Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/28/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Venue:  Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers -115, Hurricanes -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers -115, Hurricanes -105; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers -115, Hurricanes -105; 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:  7-3-0 last 10

Carolina Hurricanes:  6-4-0 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 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes in their last game, losing that one at home 3-0. No one on the team scored a goal for them or recorded an assist in that one. Evan Rodrigues led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 26 shots with 25 saves and a .962 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 Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-0. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal, and Logan Stankoven each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Brent Burns, Seth Jarvis, Alexander Nikishin, and Andrei Svechnikov each led the team in assists with 1 while Sebastian Aho led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Frederik Andersen was the starting goalie in that game and he recorded the shutout as he allowed 0 goals on 20 shots with 20 saves and a 1.000 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 underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 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 3-1 after the Hurricanes won game 4 on the road. The Hurricanes made it a 3-1 series lead for the Panthers with a 3-0 win over them in the 4th game of this series and they finally looked like they had some life. They have looked terrible in the first 3 games of this series, always playing from behind and struggling to score goals, but now they are coming off a shutout win. That was a big win for them too since it ended a 15 game losing streak in the Eastern Conference Finals, and now they are going to have some momentum on their side coming back home. The Hurricanes looked terrible in the first 2 home games of this series, but they have looked a lot better on home ice for most of the season and will play a lot better now that they are coming off a win. The Panthers have been rolling in their road games lately, but they weren't a great road team during the regular season so the Hurricanes can take advantage of that with another quick start in this game. The Hurricanes looked like the more desperate team in that game as they were the better team from start to finish, and now that they have some life, expect them to play much better on home ice and follow up with another win to keep their season alive. The best way to place a bet here is on the Hurricanes to win this game. 

Panthers Hurricanes Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, May 28, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Hurricanes 3 Panthers 1.

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Florida Panthers: 52-31 (+7.2 units) on the moneyline as a road favorite of -200 or less. 118-89 (+6.7 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 102-76 (+8.6 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 12-7 UNDER in the conference finals.

Carolina Hurricanes: 1-7 (-7.3 units) on the moneyline in the conference finals. 79-64 (-11.3 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 31-29 (-8.1 units) on the moneyline against good possession teams-averaging 3+ more shots on goal than opp. 18-11 UNDER off a road blowout win by 3 goals or more.

Florida Panthers:  A. Greer (LW) Day To Day - Undisclosed. N. Mikkola (D) Day To Day - Upper Body. S. Reinhart (C) Day To Day - Lower Body.

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

“You’ll always look at it in your end, and you will be able to find lots of stuff [where] we were looking for something better. You will always play a slow game when you do that. I am exceptionally happy with the learning opportunity. Give Carolina credit. They were quick, they closed the gap, blocked some shots, hustled real hard. (They) played a great game.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s loss against the Hurricanes in game 4 of this series on Monday.

“Right from the start we were good all night. That’s how we need to play if we’re going to have a chance, and we gave ourselves a chance. Everything was solid tonight. The goalie was great when he needed to be, the penalty kill was phenomenal (4-for-4). That was obviously more like it.” - Rod Brind’Amour after his team’s win against the Panthers in game 4 of this series on Monday.

LW Evan Rodrigues

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Jesper Boqvist

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)