Carolina Hurricanes (47-30-5, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Florida Panthers (47-31-4, in the Atlantic division)
Sunrise, Florida; Monday, 8 pm edt
Betmgm sports libar line: Panthers -172, Hurricanes +144; Over/Under is 5.5
Semifinals of the Stanley Cup: main series of Panthers 3-0
In a nutshell: The Florida Panthers receive the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round of the NHL playoffs with a 3-0 advantage in the series. The teams are on Saturday for the seventh time this season. The Panthers won the last confrontation 6-2. Niko Mikkola scored two goals in the victory.
Florida has a record of 47-31-4 in general and a record of 31-14-2 on its local ice. The Panthers have gone 23-10-0 in the Games, they meet less minutes of penalty than their opponents.
Carolina has 47-30-5 in general and 19-23-5 in road games. Hurricanes are ninth in the league with 266 total goals (averaging 3.2 per game).
The best artists: Brad Marchand has scored 23 goals with 27 assists for panthers. Sam Bennett has six goals and three assists in the last 10 games.
Seth Jarvis has 32 goals and 35 assists for hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has scored seven goals with an assistance in the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Panthers: 7-3-0, with an average of 4.2 goals, 7.5 assists, 5.3 penalties and 17.3 minutes of penalty while yielding 2.1 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 6-4-0, with an average of 2.9 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.6 penalties and nine minutes of penalty while there are 2.8 goals per game.
Injuries: Panthers: None on the list.
Hurricanes: None on the list.
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