nhl Game Recap
Hurricanes Down Florida 3-1 - Match Report
Carolina skated to a 3-1 victory over Florida on Thursday in NHL action at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Hurricanes were a +107 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Carolina got goals from Brent Burns, Martin Necas, and Jaccob Slavin in the victory. Burns opened the scoring at 0:35 of the first period.
Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 26-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Anton Lundell scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Pyotr Kochetkov.
Florida got a 37-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 0-for-3, while the Panthers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 40-27.
Next game, Carolina takes its act home to face Minnesota looking for another win. For Florida, they head home to face Pittsburgh.