Panthers vs Hurricanes Odds: Eastern Conference Battle on Friday Night
Surging Hurricanes Take on Florida Panthers

Friday Night’s short four-game slate in the National Hockey League gets going with a battle between old divisional foes as the Florida Panthers head up north to tussle with the Carolina Hurricanes. Let’s break down this Eastern Conference showdown with a betting preview for the Panthers vs Hurricanes Odds for Friday night’s contest.
Game Information
Florida Panthers (16-16-4, 36 points) at Carolina Hurricanes (23-6-6, 52 points)
Date, Time & Streaming:
Location: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Streaming: Live Sports Stream
Florida Panthers Floundering?
The Florida Panthers get ready for their second game in as many nights as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes. Less than 24 hours ago, the Panthers crushed the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 in a game that saw Florida revert back to the same offensive style that won them the President’s Trophy for the best Regular Season record in the National Hockey League last season.
Star forward Aleksander Barkov scored a Hat Trick in the first period alone, becoming the second Panther in franchise history to accomplish that feat. He would also add a pair of assists while winger Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals and defenseman Brandon Montour chipped in with three assists. Veteran goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves on 27 shots faced for his first win in his last three starts and eighth victory overall this season.
Florida has had trouble finding the back of the net consistently, with the Cats scoring just 4 goals or fewer in eight previous contests before last night’s blowout win. Many anticipate backup goalie Spencer Knight to get the start in this second leg of a back-to-back set. The 21-year old is 8-5-3 this season with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .909% save percentage in 15 starts this year.
Carolina Hurricanes Keep On Spinning
The Carolina Hurricanes look to extend their winning streak to ten games tonight as they battle former Southeast Division foes, the Florida Panthers.
Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour has this team firing on all cylinders right now, especially on defense. Carolina’s 90 goals allowed are the second fewest in the National Hockey League. The Hurricanes have held opponents to four goals or fewer in 27 out of the last 28 games, and have posted three shutouts during this nine-game winning stretch.
Many wondered if the NHL Injuries for today to goalie Frederik Andersen would hurt this club but the pair that started the season behind him in the depth chart have risen to the occasion thus far.
Up front, their offense is doing just enough to pile up the victories but their power-play attack needs to improve, with only five goals on 31 chances over the last ten games. If Carolina can find some consistency on the offensive front like they have between the pipes, this is a NHL team to watch out for moving forward.
Panthers vs Hurricanes Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Carolina Hurricanes odds to win as large favorites against the visiting Florida Panthers on Friday night priced in the range around -145 to -160.
This is the 33rd game this season where Carolina has been favored, with the Hurricanes going 20-8-4 in their first 32 games in that role. For Florida, it’s their sixth game of the season as an underdog, with the Panthers losing three of their first five games when lined at plus money.
Carolina has won nine of their last ten games overall, including six straight at home and eight of their last ten games as a favorite. Florida has won each of the last five meetings with the Hurricanes but are just 4-8 in the last twelve visits to PNC Arena in Raleigh.
“Concluding this Panthers vs Hurricanes Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Under around the pick’em range between -110 to -120.”
Carolina has gone Under the total in six of their last nine games, including eight of their last ten games against Eastern Conference opponents and ten of their last 15 games at PNC Arena this season. Florida has gone Under the total in six of their last nine games versus Eastern Conference clubs.
Three of the last six meetings between these squads have gone Over the total with one game pushing directly on the total of 6.
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