Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction 5/22/25 NHL Picks

The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes meet Monday in the NHL playoffs Game 2 at the Lenovo Center. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction. This article will include a Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Pick.

Florida Panthers Betting Preview 

The Florida Panthers look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. The Panthers have won six of their eight road playoff games. The Panthers have allowed two or less goals in five straight games. 

The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.85 goals per game and are scoring 23.8 percent of their power-play opportunities. Sam Bennett leads Florida with 7 goals, Eetu Luostarinen has 9 assists, and Sam Reinhart has 41 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.38 goals per game and are killing 88.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 30 goals on 317 shots faced.

Carolina Hurricanes Betting Preview 

The Carolina Hurricanes need a win to even up the series at 1-1. The Hurricanes are 8-3 in these NHL playoffs and 5-1 at home. The Hurricanes haven’t lost back-to-back games since April 16-17. 

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.27 goals per game and are scoring 27.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with 8 goals, Seth Jarvis has 8 assists, and Sebastian Aho has 28 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.09 goals per game and are killing 87.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederik Andersen has given up 17 goals on 209 shots faced, and Pyotr Kochetkov has allowed 5 goals on 50 shots.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last 14 home games following a loss.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in each of their last four night games against the Panthers following a loss.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Panthers have lost the third period in each of their last four games at Lenovo Center when trailing after the second period.

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Hurricanes have lost each of their last seven games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Panthers have won five of their last six games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Panthers have covered the puck line in 29 of their last 32 games as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Hurricanes have lost the third period in each of their last five games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents at Lenovo Center when trailing after the second period.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Seth Jarvis has scored at least one goal in each of the Hurricanes’ last six Thursday night home games.
• Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one assist in each of the Hurricanes’ last eight night Game 2s of a playoff series.
• Sebastian Aho has recorded at least one point in each of the Hurricanes’ last nine Game 2s of a playoff series.
• Sebastian Aho ranks T5th in the league for Game Winning Goals (9) this season.

Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts

• Sam Bennett has scored a goal in five of the Panthers’ last six games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Eetu Luostarinen has recorded at least one point in each of the Panthers’ last six road playoff games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Sam Reinhart has recorded at least one assist in each of the Panthers’ last seven Thursday night games.
• Aleksander Barkov ranks T1st in the Eastern Conference for shootout goals (4) this season.

Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Injury Report 

The Hurricanes will be without Jesper Fast. Mark Jankowski and Jalen Chatfield are questionable.

The Panthers don’t have any players listed on their injury report.

Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction

The Hurricanes are going to be favored because they’re at home where they’ve won 36 games, and it’s a must-win if they’re serious about this series. You can’t lose the first two games at home and honestly expect to win. With that said, the value remains with the Panthers and the plus money. The Panthers have won seven of the last 10 games against the Hurricanes and are 5-0 against them in the playoffs all-time. The Panthers have outscored the Canes 18-8 in the last four meetings. The Panthers are back to playing elite level defense and the physicality has picked up. I’m going to keep grabbing the more favorable price with the Panthers when I can get it, as they’re back to looking like the team to beat.