Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Picks and Prediction, Friday, December 19, 2025
Use Code WWWC The Florida Panthers (18-3-2) will host the Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-2) on Friday night in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference Finals, which the Panthers won in five games.
Both teams are on a roll, and we have the full preview here.
Hurricanes looking for revenge
The Hurricanes are coming into Sunrise, Florida riding a five-game winning streak, most recently an impressive 4-1 road win over Nashville. Carolina has been one of the league’s most consistent road teams with an 11-4-1 record.
The Hurricanes average 3.3 goals per game (5th) and average over 33 shots per game (2nd). Sebastian Aho leads the offense with 29 points and 21 assists, while Seth Jarvis has been the top goal scorer with 19 on the season. Defensively, Carolina is first in the NHL allowing 24.2 shots per game and eighth in goals allowed at 2.7 per game. Pyotr Kochetkov (6-1, 1.95 GAA, .913 save percentage) is expected to get the start at goalie after picking up the win against Nashville.
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The Panthers are a small underdog at home
Florida is coming into this game as a slight dog, despite being on a three-game winning streak, along with taking six of its last seven games. The Panthers most recently picked up a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday to improve to 11-6-2 at home. The Panthers are eighth in the NHL scoring 3.2 goals per game, and 10th getting just over 29 shots on goal per game. Leading the way on offense is Brad Marchand with 37 points, 19 goals, and 18 assists.
Expected to get the nod at goalie Friday is Sergei Bobrovsky (14-8-1, 2.80 GAA, .888 save percentage). As a team, the Panthers are sixth allowing 26.7 shots per game, but only 18th giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers Predictions
Hurricanes vs Panthers Money Line Pick:
- Florida Panthers Money Line +105 (4 units)
At plus money, Florida offers strong value at home. The Panthers’ physical style, recent form, and familiarity with Carolina from last postseason tilt the scales in a near coin-flip game. Bobrovsky’s steadiness, combined with Florida’s ability to convert chances efficiently, makes the home side the preferred play in a tightly contested matchup.
Hurricanes vs Panthers Total Pick:
- Over 5.5 Goals
Although both teams have strong goaltenders, they will be pushed beyond the normal regular-season limits in this one. Both teams are in the top-10 in shots per game and top-5 in shot differential, and also well within the top third in scoring efficiency.
With Florida's defensive struggles, their offense will look to step up in this game, and they should, as they did in the playoffs last season, when the Panthers scored five goals or more in their five games against the Hurricanes. I think this total is too low. I like the over.
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