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Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers: Stanley Cup Finals Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers will try to get fully back in the series tonight when they host the Florida Panthers in Game 6 in Rogers Place.
Are the Panthers in danger?
The Florida Panthers took a 3-0 lead in the series, and it seemed like they were about to win the series, but then the Oilers responded with back-to-back wins. The Panthers allowed only one goal in the first two home games of the series but lost 5-3 in Game 5, splitting the opportunity to close out the series. Matthew Tkachuk, Evan Rodrigues, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Panthers, but they could not come back to the game after falling 3-0 down. Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 22 points in the playoffs, one more than Aleksander Barkov.
Can the Oilers make a miracle?
The Edmonton Oilers made it to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2006, and quickly dopped 3-0 in the series. No one really gave them a chance to come back, but they first won 8-1 in Game 4 at home and then went back to Florida and won 5-3. The Oilers jumped to a 3-0 lead in the game after only 25 minutes of play with Connor Brown, Zach Hyman, and Connor McDavid scoring. The Panthers tried to respond, but Corey Perry scored on power play, and McDavid scored his second goal of the night for a 5-3 win. McDavid leads the league with 42 points in the playoffs.
Betting Trends
The Oilers are 2-5 SU in their last seven games against teams from the Eastern Conference and 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. Edmonton has played over the total goal line in 4 of their last 5 home games and in 7 of the last 9 home games against Florida. The Panthers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games overall, 5-2 SU in theior last 7 games against Edmonton, 14-5 SU in their last 19 games against teams from the Western Conference and 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against teams from the Pacific Division. They have played under the total goal line in 10 of their last 14 games overall and 5 of the last 7 games on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
It seemed like the season was over for the Oilers after Florida won the first three games of the series, but here we are with Edmonton being one win away from tying the series. The momentum is definitely on the Oilers side, and the atmosphere at the Rogers Center will be hostile for the visitors. Florida has their third chance to close out the series, but it will not be as easy as it looked just a couple of days ago. This will be an epic fight from tip-off, and the Oilers will keep their winning streak by sending the series to the decisive Game 7.
