Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/14/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, March 14, 2024

Venue:  PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  6 goals

Florida Panthers:  45-17-4 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

Carolina Hurricanes:  39-20-6 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  6-3-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game with 94 points, a 45-17-4 record overall, and they are 24-8-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Dallas Stars in their last game, winning that one on the road 4-3. Aleksander Barkov led the team in goals scored with 2 while Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Brandon Montour, Matthew Tkachuk, and Carter Verhaeghe each led the team in assists with 2 while Brandon Montour led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 30 shots with 27 saves and a .900 save percentage. Their offense has scored 221 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 156 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The Hurricanes are entering this game with 84 points, a 39-20-6 record overall, and they are 21-9-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the New York Rangers in their last game, losing that one at home 1-0. No one on the team scored a goal or recorded an assist for them in that game. Andrei Svechnikov led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Pyotr Kochetkov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 24 shots with 23 saves and a .958 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 216 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 178 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Hurricanes have looked really good in their games this season with their 39-20-6 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division in the East and in a playoff spot right now. They have looked great in their games on home ice this year with their 21-9-4 home record and they are also fighting to get the 1st place spot in their division. Meanwhile, the Panthers have looked great in their games this season with their 45-17-4 record overall which has them leading their division in the East with one of the best records in the entire NHL right now. They have also looked great in their road games this year with their 24-8-2 road record. The Panthers have been the hotter team coming into this one with their 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games and their 2 wins in a row now too, but they were also very fortunate in their last one as they were trailing 3-0 to the Stars and found a way to come back late in the 3rd period. The signs were showing in that game though and as hot as this team has been lately, they are due for a loss sooner or later and this is the perfect situation in what could be a playoff preview here. The Hurricanes have still been hot themselves lately with their 6-3-1 record in their last 10 games and they are also coming off of a really close 1-0 loss on home ice against the Rangers in their last one so they will be looking to bounce back here against another strong team in the NHL. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game.

Panthers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Thursday, March 14, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 2 Panthers 1.

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Florida Panthers: 45-21 (+11.7 units) on the moneyline in all games. 31-13 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 17-2 (+14 units) on the moneyline after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games. 39-24 UNDER in all games. 21-11 UNDER in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 14-7 UNDER after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored.

Carolina Hurricanes: 53-39 (-9.5 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 39-29 (-7.7 units) on the moneyline after playing 2 consecutive home games. 25-21 (-10.8 units) on the moneyline after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 24-13 UNDER off a home loss. 14-6 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive home games. 8-4 UNDER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game.

Florida Panthers:  E. Rodrigues (C) Ques Thurs - Lower Body. A. Ekblad (D) Late March - Lower Body.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Drury (C) Ques Thurs - Lower Body.

"We went through the first 30 minutes for sure, possibly two periods, we didn’t look the way we were supposed to look. It just wasn’t right, wasn’t hard enough. That’s all we needed in the third. It wasn’t about winning the game. .... To not have anything going on for two periods and then get to play hard the way we need to play, that’s a really important thing to carry with you.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Stars in their game on Tuesday.

“We didn’t generate probably enough to put the heat on them.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Rangers in their game on Tuesday.

LW Tarasenko, Vladimir

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekman-Larsson, Oliver

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Svechnikov, Andrei

C Aho, Sebastian

RW Teräväinen, Teuvo

LD Slavin, Jaccob

RD Burns, Brent

G Kochetkov, Pyotr

Points: S. Reinhart (77)

Goals: S. Reinhart (46)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (53)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.02)

Points: S. Aho (68)

Goals: S. Aho (25)

Assists: S. Aho (43)

GAA: P. Kochetkov (2.35)

Coaches: 

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)

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