Carolina at Minnesota

Carolina is 2-1 the last three games winning as a +155 dog at San Jose. This team focuses on defense first, ranked 29th in goals scored, but 12th in goals allowed, and second in penalty killing. The Hurricanes are 4-1 playing on one day's rest. They lost 2-1 at home to Anaheim on Thursday, but have gone 5-2-2 in the last nine. Carolina is on a 30-13-8 run UNDER the total. They will have to play a slow, defensive game against Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk, who has been outstanding since they recently acquired him. Minnesota is not a good offensive team, however, 17th in goals scored while the power play group is ranked 26th in the league at 16.1 percent. The Wild is 2-5 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation, plus 6-1 UNDER the total at home. This is a good spot for a close, defensive game and an upset by the big dog. Play Carolina and the game UNDER the total.