Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/20/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Venue:  Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +105, Hurricanes -125; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +100, Hurricanes -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Florida Panthers:  6-4-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  8-1-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering the playoffs with 98 points, a 47-31-4 record overall, and they were 20-19-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last game, winning that one on the road 6-1. Eetu Luostarinen, Brad Marchand, Seth Jones, Jonah Gadjovich, Anton Lundell, and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Eetu Luostarinen, Brad Marchand, and Aleksander Barkov each led the team in assists with 2 while Eetu Luostarinen, Seth Jones, Anton Lundell, and Aaron Ekblad each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 20 shots with 19 saves and a .950 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 Hurricanes are entering the playoffs with 99 points, a 47-30-5 record overall, and they were 31-9-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Washington Capitals in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-1. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal, and Andrei Svechnikov each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Seth Jarvis, Jordan Martinook, and Sean Walker each led the team in assists with 1 while Seth Jarvis led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 19 shots with 18 saves and a .947 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 current betting odds have the Hurricanes listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 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 coming off a 4-3 series win over the Maple Leafs while the Hurricanes are coming off a 4-1 series win over the Capitals. The Panthers just played a really up and down series with the Maple Leafs as they were behind for some of that series and then took a lead before needing game 7 to finish it off. They won that series with a big 6-1 road win in game 7, but that game 7 was also on Sunday night and now the Panthers are going to be on the road again with a short turnaround. The Panthers weren't a great road team this season either while the Hurricanes were great on home ice with one of the best home records in the entire NHL. The Hurricanes also have a big rest advantage since they have been off since last week and have been waiting at home for this series to start. Now they are getting a Panthers team coming off a tough 7 game series and only has 1 day of rest in between, they are not going to come out strong in this 1st game of this series and the Hurricanes can take advantage of that. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Panthers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Panthers 1.

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Florida Panthers: 65-59 (-17.1 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite. 101-76 (-6.8 units) on the moneyline off a win in their previous game. 40-46 (-24.8 units) on the moneyline when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%). 10-5 UNDER in the conference finals. 

Carolina Hurricanes: 98-41 (+18.1 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite. 100-62 (+6.3 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 102-65 (+6.6 units) on the moneyline against good passing teams - averaging 5 or more assists per game. 5-2 UNDER in the 1st game of a playoff series. 

Florida Panthers:  None.

Carolina Hurricanes:  J. Chatfield (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed. M. Jankowski (C) Day To Day - Undisclosed. J. Fast (RW) Out For Season - Neck.

“If the core foundation of your game is the simplest things, it doesn’t matter how your hands feel, it doesn’t matter how your body feels, it doesn’t matter how well you execute. If it’s how comfortable you are in hard situations, then you have a chance. We talk about Game 7 in training camp. We want to play a style of game that gives us a chance to win tonight. It gave us a chance to win tonight.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Maple Leafs in game 7 of that series on Sunday.

“There's a couple other [saves], but that one in particular. All of a sudden, we have that breakdown, and there's a save. And he bails us out. And that's what great goaltending does for a team, and obviously we hope that continues.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Capitals in game 5 of that series on Thursday.

LW Evan Rodrigues

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

LW Andrei Svechnikov

C Sebastian Aho

RW Seth Jarvis

LD Jaccob Slavin

RD Brent Burns

G Frederik Andersen

Points: S. Reinhart (81)

Goals: S. Reinhart (39)

Assists: A. Barkov (51)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.44)

Points: S. Aho (74)

Goals: S. Jarvis (32)

Assists: S. Aho (45)

GAA: F. Andersen (2.50)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)

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