Panthers vs. Hurricanes Prediction & Player Props Tonight: Game 5 Odds and NHL Expert Picks

Can the Hurricanes stave off elimination for a second straight game? We have a trio of props on players who should prove pivotal.

Connor Cooper

Last updated: May 28, 2025 1:41 PM EDT • 4 min read

Panthers vs. Hurricanes Prediction & Player Props: Game 5 Odds and NHL Expert Picks — Pictured: Carolina Hurricanes center Logan Stankoven looks on in warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens. Photo by David Kirouac via Imagn Images.

After living to play another day with a Game 4 win, the Carolina Hurricanes are nearly even odds to extend the Eastern Conference Final with another victory over the Florida Panthers tonight. Puck drop from Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., is at 8 p.m. ET (TNT).

As we make our Panthers vs. Hurricanes player props as part of our NHL picks, we look at the role Logan Stankoven needs to play to keep the series alive and offer two plus-money picks.

🏒 Best Panthers vs. Hurricanes player prop bets: Game 5

✅ Jaccob Slavin Over 1.5 shots (+130 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
✅ Logan Stankoven Over 1.5 shots (-142 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
✅ Brad Marchand Over 0.5 points (+125 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐

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🚨 Jaccob Slavin Over 1.5 shots ⭐⭐⭐

Slavin isn’t a high-volume shooter, but he’s been firing the puck a lot in this series, attempting 21 shots through the first four games. Seven of those have been on goal, and he’s hit the net at least once in 13 of his last 15 games.

The bigger reason I like his Over 1.5 shots in Game 5, however, is how much he’s on the ice. Slavin saw nearly 28 minutes of playing time in Game 4, the most he’s played in a non-overtime game this season.

Carolina tilted the ice in Slavin’s minutes on Monday, racking up eight high-danger chances while allowing only one. With several defensemen banged up and the Hurricanes still facing elimination, expect head coach Rod Brind’Amour to ride his number one blueliner once again tonight.

💰 Best odds: +130 via bet365

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🚨 Logan Stankoven Over 1.5 shots ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Both Brind’Amour and captain Jordan Staal have called Stankoven the best Hurricanes player in this series, and with good reason. The sophomore forward has drawn a point on each of Carolina’s three non-empty net goals in the last two games, and he’s attempted 16 shots in the series.

With goals in back-to-back contests, Stankoven should be looking to shoot every chance he gets in Game 5. That includes on the powerplay, where Stankoven’s 2:15 of icetime on Monday was the second-most on the team.

💰 Best odds: -142 via DraftKings

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🚨 Brad Marchand Over 0.5 points ⭐⭐⭐

Marchand has been quiet offensively in this series, drawing just one point in the first four games, but this is the time when he tends to shine. His 24 points in close-out games are the fourth-most among active skaters, stats he padded with a three-point effort in Game 7 last round against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Marchand could also get more opportunities if Sam Reinhart remains out of the lineup due to a lower-body injury. Marchand played more than four minutes on the powerplay in Game 4 and also saw time on a top-two line with Aleksander Barkov and Evan Rodrigues.

Almost all of our best sports betting sites are offering nearly even money on Marchand Over 1.5 shots, which is another option you might want to consider. Given Marchand’s knack for rising to the occasion, I’ll take a shot at bet365’s +125 price on him to record at least one point in Game 5.

💰 Best odds: +125 via bet365

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Puck line: Panthers -1.5 (+242) | Hurricanes +1.5 (-294)
Moneyline: Panthers -111 | Hurricanes -101
Over/Under: Over 5.5 (+107) | Under 5.5 (-122)

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Connor Cooper

Connor Cooper has written about sports in various capacities for more than 20 years, including as a newspaper reporter, sports handicapper, and betting analyst. He originates hockey plays every day throughout the NHL season, regularly bets his own opinions on NFL and college football, and relies on handicappers he trusts to find daily action in basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, and golf. A diehard Maple Leafs and Blue Jays fan growing up in the Toronto area, Connor quickly shed all his allegiances once he realized that making money betting on sports was much more fun than cheering for his favorite team. Connor won’t hesitate to bet on — or against — anybody if that’s where the value lies. In addition to analyzing recent and season-long statistics, Connor always looks to account for the human element when breaking down games, weighing situational and motivational factors into his handicapping process. He's also a big believer in finding creative ways to generate more value, constantly scouring BetMGM, Caesar, FanDuel, and other regulated sportsbooks' derivative markets such as team totals, alternate lines, and player props.