Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 12/23/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC
TV: Fanduel Sports Network
Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+220) Hurricanes (-275)
The Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3) will compete against the Florida Panthers (19-14-2) at PNC Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Panthers at +220 and the Hurricanes are opening at -275. The betting total is set at 6.5.
The Florida Panthers will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-2 defeat to the Blues in their previous game. The Panthers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this defeat. In the game, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 29 shots they launched. In addition, they had 4 power play tries and were able to notch 1 goal. Florida garnered 6 minutes in the box in this contest.
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Concerning scoring goals, the Florida Panthers have earned 110 goals (13th in the NHL) this season and have given up 111. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 40 points and their points percentage is sitting at .571. Florida skates onto the rink with 122 power play opportunities and they have tallied 23 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 18.85%. While at even strength, the Panthers have surrendered 90 goals while scoring 87 themselves. Florida has tried 1,032 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Panthers so far have had 940 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .882. Florida Panthers opponents have tallied 116 power play tries (4th in professional hockey) and have notched 21 goals in those chances.
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The man in net for this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. In his professional hockey career, Bobrovsky has accumulated 444 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .581. His save percentage currently sits at .914 for his 40,021 minutes in the crease. Bobrovsky has seen 22,385 shot attempts taken against him and he has 20,451 total saves. The opposition has racked up 1,934 goals against Bobrovsky in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.53. He has accumulated an overall mark of 444-251-58 and got the start in 764 games. Bobrovsky has been in goal for 778 games during his hockey career.
When they were on the ice last, Carolina faced off against the Lightning in an outing where the Hurricanes went home in defeat by a mark of 6-4. They had 5 power play opportunities in this contest and notched 2 out of those chances. The Hurricanes scored 4 goals of the 22 shots on goal they pursued.
Carolina has taken 1,145 shots (2nd in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.04%, while allowing the other team 870 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.63% on their oppositions 98 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 88.6%. They have a tally of 111 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.12%. The Hurricanes have racked up 96 goals at even strength and 19 goals (18th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 99 goals to be scored by of a combination of 81 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Carolina Hurricanes are sitting with 115 goals, 47 points, as well as a points percentage of .671.
Across the ice you will find Brandon Bussi protecting the goal. Bussi has earned a career mark of 11-1-1 and has been in net for 13 games. Bussi's quality start percentage sits at 69.2% and he has qualified for 9 quality starts in his pro career. He has accrued 294 saves out of 322 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .913. Opponents are averaging 2.15 goals per game and he has allowed 28 goals overall. He has been a starter 13 contests and has played for a total of 33 mins.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Carolina (-275) and under 6.5 goals
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