The'Edmonton Oilers and'Florida Panthers'meet Monday in Game 2 of the best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final series, which the Panthers lead 1-0. Puck drop from Amerant Bank Arena is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s'lines around the Oilers vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Florida took Saturday’s opener 3-0 as a -140 home favorite with the Under (5.5) cashing. The Panthers won Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Final by the same score, though it was on the road at the New York Rangers.
Against Edmonton Saturday, Florida C Carter Verhaeghe, the franchise’s leading scorer in Stanley Cup playoff history, netted the game’s 1st goal less than 4 minutes in. C Evan Rodrigues made it a 2-0 early in the 2nd period and C Eetu Luostarinen added an empty-netter late in the 3rd.
On the positive end for the Oilers, they outshot the Panthers 32-18 in Game 1 and have killed off 30 straight penalties. LW Zach Hyman, who leads Edmonton with 14 postseason goals, said after the loss that the key was to “not get frustrated,” adding that he liked his team’s game overall.