Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes

Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 5 p.m. EDT

LINE: Hurricanes -132, Panthers +108; over/under is 6.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes begin the season at home against the Florida Panthers.

Carolina went 53-22-7 overall and 37-12-2 in home games last season. The Hurricanes had a +55 goal differential last season, scoring 291 goals while allowing 236.

Florida had a 40-38-4 record overall and a 17-23-1 record in road games last season. The Panthers averaged 3.2 power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 19.6% (52 total power-play goals).

INJURIES: Hurricanes: Seth Jarvis: out (shoulder).

Panthers: Brad Marchand: out (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.