Ryan Hodges
It finally happened. The Hurricanes snapped their 15-game losing streak in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 3-0 shutout victory over the Panthers on Monday night. With that, Carolina has a little bit of life in this series. Florida will be eager to put an end to any opposing momentum and punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals for the 3rd consecutive year. While the Hurricanes should come out in desperation mode to keep their season alive, it remains to be seen if it will be enough. If you’ll be watching and want to add some intrigue, here are our Panthers vs Hurricanes Same Game Parlay picks for tonight at +500 odds. You can also get our NHL picks for this matchup and every game throughout the Conference Finals.
Panthers ML (-118)
Under 5.5 (-125)
Evan Rodrigues over 0.5 points (+110)
Panthers vs Hurricanes Same Game Parlay odds: +500
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Florida Panthers ML over Carolina Hurricanes (-118)
The big question on Wednesday will be whether or not Carolina’s Game 4 win was a meaningless fluke, or whether they can show further life and get this thing back to Florida for a Game 6. For several reasons in addition to the eye test, it is difficult to see this Panthers team dropping 2 straight games. It is especially difficult to see given how dominant they were in the first 3 games of this series. At this point, Florida and Carolina have played head-to-head in 7 games between the 2024-25 regular season and playoffs. The Panthers have won 5 of those 7 with a +16 goal differential. There is a large enough sample size head-to-head this year to see the mismatch in favor of the Panthers.
Florida’s Game 4 loss still had positives. Sure, that seems counterintuitive considering they were shut out. But with 2 empty-net Carolina goals, it was essentially a 1-0 full-strength game in which Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky continued to look great. Florida was missing 3 key players and in Game 5, they are expecting the return of at least one of them. In addition to having a favorable matchup, the Panthers have the pedigree and experience. This time of year is when winning pedigree and experience is a differentiator.
The Panthers had a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Finals last year, and let the Oilers hang in and force Game 7. Florida knows the value of winning a series early, they know how to do it and they have a playbook to execute it. Look for the Panthers to play a hard, urgent game tomorrow and clinch the Eastern Conference for the 3rd time in as many seasons.
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Under 5.5 (-125)
There are a few factors that bode well for the Under. Although the Panthers excelled in goal prevention this year, which in itself gives appeal to the Under, it has been the Hurricanes driving low totals in these playoffs. The Under has now hit in 6 of Carolina’s last 9 games thanks to a combination of minimizing goals against or not being able to score themselves. Carolina held Washington to 7 goals across 5 games but have been held to 7 goals in 4 games against Florida. Of those 7 scored against Florida, there were 2 empty-net goals, both in the last game.
The inconsistency of the Hurricanes has fostered low totals. Their ability to minimize opposing goals is great for unders, as is their inability to score against suffocating teams like the Panthers. Combine those strengths and weaknesses and it gives the Under tons of appeal. The total has gone Under now in 12 of the last 18 games played head-to-head, and has another good look here. As Carolina is playing for their season, they may play a more conservative, less risky style to not make mistakes. Additionally, both goaltenders appear to be in great form after the last game, and generally, both teams are great at minimizing opposing chances. This one has the makings of another low total.
Evan Rodrigues over 0.5 points (+110)
The Panthers have been successful in these playoffs, as well as in the last couple of years, for a myriad of reasons. But one such key reason is their depth. This is not too top-heavy of a team and Evan Rodrigues, among a few great role players, is a prime example of that. Rodrigues had 15 goals and 32 points during the regular season with all 82 games played. That is fine production for a mid-tier forward, but obviously nothing stellar. But when the regular season ends and it’s time to make a Stanley Cup run, Rodrigues turns up his game.
Across 10 NHL seasons, Rodrigues’ 82-game average is 14 goals and 36 points. During the playoffs, which is now a solid 54-game sample size, his average is 17 goals and 55 points. While he has yet to score in this postseason, he has a respectable 10 points in 14 games played and has earned himself top-6 minutes. Rodrigues currently finds himself on Florida’s 2nd line with Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk, as well as centering the 2nd power play with Bennett, Brad Marchand, Gustav Forsling and Nate Schmidt. Rodrigues enters this game on a particular roll as he has collected 9 points in the Panthers’ last 7 games. If you are looking for value for your Panthers vs Hurricanes Same Game Parlay, Rodrigues to collect a point at plus money is solid value.
