Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/22/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, February 22, 2024

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  6 goals

Florida Panthers:  37-15-4 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  33-17-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Florida Panthers:  9-1-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  8-2-0 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game with 78 points, a 37-15-4 record overall, and they are 20-7-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Ottawa Senators in their last game, winning that at home 3-2 in overtime. Brandon Montour, Aaron Ekblad, and Anton Lundell each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart, Matthew Tkachuk, and Carter Verhaeghe each led the team in assists with 1 while Matthew Tkachuk led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 30 shots with 28 saves and a .933 save percentage. Their offense has scored 188 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 137 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 71 points, a 33-17-5 record overall, and they are 18-6-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Chicago Blackhawks in their last game, winning that one at home 6-3. Sebastian Aho, Martin Nečas, Michael Bunting, Brent Burns, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jordan Martinook each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Seth Jarvis led the team in assists with 2 while Michael Bunting led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Spencer Martin was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 17 shots with 14 saves and a .824 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 187 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 158 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked really good in their games this season with their 33-17-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East. They have also looked great on home ice this year with their 18-6-4 home record. Meanwhile, the Panthers have also looked really good in their games this season with their 37-15-4 record overall which has them leading their division in the East right now with one of the best records in the entire NHL. The Panthers have also been a better road team this season with their 20-7-2 road record and they have been really hot coming into this one. The Hurricanes have also been hot as they are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games and just beat the Predators at home 6-3, but the Panthers have been the hotter team lately with their 9-1-0 record in their last 10 games and they also have more momentum on their side with 6 wins in a row now. Both of these teams are entering this game really hot over the last week but the Panthers have been the better team in every way this season while also having the better defense too. The Panthers are also the hotter team coming into this one so the value is with them as the underdog here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Panthers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, February 22, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Hurricanes 2.

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Florida Panthers: 37-19 (+7.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 25-11 (+9 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 12-4 (+6.3 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 34-20 UNDER in all games. 19-9 UNDER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 9-1 UNDER after scoring 3 goals or more in 5 straight games.

Carolina Hurricanes: 26-21 (-8.7 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss where the opponent scored 4 or more goals. 17-15 (-8.2 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 9-5 UNDER after a blowout win by 3 goals or more. 11-6 UNDER off a home win. 23-15 UNDER when playing with 2 days rest.

Florida Panthers:  W. Lockwood (RW) - Concussion.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Chatfield (D) - Upper Body. A. Raanta (G) - Lower Body. F. Andersen (G) - Blood Clotting.

“It's the guys in this locker room. I don't think we're really watching the standings. We keep winning games and keep playing our hockey, our style and again, every team is going to come in and play their best hockey. As long as we keep getting better and keep growing as a group, come April, we will be a dangerous team.” - Brandon Montour after their win against the Senators in their game on Tuesday.

“At real key points in the game, he had some big saves. He has been great. He is a heck of an addition.” - Rod Brind’Amour on Spencer Martin after his team’s win against the Blackhawks in their game on Monday.

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Svechnikov, Andrei

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Fast, Jesper

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Martin, Spencer

Points: S. Reinhart (67)

Goals: S. Reinhart (39)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (45)

GAA: A.Stolarz (1.97)

Points: S. Aho (59)

Goals: S. Aho (20)

Assists: S. Aho (39)

GAA: P. Kochetkov (2.46)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (6th season)