With the Canes down in a 2-0 hole, here are the key series stats, players, matchups and betting intel to know.
Games 1 and 2 have not gone the Carolina Hurricanes’ way. Not only are they down 2-0 in the series, but the Florida Panthers have outscored them 10-2 on aggregate in those two matchups.
Will there be pushback in Games 3 and 4 in South Florida — and if so, who will lead it?
Here are matchup notes heading into Saturday’s Game 3 from ESPN Research, as well as betting intel from ESPN BET:
More: Game 2 recap | Grades
Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers
Game 3 | 8 p.m. ET | TNT
With a 2-0 lead in the series, the Panthers are now -700 to win this round, per ESPN BET, while the Hurricanes are +425. Florida’s Stanley Cup odds are the shortest among the final four, at +120, while Carolina’s are +1100. The Panther with the shortest Conn Smythe odds is Aleksander Barkov (+1200); Carolina’s top candidate by the odds is a three-way tie among Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis (at +6000).
The Panthers have a plus-18 goal differential over their last four road playoff games.
