Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes - 3/7/21 NHL Picks and Prediction
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Carolina Hurricanes (16-6-1) vs Florida Panthers (15-4-4)
Game Info: Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 5:00 pm (PNC Arena)
Betting Odds: Carolina Hurricanes -138 / Florida Panthers +115 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the PNC Arena on Sunday afternoon.
The Florida Panthers will look to build on a 6-2 win over Nashville last time out. Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers in scoring with 28 points including a team-high 10 goals with 18 assists while Aleksander Barkov has 26 points with 8 goals and 18 assists. Patric Hornqvist has 20 points with 9 goals with 11 assists and Aaron Ekblad also has 17 points with 9 goals and 8 assists. Keith Yandle and Carter Verhaeghe each have 16 points with Yandle chipping in 13 assists while Verhaeghe has 16 points split between 8 goals and 8 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky and Chris Driedger continue to split time in goal for Florida, with Bobrovsky logging 8 wins and a 3.02 GAA in his 12 appearances while Driedger has 7 wins in his 11 appearances with a 2.25 GAA.
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to build on a 5-2 win over Detroit last time out. Vincent Trocheck leads the ‘Canes with 21 points coming on a team-high 12 goals with 9 assists while Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov all have 8 goals with Staal and Aho each having 12 assists for their 20-point tallies respectively, while Svechnikov has 11 assists for his 19 points. Martin Necas has 17 points with 4 goals and 13 helpers while Dougie Hamilton has 16 points with 15 assists and Nino Niederreiter has 10 goals and 5 assists for his 15 points this year. James Reimer continues to start the majority of Carolina’s action between the pipes, going 10-3 with a 2.90 GAA while Alex Nedeljkovic has a 4-3 record with a shutout and a 2.26 GAA.
Florida is 6-1 in their last 7 road games and 5-2 in their last 7 games as a road underdog while the under is 5-0-1 in their last 6 games playing on no rest. Carolina is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall and 7-2 in their last 9 home games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games as a home favorite. The road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings between these two teams.
We talk occasionally about 3-way/60 minute lines, and how the tie could hold value in certain spots because a lot of times you could get 2.5 or 3 times your money if the game is tied after 60 minutes. The three meetings this season between Carolina and Florida have all gone to OT, and I think this could be a good value spot for it.
Chris’s Pick 3-way/60 minute draw +300
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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