Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/6/21

The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers meet Saturday in NHL action at the FLA Live Arena. The Carolina Hurricanes look for a win to build on their perfect 9-0-0 record. The Florida Panthers look for a win to build on their impressive 9-0-1 record.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 4.11 goals per game and are scoring on 26.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Andrei Svechnikov leads Carolina with 7 goals, Tony DeAngelo has 8 assists and Teuvo Teravainen has 25 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 1.67 goals per game and are killing 90.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederick Anderson has allowed 12 goals on 235 shots faced, and Antti Rant has allowed 3 goals on 26 goals.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 4.10 goals per game and are scoring on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Anthony Duclair leads Florida with 7 goals, Jonathan Huberdeau has 9 assists and Aaron Ekblad has 33 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.10 goals per game and are killing 86.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 11 goals on 211 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 10 goals on 114 shots.

The Hurricanes are 4-0 in their last 4 road games and 9-0 in their last 9 overall. The Panthers are 21-6 in their last 27 home games and 35-16 in their last 51 overall. The under is 5-1 in Hurricanes last 6 games playing on 2 days rest. The under is 6-2-1 in Panthers last 9 overall. The Hurricanes are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Florida.

Talk about a must-see game. The Florida Panthers probably should be the favorites here because of the home ice. However, we’re getting plus money with a perfect Hurricanes squad, a team that’s also won six of the last seven meetings against the Panthers. The Hurricanes beat up on the Panthers last year. This year’s club has a different feel to it, but it’s hard to turn down the Canes in the underdog role.