Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes Odds, Picks, and Predictions (02/16/22)

By Scott Steinberg | Feb 16, 2022, 4:30am

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Due to the scheduled All-Star and Olympic break, the Florida Panthers last played on February 1^st, losing 5-2 to the New York Rangers. Florida is 32-10-5 with 69 points, first in the Atlantic Division. The Panthers are 19-5-3 against conference opponents. On Saturday evening, Carolina lost 3-2 to Minnesota, finishing up their four-game road trip 1-2-1. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the third period with the Hurricanes down 3-0, but the Wild held on for the victory. Carolina is 32-11-3 with 67 points, second in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes are 17-5-2 in their last 24 games and will play their first home game in 17 days against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. In their last meeting on January 8^th, Florida beat Carolina, 4-3. Carter Verhaeghe totaled two goals for the Panthers in the contest.

Florida Panthers Vs. Carolina Hurricanes Betting Odds

The Panthers are 6-1 in their last seven-game vs. Eastern Conference opponents. Over is 4-0 in Florida’s last four road games. The Panthers are 8-1 in their last nine games vs. a team with a winning record. Florida opened the season at +2000 to win the Stanley Cup, now they are listed at +700 to win the 2021-22 Stanley Cup. The home team is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between Florida and Carolina. The Hurricanes are 2-7 in their last nine Wednesday games. Over is 5-1 in Carolina’s last six-game vs. Atlantic Division foes. The Hurricanes are 8-2 in their last 10 games playing on three or more days rest; they last played on Saturday against the Wild. Carolina opened the season at +1400 to win the franchise’s second Stanley Cup now they are +1200 to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup.

Florida Panthers Odds

All-Star Jonathan Huberdeau is tied for second in the league in scoring with 64 points and leads the NHL in assists with 47. The winger has six points in his last five games (one goal and five assists). The third pick in the 2011 draft, has scored 19 points on the power play and has scored two game-winning goals this campaign. He’s a +19 and is averaging 19:11 of ice time per game. Huberdeau is +650 to win the Hart Trophy. Sam Reinhart is second on the team in scoring with 44 points (16 goals and 28 assists). Reinhart has nine points in his last five games (four goals and five assists). In his first season in Florida, he’s a +18 with 12 points on the power play (five goals and seven assists) and three game-winning goals. Aleksander Barkov has 40 points in 34 games this season; he’s tied for the team lead in goals with 21. The 2020-21 Selke Trophy winner is a +17 and has scored three goals in his last five games. Anthony Duclair has 35 points in 39 games this season (19 goals and 16 assists). He’s third on the team in plus/minus at +24 while averaging 15:14 of ice time per game. Rookie center Anton Lundell has 32 points in 43 games. He ranks third among rookies in the NHL in assists with 22 this campaign. Sam Bennett is tied for the team lead in goals with 21 and had 30 points overall in 37 games. He has seven goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Florida. The veteran center leads the Panthers in game-winning goals with six this season. On the year, Bennett is a +20 and is averaging 17:28 of ice time per game.Defenseman Aaron Ekblad is seventh in the NHL in plus/minus at +29. He leads the Panthers defensive group in points with 41 in 46 games (10 goals and 31 assists). The number one pick in the 2014 draft has scored 15 points on the power play (two goals and 13 assists). He’s averaging 25:17 of ice time per game, with 49 blocked shots and 45 hits. Ekblad is +1500 to win the Norris Trophy this season. MacKenzie Weegar a +23, has played in 47 games and has 27 points in 2021-22 (four goals and 23 assists). The sixth-year defenseman leads the team in blocked shots with 96 and is second on the club with 120 hits. Radko Gudas leads the NHL in hits with 199. He’s a +23, with 11 assists and is averaging 18:42 of ice time per game this season.

Sergei Bobrovsky has made 32 starts this season. In 2021-22, he has 23 victories which is tied for third in the NHL. Additionally, he has a .920 save percentage and a 2.56 GAA. Bobrovsky is +1500 to win the Vezina Trophy. Spencer Knight, a first-round pick in 2019 is 9-6-2 with .898 save percentage and a 3.22 GAA.

Carolina Hurricanes Odds

Forward Sebastian Aho leads the team in scoring with 48 points (21 goals and 27 assists). He’s a +13 and leads the team in power play goals with nine. Aho is averaging 19:04 of ice time per game. For his career, he averages .90 points per game. Andrei Svechnikov, the second pick in the 2018 draft is second on the team in scoring with 44 points (20 goals and 24 assists). He’s a +12 on the season and is averaging 17:09 of ice time per game. Svechnikov has scored 11 goals in his last 17 games. Teuvo Teravainen has 36 points in 41 games this year (11 goals and 25 assists). A fluid skater and good puck handler, Teravainen has 18 points on the power play in 2021-22 (six goals and 12 assists. The Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks is tied for the team lead in plus/minus at +15 and is averaging 18:00 of ice time per game. Vincent Trocheck has 32 points in 46 games (13 goals and 19 assists) this year. He’s +12 with 107 hits (second the team) and has won 54% of his face-offs this year. Captain Jordan Staal has 14 points on the year (three goals and 11 assists), but he’s won 57.9% of his face-offs and leads the team in hits with 137.

Anthony DeAngelo leads Carolina defensemen in points with 38 (eight goals and 30 assists). He has five points in his last five games (one goal and four assists). DeAngelo has 15 points (one goal and 14 assists) on the power play in 2021-22. In his first season with the Hurricanes, he’s tied for the team lead in plus/minus at +15 and is averaging 19:50 of ice time per game. Jacob Slavin is a reliable force on the blueline for the Hurricanes. He has 25 points (two goals and 23 assists), while blocking 79 shots and has a team leading 47 takeaways. Brady Skjei has played in 46 games and has recorded 18 points on the campaign (six goals and 12 assists). He’s a +13 and is averaging 20:43 of ice time per game. Skjei has 41 blocked shots and delivered 55 hits on the year.

Frederik Andersen has started 32 games in goal for the Hurricanes this season. He’s 25-7-1 with a .929 save percentage; third in the NHL and his 2.04 GAA second in the league. Andersen is 14-2-1 in his last 17 starts, with just 34 goals allowed during that stretch.

Prediction

This game pits the highest scoring team in the league the Florida Panthers and the team that yields the least number of goals per game in the Carolina Hurricanes. Florida is scoring 4.1 goals per game, first in the league and taking 36.6 shots per game, first overall. Defensively the Panthers are allowing 2.9 goals per game, ranked 18^th overall in the league. Carolina is scoring 3.5 goals per game, ranking them sixth in the NHL and attempting 33.5 shots per game, 10^th overall. On the defensive side, the Hurricanes are allowing 2.4 goals per game which ranks first in the NHL and allowing 28.5 shots per game, second overall.

The Panthers are playing fantastic hockey with one of the best scorers in the NHL, Jonathan Huberdeau and one of the top defensemen in the league, Aaron Ekbland playing at the top of their game. But, with the Hurricanes playing their first home in 17 games, the players and their raucous fans will certainly be happy to be playing in North Carolina. Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov are two of the most dangerous forwards in the NHL while the defense is the best in the NHL. I’m going with Carolina and under 6.5 combined goals scored in this game.

Scott Steinberg

Scott has been a sports fan since he received a New York Mets jacket as a toddler. He’s been playing fantasy baseball and football for over 20 years, dating back to Frank Thomas being one of his first fantasy baseball picks. As a professional, he has covered the NFL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB and is looked to as the go-to guy for fantasy sports amongst family, friends, and co-workers.