Edmonton Oilers (48-29-5) vs Florida Panthers (47-31-4)
Game Info: Friday, June 6, 2025 at 8:00 pm (Rogers Place)
The Line: Betting Odds: Edmonton Oilers -130 / Florida Panthers +110 — Over/Under: 6.5
The Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers meet Friday in NHL action from Rogers Place. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers prediction.
Series Recap
The Edmonton Oilers stole game one of the Stanley Cup Finals after picking up a 4-3 win in OT last time out. Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring for the Oilers just 1:06 into the game but Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand would tie the game at give the Panthers the lead with goals 1:41 apart to give Florida a 2-1 lead by the end of the opening period. Sam Bennett pushed Florida’s lead to 3-1 at the 2:00 mark of the second period before Viktor Arvidsson pulled a goal back for Edmonton just 1:17 later. Edmonton would finally tie the game at three with a goal from Mattias Ekholm 6:33 into the third and we would eventually need extra hockey. The OT period was back and forth, but Leon Draisaitl would secure the win for the Oilers with :31 to go in the opening OT frame to give the Oilers the first series lead.
Panthers Trying To Even Series Up
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 Panthers have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
- The Oilers have lost three of their last four games as home favorites after coming off overtime.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Sam Bennett has scored at least one goal in each of the Panthers’ last five games as underdogs.
- Brad Marchand has recorded a point in each of his last six road appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Matthew Tkachuk has recorded an assist in each of the Panthers’ last four road playoff games.
- Aleksander Barkov ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (4) this season.
Oilers Trying To Take Commanding Series Lead
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 each of their last nine games following a home win.
- The Panthers have lost each of their last four road games after coming off overtime.
- The Oilers have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games following a home win.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine Friday night games.
Edmonton Oilers Player Prop Facts
- Jake Walman has recorded an assist in each of his last six home appearances against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Kasperi Kapanen has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite against the Panthers.
- Leon Draisaitl has scored at least one goal in four of the Oilers’ last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Leon Draisaitl ranks 1st in the league for Goals (52) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Oilers’ last seven home games against the Panthers following a win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Eight of the Panthers’ last nine road games have gone OVER the total goals line.
Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Prediction
I’m on the under here. I just think that game one was a back and forth game but was also a bit of a feeling out process. While I think that we have two strong rosters from a talent perspective, these are also two teams that have leaned on strong goaltending throughout the postseason as well and now that both teams have a game under their belts to know what they’re up against, we see some adjustments and a lower-scoring game two. Give me the under here.