Thursday's NHL slate is composed of an Eastern Conference doubleheader.
The pregame narrative: The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers head to the other end of South Florida to continue their intrastate clash, which the Panthers currently lead, 2-0. Elsewhere, the Carolina Hurricanes look to take a 3-0 series lead as road favourites against the New York Islanders.
Check out Thursday's hockey schedule and our NHL playoff odds for April 25.
NHL playoff odds: April 25
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Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders
Betting insights
- Florida won Games 1 and 2 by an exact score of 3-2. The Panthers are 6-2-1 against the Lightning dating back to last season with a +13 goal differential.
- The Panthers went 26-11-4 on the road this season, which tied them for the most road wins in the NHL. They also allowed the fewest goals per game on the road (2.3).
- The Islanders won two pre-January matchups against the Hurricanes by one goal apiece. Since then, Carolina has beaten New York three times by a combined seven goals.
- Ilya Sorokin will start Game 3 for the Isles. Since the start of last year, Sorokin is 2-4-1 against Carolina with a 3.17 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage, per StatMuse.