The Carolina Hurricanes'and Florida Panthers'play Game 4 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday. The Panthers lead the series 3-0. Puck drop from FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla., is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Hurricanes vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Panthers held on for a 1-0 victory in Game 3 on home ice, as the Hurricanes could not break through against Sergei Bobrovsky. The veteran tendy is starting to look like Conn Smythe Trophy timber, as he has single-handedly carried the Panthers to a 3-0 series lead.
Bobrovsky stopped all 32 shots he faced in Game 3, and all the Panthers needed was a Sam Reinhart power-play goal at 10:05 of the 2nd period to get the job done.
The Hurricanes outshot the Panthers 32-17, but there weren’t a lot of shots too hard for Bob to handle. Carolina has managed just 3 total goals in the 3 games so far, and just 1 goal in a 5-on-5 situation. All 3 games have been decided by a single goal, as the Hurricanes have squandered tremendous play by the goaltenders in the series so far.