The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers meet Wednesday in the NHL Finals Game 4 at the Amerant Bank Arena. Here’s a Panthers vs Oilers Prediction. This article will include a Panthers vs Oilers Pick.
Edmonton Oilers Betting Preview
The Edmonton Oilers need a win to even up the series at 2-2. The Oilers have won six of their last eight road games. The Oilers haven’t lost three straight games since February 23-27. Four of the Oilers six playoff losses have come on the road.
The Edmonton Oilers are averaging 3.89 goals per game and are scoring 26.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Leon Draisaitl leads Edmonton with 10 goals, Connor McDavid has 25 assists, and Evan Bouchard has 61 shots on goal. Defensively, the Edmonton Oilers are allowing 3.11 goals per game and are killing 67.2 percent of their opponents’ power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 38 goals on 358 shots faced, and Calvin Pickard has allowed 20 goals on 178 shots.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers have a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Panthers are 5-3 at home in these playoffs. The Panthers have scored three or more goals in 13 of their last 16 games. The Panthers have scored five or more goals in eight of their last 11 games.
The Florida Panthers are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring 24.7 percent of their power-play opportunities. Sam Bennett leads Florida with 14 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 13 assists, and Sam Reinhart has 54 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 86.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 45 goals on 533 shots faced.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last eight Thursday games.
- The Oilers have lost seven of their last eight night games at Amerant Bank Arena.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games.
- The Panthers have won the second period in 21 of their last 24 night games against Western Conference opponents at Amerant Bank Arena when leading after the first period.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won each of their last nine Game 4s of a playoff series.
- The Panthers have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Oilers have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight night games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games at Amerant Bank Arena against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Panthers have lost the third period in each of their last four games as favorites against Western Conference opponents when trailing after the second period.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Evan Rodrigues has scored at least one goal in each of the Panthers’ last four playoff games as home favorites against the Oilers.
- Carter Verhaeghe has recorded at least one assist in each of the Panthers’ last five playoff games against the Oilers.
- Brad Marchand has recorded a point in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Oilers.
- Aleksander Barkov ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (4) this season.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Corey Perry has scored a goal in four of the Oilers’ last five games.
- Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one assist in five of the Oilers’ last six games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Evan Bouchard has recorded at least one point in nine of the Oilers’ last 10 games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Leon Draisaitl ranks 1st in the league for Goals (52) this season.
Panthers vs Oilers Injury Report
The Oilers will be without Zach Hyman and Alec Regula. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is questionable. Nugent-Hopkins played 15 minutes in game 3, so I’d assume he’ll play in game 4.
The Panthers don’t have any players listed on their injury report.
Panthers vs Oilers Prediction
You can make a case for the Oilers and the plus money as they’re still a talented team with the best player on the ice, but that’s about where it stops. The Panthers have won five of the last six games against the Oilers, and the most recent effort wasn’t close. Game 3 was ugly, and it got even uglier for the Oilers when they decided they wanted to fight the Panthers. The Panthers won those fights as well. The Oilers look like a team that had its spirit broken in that loss, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see another deflating performance.
Since January 18, the Panthers are 20-6 as a home favorite. Every game is a different beast in a playoff series, so who knows, I just lack confidence in the Oilers after what we saw on Monday. Also, I’ve been riding the Panthers’ bandwagon all year and two wins away from a title, not stopping now. Give me the Panthers and the reasonable price.