Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes 12/30/2022 Picks

Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes 12/30/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The NHL scheduled action on the ice will get underway with a duel between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on Friday evening.

Florida is 15-16-4 on 34 points and is 6th in the Atlantic Division with a 7-11-1 road record. The Panthers ended a 3-game losing streak with a 7-2 home triumph over the Canadiens on Thursday.

Center Aleksander Barkov led the offense for Florida with three goals scored and 2 assists dished out while LW Matthew Tkachuk chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists in the winning effort for the Panthers.

The Florida Panthers’ best player for the season is left-wingman Matthew Tkachuk who accumulated 15 goals, 25 assists, and 40 points through 32 matches played.

Tkachuk must be a workhorse in this contest and Goalie Spencer Knight must also intensify his defensive skills to help Florida end Carolina’s nine-game streak.

The Florida Panthers reported three skaters on the sideline in this match-up on Friday.

RW Patrick Hornqvist (Concussion) and LW Anthony Duclair (Achilles) are on injury reserve status in this contest. Center Chris Tierney will be out indefinitely due to a Concussion this season.

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Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Predictions 12/30/2022

The Carolina Hurricanes will be staying on their home ice and looking for their 10th consecutive win by hosting the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

Carolina at 23-6-6 on 52 points took the lead in the Metropolitan Division with an 11-3-1 record at home this season.

The Hurricanes played the best hockey on the season with a stunning nine successive wins including their recent 3-0 shutout win at home over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday evening.

Goalkeeper Antti Raanta protected the net well for Carolina after stopping all 24 shots tried against him for a 1.000 save percentage in the win.

RW Jesper Fast and LW Jordan Martinook scored one goal each in leading the offense for the Hurricanes in the winning effort.

Carolina’s skaters have been efficient and played their best in keeping their momentum after winning nine games in a row but Forward Martin Necas excelled among the Hurricanes’ line-up.

Necas led the way for Carolina with a team-leading 18 goals and a total of 34 points after finishing 35 games for the season.

The Hurricanes’ Forwards Martin Necas and Andrei Svechnikov will be the keys to winning this game against the Panthers.

Two Carolina goalkeepers will be out in this match-up as Frederik Andersen is on an injury reserve status due to a lower-body injury while Pyotr Kochetkov is also out due to an undisclosed reason.

LW Max Pacioretty will also be out due to an Achilles tendon injury and RW Ondrej Kase is out indefinitely due to a Concussion.

Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL Pick for this contest is Carolina -175.

This match-up is obviously a mismatch from every angle you will be looking at it as the Hurricanes are clearly the more competent and all-around team in this match-up.

Carolina is red hot after winning nine consecutive outings with a home-ice advantage on Friday night. Prediction: Carolina Hurricanes will win 5-2.

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