Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 11/10/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Florida Panthers

Date: Friday, November 10, 2023

Location: FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-110) Panthers (-110)

The Florida Panthers (7-4-1) will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (8-5-0) at FLA Live Arena on Friday. The odds on this game have Carolina at -110 and Florida is priced at -110. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 victory against the Sabres their last time out. The Hurricanes had a middle of the road offensive output in the win. In the outing, they converted 3 out of the 27 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 4 chances on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. Carolina accrued 8 penalty minutes in this contest.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have racked up 44 goals (7th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 44. For the season, they have accumulated 16 points and their points percentage is .615. Carolina skates onto the rink with 49 power play opportunities and they have notched 13 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 26.53%. When at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 32 goals while getting 31 on offense. Carolina has tried 451 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.8%. The Hurricanes so far have had 334 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .868. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have 50 power play tries (4th in pro hockey) and have scored 12 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Pyotr Kochetkov. The opposition has been able to score 74 goals against Kochetkov in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.60. Kochetkov has participated in 30 contests during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .902 for his 1,706 mins guarding the cage. He has earned a mark of 15-10-5 and he started in 27 games. For his career, Kochetkov is sitting with 15 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .556. Kochetkov has seen 755 shots taken against him and has accrued 681 saves.

Their last time out, Florida played the Capitals in a game where the Panthers took home the win by a mark of 4-3. The Panthers converted 4 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they took. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this matchup but didn't score a goal.

The Panthers have scored 30 goals at even strength and 5 goals (25th in hockey) while on the power play. Florida has taken 412 shots (5th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.50%, while allowing their opponents 335 shots. So far this year, the Florida Panthers have tallied 35 goals, 15 points, and a points percentage of .625. They have allowed 35 goals to be scored by way of 24 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 38 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 13.16%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 72.50% on their oppositions 40 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Sergei Bobrovsky defending the goal. Bobrovsky is sitting with a career record of 366-210-52 and has been in goal for 652 contests. Bobrovsky's quality start percentage comes out to 57.2% and he has made 364 quality starts in his professional career. He has accrued 17,486 stops out of the 19,116 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .915. Teams are averaging 2.61 goals per game and he has surrendered 1,630 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 636 games and has played for a total of 37,506 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Florida (-110)

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