NHL: Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Betting Odds Preview
The Panthers look to put some distance between them and the Boston Bruins in the Atlantic

The Florida Panthers (45-17-4, 94 points) will play their game in hand on the Boston Bruins tonight at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, against the Carolina Hurricanes (39-20-6, 84 points), who trail the New York Rangers by six points in the Metropolitan Division.
Oddsmakers have made the Hurricanes a -120 favorite with a total of 6 (under -120). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT and can be seen on Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Florida. Let’s start our Panthers vs Hurricanes betting odds preview with a Florida deep dive.
Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes 
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Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
Streaming: Bally Sports South & Bally Sports Florida
Panthers Are Going To Be A Tough Out
We still have the Florida Panthers as our top team in the National Hockey League, and they did nothing to change that onion after a 3-goal third period, which led to a 4-3 comeback win on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, who are ranked sixth.
This was right about the time of year last year when Florida cranked up the tough and physical hockey, and that was on full display in the third period at Dallas. Over the last 30 days, no team has been a better bet than Paul Maurice’s team, which is 12-2 (+5.50 units) in their previous 14 games and 18-6 over their last 24 games.
Only the Minnesota Wild (15-9, +6.00 units) have been better, but unlike the Wild, Florida is far from worrying about the NHL wild card standings with a three-point lead in the Atlantic Division.
Much has been made about the team’s perceived strength, which is its goaltending behind Sergei Bobrovsky (32-12-2, 2.30 GA, .918) and Anthony Stolarz (13-5-2, 2.02 GA, .925). Last night, they took over the top spot in the NHL with 59 power-play goals behind a 27.2% success rate.
Great goaltending and a dangerous power play are a lethal combination that bettors can’t ignore.
Old Betting Technique Comes Through Again
It happens almost every single time when a big-time player comes back from an injury, or, as in the case of the Carolina Hurricanes, new players coming into the line-up will almost always need a couple of games to give bettors what many people will happen automatically.
Chemistry is something that has to develop over a few games and can only be counted on when a team has that one breakout game. That theory was on full display in the Hurricanes’ 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, with newly acquired Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov in the line-up. Neither registered a point with a combined total of four shots.
Understand when betting on NHL teams that just made massive moves at the deadline, it will take a few games to gel. The better the player, the more guys they’ll impact on the lineup behind them. So much of this game is about relationships on the ice.
Panthers Add To Our Bankroll
This is at the top of our NHL betting picks for today. The Florida Panthers have already found chemistry with their deadline acquisition in Vladimir Tarasenko (19G, 25A, 44 pts), who has three points in three games. Until we’re comfortable with Carolina, we will look to the other side, especially against teams like Florida.
We suggest getting on this wager as quickly as possible because the betting public will be on the same side and will eat up that plus money to the point where this may go off -110 -115 in favor of the Panthers. Our official expert pick is Florida +105. That does it for our Panthers vs Hurricanes betting odds preview.
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