Carolina at Florida

Florida is favored at home but a team with so many weak spots. They are #25 in goals scored, #27 on the power play and in the middle of the pack in goals allowed. Florida is 2-3 the last five games, off a 3-2 loss to Boston. The Panthers are 17-38 in the fourth game of a 4-in-6 situation, plus 5-16 after scoring 2 or fewer goals in their previous game. The Panthers rank near the bottom of the league in power-play percentage at 16.0 and have gone 1 for 16 with the man advantage in the last six at home. Florida is home from a long five-game road trip, while Carolina is 2-2 the last four games, even winning as a dog of +140. Carolina's Cam Ward has posted a 1.17 goals-against average in splitting his last four starts against Florida, too, so grab the big dog and play Carolina.