The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers meet Friday night in Game 6 of their best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers lead the series 3-2. Puck drop from Rogers Place in Edmonton is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Panthers vs. Oilers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Panthers are hoping the 3rd time is a charm. After building a 3-0 series lead, Florida has dropped the past 2 games as Edmonton has made this a series again.
The Panthers outscored the Oilers 11-4 in the 1st 3 games, while Edmonton was 0-for-10 on the power play. The Oilers have started to generate some offense on the man advantage, going 1-for-6 in Game 4, an 8-1 victory in Edmonton, and 2-for-5 in Game 5, a 5-3 win in Florida.
Connor McDavid put the Oilers on his back in Game 5, posting 2 goals and 4 points, and he has 3 straight multi-point performances in the past 3 outings, going for 3 goals and 10 points with a plus-5 rating and 3 helpers on the power play. In these playoffs, he has 8 goals and 42 points, smashing Wayne Gretzky’s previous record for assists in a postseason (31, 1988).