Hurricanes vs Panthers Prediction

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10 November 2023

The Carolina Hurricanes will play the Florida Panthers on Friday night at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Carolina has won two games in a row in overtime, while Florida has also won two straight overtime games.

Hurricanes Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-5-0 this season after they defeated the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 3-2 in overtime in their last game. Carolina led 1-0 and 2-1, but couldn’t hold either lead and ended up in overtime, where they got the win. The Hurricanes out shot Buffalo by a total of 27-21 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Carolina’s only loss in their last six games came against the Rangers by a score of 2-1. The Carolina Hurricanes are scoring 3.38 goals per game and they are allowing 3.39 goals against per game, while going 26.5% on the power play and 76% on the penalty kill. Jesperi Kotkaniemi has led the Hurricanes this year with five goals, seven assists, and 31 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Carolina is Pyotr Kochetkov, who is 0-3-0 this season with a 4.33 goals against average and a .836 save percentage.

Panthers Preview

The Florida Panthers are 7-4-1 this year after they defeated the Washington Capitals in overtime by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Florida trailed 3-2 in the second period, but they tied the game in the third and won in overtime. The Panthers were out shot by a total of 28-25 and went 2-2 on the penalty kill in the win. Florida has only lost two of their last seven games, which came against Chicago and Boston. The Florida Panthers are scoring 2.92 goals per game and they are allowing 2.92 goals against per game, while going 13.2% on the power play and 72.5% on the penalty kill. Sam Reinhart has led the Panthers this season with nine goals, six assists, and 39 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Florida is Sergei Bobrovsky, who is 6-3-1 this year with a 2.71 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.

Florida Panthers Team Facts

The Panthers have won each of their last seven games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
The Panthers have won the first period in each of their last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The 'Over 2.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Panthers' last three games.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts

The Hurricanes have lost each of their last six night games against opponents on a winning streak.
The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games.
The Hurricanes have won the second period in each of their last four night games at Amerant Bank Arena following a win.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in four of the Hurricanes' last five games following a home win.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

Sam Reinhart has scored the last goal in five of the Panthers' last six games as home underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
Sam Reinhart has scored a goal in each of the Panthers' last four games as home underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one point in 16 of the Panthers' last 17 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Evan Rodrigues has recorded an assist in each of his last six Friday appearances.
Sam Reinhart has the most multi-goal games for the Panthers this season (2).

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

Anthony DeAngelo has recorded a point in eight of his last nine appearances against the Panthers.
Dmitry Orlov has recorded at least one assist in six of his last seven appearances against the Panthers.
Teuvo Teravainen has the equal-most multi-goal games for the Hurricanes this season (2).

Matchup/League Facts

The Florida Panthers ranks 30th in the league in penalty minutes this season (97).
The Florida Panthers ranks 4th in the league for shots per game this season (34.3).
The Carolina Hurricanes ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals this season (4).
The Carolina Hurricanes ranks 2nd in the league for shots per game this season (34.6).

Pick

Both of these teams have had plenty of overtime luck in recent games, but someone is going to have to lose this game. The Panthers are 4-1-0 at home, while Carolina is 4-5-0 on the road. The Panthers offense has started the season slow, but they have scored nine goals in their last two games and they have played very good defense to start the season. I know Carolina is on a roll right now, but I like the Panthers at home here.