Panthers vs Hurricanes Picks and Prediction – 5/23/2025

The Florida Panthers remained on the road Thursday night with game two of the East Final in Carolina against the Carolina Hurricanes. Florida comes into this game having won four of the last five overall including Game 1 of this series following a three goal victory. Offensively Florida averaged three goals on 31.6 shots per game during the regular season would have scored 19 total goals over their last five outings. Defensively Florida was mediocre in the regular season allowing 2.72 goals and 26.2 shots but have given up 6  total goals over their last five outings. Stay in the action with our NHL Picks.

Eetu Luostarinen is leading the Florida offense in the postseason with 13 points and 9 assists through 13 games played. Brad Marchand has 12 points and Aleksander Barkov is third on the roster with 11 points overall. Sam Bennett has 10 points and leads Florida with seven goals in 13 games played.

The Carolina Hurricanes remain at home Thursday down by one game in this series. Carolina won 47 games are in the regular season would have dropped two of the last five in the playoffs. Offensively Carolina scored the puck well this year averaging 3.24 goals and 31.7 shots per game. Defensively Carolina allowed just 2.81 goals on 25.9 shots per game but have given up an average of four goals per game in each of their last two losses.

Seth Jarvis is the offensive leader for Carolina in the playoffs with 12 points and eight assists overall. Sebastian Aho is second on the team with 11 points and Shayne Gotisbehere is 4th on the roster with eight points scored. Andrei Scevhinkov is third on the team with 10 points and leads the way with eight goals scored.

Carolina has been tremendous at home in the playoffs but faltered in game 1. Look for the Hurricanes to come into Thursday night locked in and focused. Take the Hurricanes Thursday night to do the work as they even the series with a home win. Final Score Prediction, Carolina Hurricanes win 4-2.