Florida has been the typical story of a team getting hot at the right time, but now it gets even tougher for the Panthers as they're up against Carolina, which finished with the second-best record in the regular season and has won 33 of 47 home games, including the postseason. Florida actually has been outshot so far in the playoffs, but that has been overcome by the play of Sergei Bobrovsky, who stopped 164 of 174 shots against Toronto. Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen has been the better netminder throughout the season with a 2.48 goals-against average although he missed a couple months due to an injury and he is 21-8 since returning. The Panthers are 6-2-1 OVER their past nine games, including four of the past five, and they are 5-1-1 OVER after allowing two or fewer goals their previous game. The Hurricanes are 21-6 versus an opponent that allowed two or fewer goals its previous game and 19-7 overall playing with at least three days rest. Take the Hurricanes on the puck line and the OVER.
This pick was released to clients on May 18, 2024 at 10:27AM ET.
NHL
Florida at Carolina
May 18, 2023
8:10 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Carolina -1.5 goals +180 (puckline) (risk 1.5 to return 4.2)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total OVER 5.5 -125 (risk 1 to return 1.8)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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