NHL Best Bets: Hurricanes vs. Panthers Game Picks

Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers are playing each other tonight.

Carolina Hurricanes are the slight road favorite against the Florida Panthers. Both teams underachieved in the playoffs last season. The Hurricanes have been slightly better, with an 8-3-1 record, while the Panthers are 7-5-2. Neither team has shown their strengths yet. Antti Raanta is expected to start for the Hurricanes, and Sergei Bobrovsky for Florida.

The Hurricanes have improved their defensive play after a slow start. The Hurricanes moneyline is -111. The Panthers are expected to keep the offense coming at home.

Sam Reinhart has had a slow start to the season with just five points in 13 games. The Panthers are 30th in the NHL in powerplay, while the Hurricanes are 19th.

Sam Reinhart is going to score over 0.5 goals for the Hurricanes.