Florida at Carolina The season picks up for these teams exactly where it left off last year. The last game of the regular season had Florida playing at Carolina, knocking the Canes out of a playoff spot by beating them 4-3. Florida gave their backers a nice payday as hefty underdogs for the effort. Look for the Canes to dish out some revenge in this opening tilt, while Peter Laviolette, the head coach for Carolina, has his job on the line this year if the Canes miss the playoffs once again. Last year the Canes won three of four games at home against Florida. Pick: Carolina -155 Washington at Atlanta The big ‘O’ takes to Atlanta in this matchup of Southeast foes. All eyes are on Alex Ovechkin when he has the puck. (Sixty-five goals and 47 assist will do that.) He goes against an Atlanta team that finished fourth last year...
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