Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/26/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, May 26, 2025

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +150, Panthers -180; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +150, Panthers -180; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Hurricanes +150, Panthers -175; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Carolina Hurricanes:  47-30-5 (2nd place, Metropolitan Division)

Florida Panthers:  47-31-4 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

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Carolina Hurricanes:  6-4-0 last 10

Florida Panthers:  7-3-0 last 10

The Hurricanes are entering the playoffs with 99 points, a 47-30-5 record overall, and they were 16-21-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one on the road 6-2. Logan Stankoven and Seth Jarvis each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Logan Stankoven, Sebastian Aho, Brent Burns, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi each led the team in assists with 1 while Logan Stankoven and Shayne Gostisbehere each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Pyotr Kochetkov was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 6 goals on 28 shots with 22 saves and a .786 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 233 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering the playoffs with 98 points, a 47-31-4 record overall, and they were 27-12-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, winning that one at home 6-2. Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each led the team in goals scored with 2 while Jesper Boqvist and Brad Marchand each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jesper Boqvist, Evan Rodrigues, and Matthew Tkachuk each led the team in assists with 2 while Matthew Tkachuk led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 25 shots with 23 saves and a .920 save percentage. Their offense has scored 252 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 of a 7 game series between the 2nd seeded Hurricanes from the Metropolitan Division and the 3rd seeded Panthers from the Atlantic Division for the Eastern Conference Finals of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. The Panthers are leading this series 3-0 after winning game 3 at home. The Panthers took a 3-0 series lead with a 6-2 win over the Hurricanes in the 3rd game of this series and now they have a chance to end this series right here without going back to Carolina for another game. The Panthers have been rolling over the Hurricanes in this series, already winning both of the games in Carolina to start the series, and they have won all 3 games by 3 goals or more too. The Hurricanes haven't been close in any of the games and they are coming off a 6-2 loss that has to be demoralizing. Game 3 was their best game of the series as they were right in the game for 2 periods, once again starting the game trailing but tying it up by the end of the 2nd period. Everything collapsed on them in the 3rd period though, the Panthers scoring 5 goals in that 3rd period and completely taking the game over once again. The Hurricanes have had 2 chances to respond in this series after that first bad loss on home ice in game 1, but they have fallen flat on their faces in every game since then and this series has Panthers sweep written all over it. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game and on the puckline. 

Hurricanes Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, May 26, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 3 Hurricanes 0.

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Carolina Hurricanes: 2-8 (-8.6 units) on the moneyline when trailing in a playoff series. 78-64 (-12.8 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 30-29 (-9.6 units) on the moneyline against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp. 12-6 UNDER after allowing 6 goals or more. 

Florida Panthers: 118-88 (+8.4 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 102-75 (+10.3 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 121-86 (+16.3 units) on the moneyline against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game. 23-16 UNDER in a home game where the total is 5.5.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Chatfield (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. S. Walker (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Fast (RW) Out For Season - Neck.

Florida Panthers:  S. Reinhart (C) Day To Day - Lower Body.

“We were there, we were playing better, and then we just turn pucks over -- and that’s not what we do, no one does that. You can’t do that, can’t do it anytime. Do that in a preseason game, and it will cost you. That team? You turn it over for an odd-man rush and forget it. We know that. That was really demoralizing. We know the margin is tight.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s loss against the Panthers in game 3 of this series on Saturday.

“That is a real inflection point in the game because of having those two guys out. You get Boqvist to come in, and Rodrigues came in, [Tomas] Nosek got more minutes, and that’s kind of where you get to in the playoffs. Somebody else has to block the shot.  When you are on the bench and they do it, you really get a bounce from it." - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Hurricanes in game 3 of this series on Saturday.

LW Taylor Hall

C Sebastian Aho

RW Seth Jarvis

LD Jaccob Slavin

RD Brent Burns

G Pyotr Kochetkov

LW Evan Rodrigues

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Jesper Boqvist

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

Points: S. Aho (74)

Goals: S. Jarvis (32)

Assists: S. Aho (45)

GAA: F. Andersen (2.50)

Points: S. Reinhart (81)

Goals: S. Reinhart (39)

Assists: A. Barkov (51)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.44)

Coaches:

Carolina Hurricanes: Rod Brind'Amour (7th season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)