The Vegas Golden Knights hit the road up 2-0 to face the Florida Panthers Thursday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Puck drop at FLA Live Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Golden Knights vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Golden Knights have dominated the 1st 2 games by a combined score of 12-4. Goalie Adin Hill has emerged with 62 saves on 66 shots in the series thus far. C Jack Eichel gave everyone a scare when his left skate got stuck in the ice and sprung him forward as Panthers LW Matthew Tkachuk laid a big hit down that sent Eichel to the locker room. Eichel returned to deliver an assist early in the next period.
The Panthers appear to be on life support after taking 25 penalties in the 1st 2 games. G Sergei Bobrovsky, who was the MVP in the last couple of series, was yanked after allowing 4 goals in Game 2. But do not count these Panthers out. That’s when they have you. They have been chameleons all postseason and can switch up styles to beat you.
We had a clean sweep of 5-for-5 on prop bets in Game 2 and are now 9-1 in this series. Let’s see what opportunities Game 3 offers.