Schule's NHL BEAST of the EAST - *EARLY START*
(NHL) Carolina vs. Florida, 04/02/2015 3:30 PM, Score: 1 - 6
Money Line: -170.00 Florida (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* play on the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers are still alive in the race for the final playoff spot in the East, and they host a Carolina team tonight that is just playing out another disappointing season. The visitors have lost five of their last seven trips to Florida, and there isn't a lot of reason to expect a spirited effort from the Canes tonight. The Panthers will finish the season with a long home stand, and they are 9-3-3 in their last 15 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise. Much of the thanks can go to goaltender Roberto Luongo who has been rock solid on home ice this season. He's 14-7-6 with a 2.15 GAA in 28 starts at home. We should expect the Panthers to finish out the season strong: "Obviously now we have to get some help," coach Gerard Gallant said. "It's out of our hands a little bit, but hey -- go home, win as many games as you can and see what happens. "We're going to keep working and battling hard. Until somebody says we can't make the playoffs then we're still there."

Take FLA.

GL,

Jesse Schule