Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 6/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Panthers (+110) Oilers (-135)

The Edmonton Oilers are hosting the Florida Panthers at Rogers Place on Friday in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Florida leads the series 3-2. The line on this contest has Florida at +110 and Edmonton is priced at -135. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Florida Panthers were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-3 defeat against the Oilers in Game 5. Florida accrued 12 penalty minutes for this game. The Panthers played like an average offensive team in the loss. In addition, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. For the outing, they finished 3 of the 32 shots they attempted.

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When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Florida Panthers have racked up 265 goals (11th in the league) on the season and have allowed 198. For the season, they have earned 110 points and their points percentage is sitting at .671. Florida has accounted for 268 power play opportunities and they have tallied 63 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 23.51%. When at even strength, the Panthers have allowed the opponent to score 147 goals while earning 202 themselves. Florida has taken 2,764 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.6%. The Panthers have had 2,279 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .913. Florida Panthers opponents have amassed 291 power play opportunities (2nd in professional hockey) and have come away with 51 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Sergei Bobrovsky. Bobrovsky has been involved in 700 contests during his NHL career. He has accumulated a record of 396-224-55 and he has started in 684 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,738 goals versus Bobrovsky in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.59. Bobrovsky has had 20,419 shot attempts against him and has gathered 18,681 saves. His save percentage currently is at .915 in his 40,323 mins guarding the cage. In his career, Bobrovsky has 396 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .579.

In Game 5, Edmonton had 5 power play opportunities in this game and scored 2 out of those chances. The Oilers tallied 5 goals of the 24 shots on goal they took.

On the year, the Edmonton Oilers have accumulated 292 goals, 104 points, in addition to a points percentage of .634. They have allowed 236 goals to be scored by way of 183 goals at even strength and 53 goals while they were shorthanded. The Oilers are sitting with 228 goals at even strength and 64 goals (5th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have recorded 243 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 26.34%. Edmonton has tried 2,768 shots (1st in the NHL) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.55%, while allowing their opponents 2,307 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.46% on their opponents 258 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Stuart Skinner defending the goal. Skinner has amassed a career mark of 72-36-10 and has played in 123 contests. Skinner's quality start percentage is 59.3% and he has 70 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He is sitting with 3,177 stops out of 3,494 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .909. Teams are averaging 2.69 goals/game and he has yielded 317 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 118 games and has accumulated 7,058 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Florida (+110)

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