Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, and the Carolina Hurricanes will do battle against Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in an Eastern Conference matchup. Fox SportsNet Florida will air the action, which gets going at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 2.
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers Odds
Carolina (-105) is currently the underdog to Florida (-115), and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Carolina is 35-29 straight up (SU) and has lost 6.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 64 regular season outings, 37 of its games have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and just one has pushed. The Canes are 17-15 SU as the road team in 2018-19.
Carolina has converted on 17.6 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.4 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 24.0 saves per game with a .903 save percentage, Petr Mrazek (15-15-3) has been the primary option in goal for Carolina this year. If head coach Rod Brind Amour decides to rest him, however, Carolina may turn to Curtis McElhinney (17-8-1 record, .923 save percentage, 2.24 goals against average).
On the other side of the rink, Florida is 28-35 straight up (SU) and has lost 11.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. 34 of its matches have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just seven have pushed. This season, the team is 16-16 SU as the home team.
The Panthers currently have the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as they’ve converted on 26.7 percent of their extra-man chances this year. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked sixth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.8 percent of all penalties.
James Reimer (23.7 saves per game) has been the top option in goal for the Panthers. Reimer has 14 wins, 21 losses, and six OT losses and has maintained a mediocre 3.02 goals against average and a poor .902 save percentage this year.
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers Betting Picks
Pick: SU Winner – Hurricanes, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Three of the Panthers’ last ten games have ended in a shootout. The team is 1-2 in those games and 3-6 overall in shootouts this season.
- For both of these clubs, the game went over the total in each of their last five outings.
- Two offenses that shoot the puck early and often, Carolina has registered the league’s second-most shots on goal (34.9) and Florida has attempted the fifth-most (33.3).
- Seven of Carolina’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 7-0 in those games.
- Carolina skaters have accounted for the league’s seventh-most hits per game (25.1).
