Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/18/2024

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +114, 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:  5-5-0 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 Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one at home 8-1. Dylan Holloway led the team in goals scored with 2 while Connor McDavid, Mattias Janmark, Adam Henrique, Ryan McLeod, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Darnell Nurse each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Connor McDavid led the team in assists with 3 while Darnell Nurse led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Stuart Skinner was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 33 shots with 32 saves and a .970 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 loss against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, losing that one on the road 8-1. Vladimir Tarasenko scored 1 goal for them in that game. Gustav Forsling and Anton Lundell each led the team in assists with 1 while Brandon Montour, Matthew Tkachuk, and Carter Verhaeghe each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 16 shots with 11 saves and a .688 sv percentage before getting replaced by Anthony Stolarz who allowed 3 goals on 19 shots with 16 saves and a .842 save 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 5 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. The Panthers have a 3-1 series lead after winning game 4 of this series on their home ice. The Oilers finally took a game from the Panthers in this series and they did it in blowout fashion with an 8-1 win. Their biggest problem in this series was their inability to score goals, but now that they have had their break out game they should have some momentum going into the next one. The Panthers will be looking to bounce back from that bad loss and close out this series on their home ice, but closing out a team is one of the toughest things to do and the Oilers are still going to bring their best effort here with their season on the line. The Oilers were also a lot better on defense in the last game and their defense has looked better in their road games throughout the playoffs so expect the Oilers to continue that good defense into this game. The Oilers are going to throw everything they have at the Panthers to extend this series and they have a bit of momentum back on their side now. The best way to place a bet here is on the Oilers to win this game. 

Oilers Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, June 18, 2024 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Oilers 3 Panthers 1.

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Edmonton Oilers: 58-33 (+7.8 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 46-11 (+26.4 units) on the moneyline after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 109-65 (+8.8 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 17-9 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive home games. 21-12 UNDER off a home win. 19-9 UNDER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game.

Florida Panthers: 55-50 (-12.8 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss versus opponent. 12-14 (-10 units) on the moneyline after allowing 6 goals or more. 27-22 (-8.8 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored. 21-12 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses. 13-5 UNDER after playing a game where 8 or more total goals were scored. 15-7 UNDER when leading in a playoff series.

Edmonton Oilers:  E. Kane (LW) Ques Tues - Abdominal.

Florida Panthers:  None.

“It’s just one win. That’s all it is, whether you score eight or you score one. It’s just one win. We’ve got to go to Florida and do a job and drag them back to Alberta.” - Connor McDavid after their win against the Panthers in game 4 of this series on Saturday. 

“It had nothing to do with ‘Bob.’ It was more of a wake-up call to everybody. We know he’s going to come back better than ever.” - Matthew Tkachuk on Bobrovsky getting pulled in their loss to the Oilers in game 4 of this series on Saturday.

LW Foegele, Warren

C McDavid, Connor

RW Hyman, Zach

LD Ekholm, Mattias

RD Bouchard, Evan

G Skinner, Stuart

LW Rodrigues, Evan

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)