The Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers meet Tuesday in NHL action from Amerant Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Panthers vs Oilers Prediction.
Series Recap
The Florida Panthers pushed the Edmonton Oilers to the brink after picking up a 5-2 win over the Oilers in game five last time out for the 3-2 series lead. Brad Marchand gave Florida the lead just 9:12 into the game before Sam Bennett doubled Florida’s lead with less than two minutes to go in the opening frame. The 2-0 score held through the second and into the third before Marchand added a second goal to push Florida’s lead to 3-0. Connor McDavid got the Oilers on the board just 2:12 later but that tally lasted all of :46 before Sam Reinhart restored the three-goal lead. Corey Perry pulled a goal back with just over three minutes to go, but Eetu Luostarinen added an empty-netter to secure the win and to push the Panthers to the brink.
Oilers Looking To Force Game Seven
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 106 points including a team-high 52 goals and 54 assists while Connor McDavid has 100 points with 26 goals and 74 assists. Evan Bouchard has 67 points with 14 goals and 53 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 49 points with 20 goals and 29 assists as well this season. Zach Hyman also has 44 points with 27 goals. Calvin Pickard has gone 22-10-1 with a 2.71 GAA and a .900 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 26-18-4 with a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won seven of their last nine games as underdogs.
- The Panthers have lost four of their last six games as favorites following a road win.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in seven of the last eight games between the Oilers and Panthers.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in 20 of their last 26 games as home favorites following a road win.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Mattias Ekholm has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances with the Oilers as underdogs.
- Mattias Ekholm has recorded at least one point in each of his last four appearances with the Oilers as underdogs.
- Zach Hyman has scored a goal in each of the Oilers’ last four Game 6s of a playoff series.
- Leon Draisaitl ranks 1st in the league for Goals (52) this season.
Panthers Looking To Lock Up Back-To-Back Stanley Cups
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 81 points including 39 goals and 42 assists while Sam Bennett has 51 points with 25 goals and 26 assists and Anton Lundell has 45 points of his own with 17 goals and 28 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 71 points with 51 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 53 points with 20 goals and 33 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 57 points with 22 goals and 35 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 33-19-2 with a 2.44 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Florida this season. Vitek Vanecek is also 2-4-1 with a 3.00 GAA and an .890 save percentage in goal for the Panthers this year.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Oilers have lost four of their last five road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The Panthers have won four of their last five games following a road win.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last five games following a road win.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Sam Bennett has scored at least one goal in five of the Panthers’ last six games.
- Matthew Tkachuk has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five appearances with the Panthers as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- Sam Bennett has recorded at least one point in each of the Panthers’ last six playoff games.
- Aleksander Barkov ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (4) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the last seven games between the Oilers and Panthers have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Oilers’ last six games have gone OVER the total goals line.
Panthers vs Oilers Prediction
I’m on the Panthers here. I think Edmonton’s best chance in this series was in game five, but the goaltending just fell apart and couldn’t hold up. It’s never easy to bet against an Edmonton team with two of the best players in the world on the roster, but the Panthers just have that killer instinct. They’re showing it so far in this series for the most part. Give me Florida and if this is the final game of the season, thanks for checking us out and see you next year!