Florida Panthers vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/16/26

The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Florida Panthers on Friday night. To add to their list of key injuries, the Panthers are without Seth Jones, who is currently sidelined, in addition to the already big losses of Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. They have still rattled off wins without them, but going up against a very solid team in the Hurricanes is going to be a difficult task. The Hurricanes are 8^th in goals for, 12^th in goals against and they put the 2nd-most shots on goal per game of any team in the league. On the flip side of that, they also limit their opponents to the fewest shots on goal per game of any team. Their relentless forecheck tends to wear down opposing teams. They are a very good home team, as their record is 16-8-1 at the Lenovo Center.

This is a potential first or second round playoff matchup, and I expect the Hurricanes to treat it as such. Their forward depth will give them the edge in this game and allow them to get it done. Give me the Hurricanes in this one.

Panthers vs. Hurricanes prediction: Carolina Hurricanes ML (-165) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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