild’s 10.5% shooting percentage is 10th in the league.
- This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents three times.
Wild Key Players
- Kirill Kaprizov has collected 26 goals and 37 assists in 51 games for Minnesota, good for 63 points.
- Joel Eriksson Ek has scored 54 total points (0.9 per game) this season. He has 29 goals and 25 assists.
- Mats Zuccarello’s 11 goals and 39 assists add up to 50 points this season.
- Filip Gustavsson has an .896 save percentage (46th in the league), with 880 total saves, allowing 102 goals (3.2 goals against average). He has put up a 16-13-3 record this season.
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season), Patrick Maroon: Back (Out), Joel Eriksson Ek: Undisclosed (Questionable), Zach Bogosian: Upper Body (Questionable), Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Out)