Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild Prediction: Will the Wilds be able to cope with such a serious challenge?

Prediction for the NHL Carolina Hurricanes vs Minnesota Wild match, which will take place on January 20. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

After winning 11 games in a row in December, the Hurricanes have slowed down. On the eve of the meeting with Minnesota, the team has five losses in the last seven games. Carolina lost to season leaders New Jersey, Nashville, and the underdogs Columbus and Vancouver. Only three of those five losses were to Carolina in regulation time. Andrei Svechnikov and company are still high in the Eastern Conference standings, in second place. Only Boston, excellent in the league, is higher than the Hurricanes.

The Wild changed their style in the current championship. Now Minnesota Wild pay a lot of attention to defense, often to the detriment of their offensive play. Once again, this gave the result in the previous matchup against Washington. The team had only 22 shots on goal but converted four of them, while the Capitals scored only twice - 4:2. Kirill Kaprizov had no scoring chances, but his defenders Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon scored twice, and Joel Eriksson-Eck hit an empty net. Minnesota won their third straight and is sixth in the Western Conference standings.

Minnesota in the current championship has improved; first, we should discuss the game of defense. Also, let's not forget the signing of one of the most titled in NHL history, Marc-Andre Fleury. The Wild have become much more reliable in front of their goal and currently sit in third place in the Western Conference in terms of conceded pucks, below only Winnipeg and Dallas. In their upcoming game against Carolina, Minnesota will prove their class again. Moreover, the Hurricanes are on the decline right now, and the statistics of their recent head-to-head encounters with Carolina speak in favor of the Wild.

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