Florida Panthers (8-4-0) at Carolina Hurricanes (8-1-1)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Tuesday, May 20
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: TNT/truTV/MAX/Sportsnet
Radio:
Florida – 560 AM WQAM
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Florida -1.5 ML +100
Carolina -1.5 ML -120
O/U 5.5
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Florida Panthers News & Notes:
The Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in five and went seven games with the Toronto Maple Leads en route to their third straight Eastern Conference Finals. They are averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game. Sergei Bobrovsky is posting a 2.31 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. Florida finished the regular season going 2-1-0 against Carolina in the regular season outscoring them 13-6.
Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
The Hurricanes sent the New Jersey Devils home in five games and then the Washington Capitals also in five. They are averaging 3.4 goals per game in the playoffs while allowing 1.8 goals per game. Frederik Andersen is posting a 1.36 goals-against average with a .937 save percentage, and a shutout.
Florida Panthers Projected Lines
Rodrigues-Barkov-Reinhart
Verhaeghe-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Greer-Nosek-Gadjovich
Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Schmidt-Kulikov
Bobrovsky
Vanecek
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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines
Svechnikov-Aho-Jarvis
Hall-Roslovic-Stankoven
Martinook-Staal-Carrier
Robinson-Kotkaniemi-Blake
Slavin-Burns
Nikishin-Orlov
Gostisbehere-Walker
Andersen
Kochetkov
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Players To Watch:
Florida Panthers
Aleksander Barkov this season had 71 points on 20 goals and 51 assists. In the playoffs he has eight points on three goals and five assists. In the three games against Carolina in the regular season he had a goal and two assists.
Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Svechnikov had 48 points this season on 20 goals and 28 assists. He’s scored eight goals and added an assist in the playoffs. This season in three regular-season games against Florida, he had an assist.
Injury Report:
Florida Panthers
None
Carolina Hurricanes
F Jesper Fast – IR
D Jalen Chatfield – Out
F Mark Jankowski – DTD
Next Game
Game 2: Thursday, May 22 at Lenovo Center
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