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Carolina Skates Past Florida 3-2 - Recap

Carolina got a 44-save performance from Alex Nedeljkovic as the Hurricanes handed Florida a 3-2 loss on Monday at BB&T Center.

Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as +102 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Vincent Trocheck, Martin Necas, and Brett Pesce each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Pesce opened the scoring for Carolina.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 44 of 46 Florida shots in the victory.

Florida got goals from Eetu Luostarinen, and Frank Vatrano in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Florida got a 26-stop effort from Chris Driedger in the loss.

On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-3, while the Panthers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 46-29.

Carolina heads into a battle against the Predators. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Nashville.