Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/08/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Saturday, June 8, 2024

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +115, Panthers -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +115, Panthers -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +115, Panthers -135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  49-27-6 (2nd place, Pacific Division)

Florida Panthers:  52-24-6 (1st place, Atlantic Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  7-3-0 last 10

Florida Panthers:  7-1-2 last 10

The Oilers are entering this game with 104 points, a 49-27-6 record overall, and they were 21-18-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Dallas Stars in their last game, winning that one at home 2-1. Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Evan Bouchard led the team in assists with 2 while Zach Hyman led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 35 shots with 34 saves and a .971 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 294 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 237 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering this game with 110 points, a 52-24-6 record overall, and they were 26-13-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the New York Rangers in their last game, winning that one at home 2-1. Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored 1 goal for them in that game. Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, and Evan Rodrigues each led the team in assists with 1 while Gustav Forsling led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 24 shots with 23 saves and a .958 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 268 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 200 goals against them allowing 2.4 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Oilers listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 1 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Panthers from the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference and the 2nd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division in the Western Conference for the Stanley Cup Final of the NHL playoffs. Both of these teams ended their series in the Conference Finals in 6 games and will be well rested for this series. The Panthers have the home advantage in this series since they finished the regular season with more points and they have looked really good on home ice this year. They have struggled more on home ice during the playoffs though, losing 2 of their last 4 home games in these playoffs. The Oilers have been quite the opposite though as they weren't that good on the road during the regular season, but they have looked a lot better in their road games in the playoffs, winning 3 of their last 4 road games. The Oilers have the speed on their team to make this a really difficult series with the Panthers who play a more physical game. The Oilers are also going to be looking to steal this 1st game of the series since they need to flip the home advantage to their side in these first 2 games so expect them to bring their best effort in this game and try to get out ahead early. The Oilers have also looked a lot better defensively in their road games lately so they can take advantage of the recent home struggles that the Panthers have had. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game. 

Oilers Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, June 8, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 3 Panthers 1.

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Edmonton Oilers: 28-20 (-4.7 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 51-45 (-18.8 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 10-15 (-13.1 units) on the moneyline when playing with 3 or more days rest. 20-8 UNDER after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 15-2 UNDER after allowing 2 goals or less in 3 straight games. 20-12 UNDER off a home win.

Florida Panthers: 24-7 (+14.2 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 48-25 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 34-12 (+16.8 units) on the moneyline after allowing 2 goals or less in 3 straight games. 17-9 UNDER after a 3 game unbeaten streak. 35-23 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 13-4 UNDER after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal.

Edmonton Oilers:  None.

Florida Panthers:  None.

“When the horn went off, that's the loudest I ever heard it. Special place to play, honestly. So much history. And these fans, it was great to hear their support.” - Connor McDavid after their win against the Stars in game 6 of that series on Sunday, winning that series 4-2. 

“My enjoyment of the game — and this is new for me — comes from my understanding that I’m really not that important here. And I mean that. There’s a great line, ‘Don’t be so humble, you’re not that good.’ It’s the players. And when they’re going, they don’t need me.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Rangers in game 6 of that series on Saturday, winning that series 4-2.

LW Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Skinner, Stuart

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Reinhart, Sam

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

Points: C. McDavid (132)

Goals: Z. Hyman (54)

Assists: C. McDavid (100)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.45)

Points: S. Reinhart (94)

Goals: S. Reinhart (57)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (62)

GAA: A.Stolarz (2.03)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (1st season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (2nd season)