The Pittsburgh Panthers will be looking to keep their playoff hopes alive when they host the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday evening and will air on Bally Sports South and SportsNet Pittsburgh.

The Carolina Hurricanes are in firm control of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 4^th consecutive season as they enter this game tied with the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins for the 2^nd best record in the conference at 45-20-7 and 97 points. 

The Hurricanes are having one of the best months in the NHL as they enter this game having compiled a record of 9-2-1 and have won six of the nine games by multiple goals and have outscored their opponents 4 to 2.25 goals per game. Scoring efficiency isn’t anything new for Carolina this season as they rank 7^th in the NHL in scoring with an average of 3.45 goals per game. 

The Hurricanes hold the 2-1 advantage in the regular season series and will look to win the regular season series 2-1 against a team they have dominated winning eight of the previous ten contests against when they travel to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins in the final meeting of the regular season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are starting to see their playoff hopes fade as they travel the Washington Capitals by nine points for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference for the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs and have struggled this month compiling a record of 3-8-2 while having lost three in a row including an overtime loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. 

Pittsburgh’s struggles are a result of their lack of offensive efficiency as they are averaging the 8^th fewest goals per game this season with an average of 2.91 goals per game. The Penguins have struggled in the series against the Hurricanes losing eight of the last ten meetings including the most recent contest by a score of 2-3 on the road in January. 

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to split the regular season series when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday evening. 

WagerWeb has the Carolina Hurricanes listed as -182 moneyline favorites against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday evening. Carolina has dominated the series winning eight of the last ten including two of the three meetings this season and will be going for the regular season series win against the Penguins. 

The Hurricanes have won the meetings this season by an average margin of .67 goals per game and have outscored the Penguins by an average of 2.9 to 2.6 goals per game in the last ten games in the series.

The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the hottest teams in March compiling a record of 9-2-1 while Pittsburgh has struggled with a record of 3-8-2 and has struggled in the series against the Hurricanes losing eight of the last ten. 

However, the last three games have been decided by an average margin of less than a goal per game while the last three have also been decided by less than a goal. Take the puck line for the Pittsburgh Penguins at +1.5 when they host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.