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The Edmonton Oilers are trying to become the third team to force a Game 7 after trailing 3-0. The Florida Panthers have dropped two straight. But they should take home their first Stanley Cup in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday night.
Florida is a +105 underdog for Game 6 despite its 7-3 playoff road record. The Panthers clinched their second-round series against the Boston Bruins on the road and should do so again.
Teams that lead 3-2 win 80% of best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series all-time. That is also 81.4% in all Cup Final series. That should make the Florida moneyline as the Panthers vs Oilers Game 6 prediction.
Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Information
Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers
Location: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date & Time: Friday, June 21, 2024 20:00 p.m. ET
Where to watch: ABC/ESPN+
Panthers vs Oilers Pick
- Pick: Panthers +105.
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Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers Recent Scores
- Game 5: Oilers 5, Panthers 3 (June 18th)
- Game 4: Oilers 8, Panthers 1 (June 15th)
- Game 3: Panthers 4, Oilers 3 (June 13th)
- Game 2: Panthers 4, Oilers 1 (June 10th)
- Game 1: Panthers 3, Oilers 0 (June 8th)
Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers Betting Preview
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If you wagered on Florida to clinch the Cup on home ice in Game 5 as an NHL expert pick, you couldn’t like the Panthers start, since they’ve allowed an icebreaking short-handed goal in each of the past two games.
Still, Florida is in the driver’s seat even though it’ll likely need to clinch the Cup in Edmonton. The Panthers have a plus-2 goal differential on the road, despite their seven-goal loss to the Oilers in Game 4, and won Game 3 at Rogers Place.
Florida will need better goaltending from Sergei Bobrovsky, who has likely lost the Conn Smythe Trophy by posting a .769 save percentage (SV%) over the past two games. But Florida has been great at slowing things down on the road all season, which is why it finished tied for most road wins (26) in the regular season and allowed the fewest goals per away game (2.27).
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McDavid has taken over the past two games and is on the verge of winning the Conn Smythe regardless of Edmonton’s fate. He is now the favorite to win playoff MVP with NHL betting odds of -175.
There have been five occasions where a player for the losing team won the playoff MVP trophy. McDavid, who is five points shy of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL player stats record for most points in a single postseason (47), appears poised to become the sixth to do so.
But even though the Oilers have rebounded, they were thoroughly outplayed over the game’s final 35 minutes. Florida outshot Edmonton 24-11 in that span.
The Oilers dominated Game 4 because they played a desperate home game. Its mindset helped it build a 4-1 lead midway through the second period. But the Oilers won’t be able to survive if it can’t replicate that.
Oilers vs. Panthers Odds Breakdown
1Puck Line:
Florida Panthers +1.5 (-240)
Edmonton Oilers -1.5 (+200)
2Moneyline:
Florida Panthers +105
Edmonton Oilers -125
3Total:
5.5 goals
The Oilers are favored to send the series back to Florida for a Game 7. The Panthers vs Oilers Game 6 predictions expect Edmonton. The Oilers were about a -140 moneyline odds favorite ahead of Games 3 and 4.
Oilers vs. Panthers Final Score Prediction
Panthers 4, Oilers 3
The Oilers need another monster game from McDavid to force Game 7 on the NHL schedule.
But at plus-money odds, wagering Florida on the moneyline is the sharp Panthers vs Oilers Game 6 prediction.
If you’re dialing up an NHL pick and parlay for Game 6, it’s worth it to include Florida moneyline as a wager and a leg. The Over is also worth it as a parlay leg since there’s been at least seven goals in the past three games — and the Over/Under is priced at -110 for a six-plus goal game.
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