Preview: Wild at Canes

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Minnesota Wild remains undefeated in 2025 as the team heads to Carolina to challenge the Hurricanes. The Wild defeated Washington in a shootout, 4-3 on Thursday.

Info for Tonight's Game:

• When: Saturday, January 4 at 6:00 p.m. CT
• Where: Lenovo Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)
• Watch: FanDuel Sports North
• Listen: KFAN 100.3 FM
• Gamecenter: Wild at Canes

Wild Record: 24-11-4, 52 points, 2nd in Central Division

Hurricanes Record: 23-13-2, 48 points, 3rd in Metropolitan Division

2023-24 Series Record: 1-1-0

All-Time Wild Record: 16-11-7 (5-7-3 at Carolina)

Last Season on Wild vs. Hurricanes

Minnesota went 1-1-0 against Carolina.

Minnesota won the series-opening game, 5-2, in Raleigh (1/21) and dropped the second game, 3-2, at Xcel Energy Center (2/27).

LW Kirill Kaprizov (3-0=3) and C Joel Eriksson Ek (1-2=3) led the Wild with three points each. D Brock Faber (0-2=2) also recorded a multi-point effort. G Filip Gustavsson went 1-1-0 with a 2.53 GAA and a .929 SV% in two starts.

RW Stefan Noesen (1-1=2), C Jordan Staal (1-1=2) and C Seth Jarvis (0-2=2) all had two points. G Antti Ranta stopped 14-of-17 shots faced for Carolina in the first meeting. G Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 28-of-30 shots faced to earn a win in the second meeting.

Wild Leaders Against Canes

• RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 34 points (9- 25=34) in 39 career games against the Hurricanes
• D Zach Bogosian has 20 points (3-17=20) in 45 games
• LW Marcus Johansson owns 18 points (7-11=18) in 42 games
• D Jared Spurgeon has 14 points (1-13=14) in 17 contests

Hurricanes Leaders Against Wild

• D Brent Burns leads Carolina with 29 points (9- 20=29) in 43 career contests against Minnesota
• C Sebatian Aho has 16 points (6-10=16) in 14 games
• D Shayne Gostisbehere has 15 points (2- 13=15) in 16 games

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Connections

• Burns was drafted by Minnesota in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NHL Draft and tallied 183 points (55-128=183) and 325 PIM in 453 games (2003-11) with the Wild
• C Tyson Jost tallied nine points (2-7=9) and 15 PIM in 33 games over a span of two seasons with Minnesota (2021-23)
• Wild Assistant Coach Patrick Dwyer recorded 93 points (42- 51=93) in 416 games (2008-15) with Carolina
• Wild Player Development Coach Derek Stepan tallied 30 points (14-16=30) in 131 games for the Hurricanes (2021-23)

Fast Facts

• Minnesota is 12-5-3 in its last 20 games against Carolina
• The Wild has earned a point in nine of its last 10 home games against the Hurricanes (7-1-2) and is 10-3-2 in its last 15 home games, scoring three-plus goals in 13 of those contests

For more information on today's matchup, check out the game notes below.