The Carolina Hurricanes host the Florida Panthers in the first game of the Stanley Cup Semifinals at PNC Arena on Tuesday, May 20, starting at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $35.38
Hurricanes to win vs Panthers -130
Hurricanes vs. Panthers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Hurricanes (-130)
- Underdog: Panthers (+110)
- Over/under: 5.5
Hurricanes vs. Panthers Quick Facts
- Carolina and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 47 of 92 games this season.
- Florida’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 49 of 94 chances this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.2, is 0.7 above Tuesday’s over/under.
- This game’s over/under is 0.0 less than the 5.5 goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Hurricanes Season Stat Insights
- The Hurricanes create the ninth-most goals in the league, averaging 3.2 per game for a total of 266 this season.
- On defense, Carolina is one of the best units in NHL action, giving up 230 total goals to rank 10th.
- The team’s goal differential is ninth-best in the league at +36.
- Carolina has recorded 46 power-play goals on 246 chances this season, to rank 20th in the league.
- The Hurricanes are ranked 25th in the league with an 18.7% power-play conversion rate this season.
- Carolina has scored a total of 10 shorthanded goals this season.
- The Hurricanes have a league-pacing 83.61% penalty-kill percentage this season.
- The Hurricanes’ players have posted the sixth-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 52.7%.
- Carolina scores on 10.2% of its shots as a team, ranking 22nd in the league.
- The Hurricanes’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.2 hits and 11.6 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Moneyline
- Carolina has won 52 of its 84 games as a favorite this season.
- In 80 games with shorter than -130 moneyline odds this season, the Hurricanes have won 52.
- There is a 56.5% chance that Carolina wins this game, per the moneyline.
Hurricanes Leaders
- Sebastian Aho: 29 goals and 45 assists
- Seth Jarvis: 32 goals and 35 assists
- Andrei Svechnikov: 20 goals and 28 assists
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 27-16-3 record, .897 save percentage, 121 goals given up
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Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Panthers Season Stats Insights
- The Panthers have the NHL’s 15th-ranked scoring offense (246 total goals, three per game).
- Florida has given up 2.7 goals per game, and 223 total, the seventh-fewest among all league teams.
- Their +23 goal differential ranks 11th in the league.
- Florida has put up 56 power-play goals this season, which are the ninth-most in the NHL (on 235 chances).
- The Panthers’ power-play conversion rate (23.83%) ranks 11th in the league.
- Florida has scored 12 shorthanded goals this season (second in NHL).
- The 80.42% of opponent power plays the Panthers kill is the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Panthers win 49.5% of their faceoffs. That’s the 20th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
- Florida’s collective 9.5% shooting percentage ranks 28th in the league.
- The Panthers have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Panthers Moneyline Insights
- The Panthers have been the underdog 17 times this season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 52.9%, of those games.
- Florida is 5-4 when it is underdogs of +110 or longer on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Panthers have a 47.6% chance to win.
Panthers Leaders
- Sam Reinhart: 39 goals and 42 assists
- Aleksander Barkov Jr.: 20 goals and 51 assists
- Matthew Tkachuk: 22 goals and 35 assists
- Sergei Bobrovsky: 33-19-2 record, .906 save percentage, 130 goals given up
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