Friday’s NHL slate features a matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers at PNC Arena, with the puck dropping at 3:00 PM ET. Whether you’re wanting to place a single bet or intend to put together a parlay, you’ll want to take a look at our picks and predictions in the article below.

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Hurricanes vs. Panthers Picks

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Total Pick

Pick OU: Over 5.5 (model projecting 6.7 goals)

• A total of 14 Carolina games this season have gone over Friday’s total of 5.5 goals.
• There have been 16 Florida games with more than 5.5 goals this season.
• These two teams combine for 7.4 goals per game, 1.9299999999999997 more than the total for this contest.
• These two teams are conceding a combined 5.9 goals per game, 0.4 more than this contest’s over/under.

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Moneyline Pick

Hurricanes Moneyline: -137

• The Hurricanes have been victorious in 15 of their 20 games when they were favored on the moneyline this season (75.0%).
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -137 or shorter, Carolina is 13-4 (winning 76.5% of the time).
• Based on the moneyline in this matchup, the Hurricanes’ implied win probability is 57.8%.

Panthers Moneyline: +114

• Florida has earned an upset victory three times when playing as the underdog on the moneyline this season (in five games as the underdog).
• The Panthers have won both of their games with moneyline odds of +114 or longer.
• Florida’s implied probability to win is 46.7% based on the moneyline odds.

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Score Prediction

Prediction:
Carolina 5, Florida 2

Hurricanes Points Leaders

• One of Carolina’s top offensive players this season is Martin Necas, who has put up 37 points in 22 games.
• Having scored seven goals and adding 17 assists, Sebastian Aho is a strong contributor for Carolina through 22 games.
• Andrei Svechnikov has contributed 18 points for Carolina in 22 games this season, netting a goal on 10.7% of his shots and putting up eight goals and 10 assists.
• In the 13 games Pyotr Kochetkov has played this season, his save percentage is .903, 29th in the league.

Panthers Points Leaders

• Sam Reinhart has recorded 17 goals (0.7 per game) and collected 15 assists (0.7 per game), taking 2.7 shots per game and shooting 27.9%. That makes him among the leaders for Florida with 32 total points (1.4 per game).
• Florida’s Aleksander Barkov Jr. has racked up 21 total points (0.9 per game), with five goals and 16 assists.
• Florida’s Sam Bennett has 21 points, courtesy of 10 goals (second on team) and 11 assists (fourth).
• Sergei Bobrovsky’s record stands at 10-5-1 on the season, giving up 48 goals (3.0 goals against average) and collecting 384 saves with an .889 save percentage (47th in the league).

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Carolina vs. Florida Game Info

• Date: Friday, November 29, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
• Venue: PNC Arena

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