Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers Prediction 12/19/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers meet Friday in NHL action from the Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers prediction.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over Nashville last time out to sit at 22-9-2 this season. After this game, Carolina will head on the road for a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Hurricanes Win 5 In A Row

Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 29 points including 11 goals and 18 assists while Seth Jarvis has 27 points with a team-high 19 goals. Jackson Blake’s added 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists while Logan Stankoven has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 23 points with 8 goals and 15 assists of his own this season. Taylor Hall has also chipped in 17 points with 7 goals and 10 assists. Shayne Gostisbehere has 24 points with 21 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 20 points with 7 goals and 13 assists. In goal for Carolina, Frederik Andersen has gone 5-7-2 with a 3.15 GAA and an .875 save percentage while Brandon Bussi is 11-1 with a 2.05 GAA and a .911 save percentage this season. Pyotr Kochetkov is also 6-1 with a 1.95 GAA and a .913 save percentage as well this season.

Florida Panthers Recap

The Florida Panthers come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings last time out to sit at 18-13-2 this season. After this game, Florida will head home for a game against the St. Louis Blues.

Panthers Win 3 Straight & 6 Of 7

Brad Marchand leads the Panthers with 37 points including a team-high 19 goals and 18 assists while Anton Lundell has 27 points with 11 goals and 16 assists. Sam Reinhart’s chipped in 32 points with 17 goals and 15 assists while Seth Jones has 19 points with 5 goals and 14 assists and Sam Bennett ha 22 points with 11 goals and 11 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 27 points with 11 goals and 16 assists and Evan Rodrigues has 16 points with 8 goals and 8 assists. Mackie Samoskevich has 17 points with 4 goals and 13 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky’s gone 14-8-1 with a 2.80 GAA and an .888 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov has gone 4-5-1 with a 2.76 GAA and a .906 save percentage so far this season.

Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers Betting Trends: December 19, 2025

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Panthers have won each of their last four games as underdogs against the Hurricanes.
• The Hurricanes have lost 10 of their last 13 games as road favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as favorites following a road win.
• The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last six games as home underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Panthers have won the first period in each of their last six games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last five games.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight Friday home games.
• The road team has covered the puck line in five of the last six games between the Hurricanes and Panthers.
• The road team has won the second period in each of the last five games between the Hurricanes and Panthers.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Panthers’ last four night games at Amerant Bank Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Hurricanes’ last four games against the Panthers following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last eight games as road favorites against the Panthers.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Panthers’ last seven games.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Seth Jones has recorded an assist in each of the Panthers’ last four games as underdogs.
• Aleksander Barkov has scored at least one goal in each of the Panthers’ last five games as home underdogs against the Hurricanes.
• Sam Reinhart ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (5) this season.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Nikolaj Ehlers has scored a goal in six of his last seven appearances at Amerant Bank Arena.
• Alexander Nikishin has recorded an assist in three of the Hurricanes’ last four games.
• Alexander Nikishin has recorded 15 career hits against the Panthers – most against any opponent (including playoffs).

Matchup/League Facts

• The Florida Panthers rank T8th in the league for goals per game this season (3.18).
• The Florida Panthers rank T5th in the league in short handed goals this season (4).
• The Carolina Hurricanes are one of four teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
• The Carolina Hurricanes rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.27).

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers Prediction

I’m on the under in this one. I just think this is going to be a showcase between two of the better goaltending rooms in all of the NHL and I think that this game is going to have more of a playoff type atmosphere in this arena. I’m looking for a 3-2 kind of game here so I’ll lean towards the under here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Under 5.5