Tip: Another tight affair between Hurricanes and Panthers?

Florida Panthers visits PNC Arena and Carolina Hurricanes at Saturday night at 08:00 PM ET. It is the second game of the Eastern Conference finals where Florida Panthers lead 1-0.

Carolina Hurricanes-Florida Panthers

First game: a very long one

The first game in this series was, as the headline tells, a long one as it took almost 140 minutes before the teams could be separated. Matt Tkacuk scored the important and match winning goal 79 minutes into the overtime and secured the first win in this series for the Panthers that won the game 3-2. During regular time, it was a tight affair with a low amount of goal scoring chances and four goals was scored during the first sixty minutes. I think that the first game likely still will affect the bodies of the players, as some of them played for almost one hour in the first game.

Few high scoring contests so far for these two teams in the playoffs

So far in the playoffs, these two teams have not been included in a big number of high scoring contests, which is not surprising if we look at the Hurricanes that was one of the defensively strongest teams during the regular season with a few number of shots on goal conceded and a low amount of goals conceded. Florida Panthers have, at the other hand, sharpened their defensive game with and shut down both Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs in a good way, and then you have to keep in mind that both Boston and Toronto are two of the best teams in the league when it comes to the offense.

If we look at these two teams’ games in the playoffs so far and how many goals that has been scored in the individual games, it looks like this:

Carolina Hurricanes:

• Games played: 12
• Games with six goals or less during regular time: 8
• Games with more than six during regular time: 4

Florida Panthers:

• Games played: 13
• Games with six goals or less during regular time: 10
• Games with more than six during regular time: 3

So far, a low amount of high scoring contests for both of the two teams in the playoffs – are we once again about to see a game with a low amount of goals?

Conclusion and prediction

It is time for the second game of the series between Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers and I think that is likely that tonight’s game, like the first game, is going to be a game with a low amount of goal scoring chances and a low amount of goals. I think that we have some tired players after the first game of the series, that lasted for almost 140 minutes, and besides that, these two teams have been defensively oriented in the playoffs with a low amount of high scoring contests in the books.

I think that it is likely that game two between Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers contain a maximum of six goals during regular game time. My betting tip is therefore:

Under 6.0 Goals (Regular time) @ -149 at Unibet

Stake refunded if exactly six goals scored during regular game time