{"id":348384,"date":"2025-05-22T10:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=348384"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:35:12","slug":"panthers-vs-hurricanes-prop-picks-game-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/panthers-vs-hurricanes-prop-picks-game-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers vs. Hurricanes prop picks Game 2: Bet on Aaron Ekblad and Jackson Blake on Thursday night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Florida Panthers look to take a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Florida dominated the score in Game 1, winning 5-2, despite being outshot in the matchup. The Carolina Hurricanes will have another chance to win at home on Thursday before the series flips to the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Panthers vs. Hurricanes prop picks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/jackson_blake\">Jackson Blake<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/aaron_ekblad\">Aaron Ekblad<\/a> for Game 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panthers vs. Hurricanes picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Blake over 1.5 shots (-124)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolina&#8217;s rookie is performing above expectations during this postseason run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has six points in 11 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He is averaging 1.9 shots per contest (8-3 against this wager).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake plays on the Hurricanes&#8217; fourth line but slots on the team&#8217;s top power-play unit with offensive studs like Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carolina desperately needs a win, which in theory should lead to an uptick in shot attempts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that it&#8217;s needed, though. The Hurricanes recorded 33 shots in the opening game of this series and should be just as dangerous this time around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sergei Bobrovsky is on top of his game right now, but luckily, this wager doesn&#8217;t require beating the netminder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> In Game 1, Blake scored with the man advantage and cleared this line with two shots on net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:114068\">Embed: #114068<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/top-skaters?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1 prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ekblad to record a point (+132):<\/strong> When available, Ekblad has been a menace on the Panthers&#8217; blue line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He missed the latter part of the season with a suspension and was suspended again in the opening round against the Tampa Bay Lightning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he returned against the Toronto Maple Leafs, however, Ekblad made his presence felt. He scored five points in the seven-game series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ekblad followed that up with a great start to the conference final. He scored a goal in over 23 minutes of ice time in Game 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, he has seven points in nine games this postseason while being 6-3 against this wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida funnels plenty of its offence through the defence corps, which has contributed a lot of offence this postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ekblad leads the way with 0.77 points per game. That ranks fifth among all Panthers skaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panthers vs. Hurricanes prop picks made at 9:48 a.m. ET 05\/22\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Panthers look to take a two-game lead in the Eastern Conference final. The pregame narrative: Florida dominated the score in Game 1, winning 5-2, despite being outshot in the matchup. 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