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NHL Hockey Handicapping – Panthers vs. Golden Knights
(12-4) Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights (12-5)
Date: June 3rd 2023
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Hockey NHL Money Line Odds: Panthers +110 Golden Knights -130 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Panthers +1.5 -240 Golden Knights -1.5 +200
Today’s NHL Betting Total: O/U 5.5
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We’re finally down to two teams vying for Lord Stanley’s coveted Cup.
The Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights have battled through an 82 game regular season and three rounds to get here.
While their journeys to the Finals were surprising in their own respect, the way each team qualified for the playoffs were entirely different on their own.
On one hand, you have the Panthers who barely squeaked into the postseason and while collecting the final Wild-Card slot. Vegas on the other hand finished atop the Western Conference and secured home ice advantage through these playoffs.
None of that matters now as one will be remembered forever as a champion and the other will be the answer to a trivia question.
Florida Panthers
Since going down 3-1 in the first round against Boston, the Panthers have lost just once while going 11-1 during this insane run.
They took down the greatest regular-season team in league history before dismantling the Leafs and sweeping the Hurricanes. It hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows for the Cats as they’ve had to go to OT six times which includes the quadruple OT win in Game 1 of the Conference Finals.
Offense
Overall, the Panthers have the 7th ranked offense which is operating with a goals scored average of 3.13 through the playoffs. Their power play is slotted in at sixth with a 27.9% success rate.
Florida is led by Matthew Tkachuk who has 9 goals and 21 points in 16 playoff games this year. That includes the 3 game winners that came in their four-game sweep of the Hurricanes.
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Defense
They have a 6th ranked defense that allowed an average of 2.69 goals against per game and a 13th ranked penalty kill which operates at 71.2%.
Brandon Montour has been providing offense from the blue line with 6 goals through three rounds.
Goaltending
Through the last two series, Sergei Bobrovsky has tightened up his play immensely. He has an 8-1 record with a 1.51 GAA and a .954 save percentage over his last 9 games.
At +200 heading into this series, he’s leading the charge to win the Conn Smythe trophy as playoff MVP.
Vegas Golden Knights
After not qualifying for the playoff last season, the Golden Knights find themselves in the Finals for the second time in their franchise’s young history. Their berth in the final round came after a 6-0 statement win in Dallas to close out the series.
Offense
With a 3rd ranked offense that has averaged 3.65 goals scored, the Golden Knights know how to find the back of the net. They solved studs like Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Oettinger to get here. On the power play, they’re operating with an 18.5% success rate in the postseason.
Up front, they’re led by Jack Eichel who has 18 points but it’s been all about “Wild Bill” William Karlsson who is tied for the second-most goals at 10.
Could you imagine if former Panther Jonathan Marchessault continues his five-game point streak that has seen him score four times. That gives him 9 goals and 15 points through his last 10 contests.
Defense
On the back end, they’re ranked fourth with a 2.65 goals against average and are putting up the 14th best penalty kill with a 63.0% conversion rate.
Goaltending
With two shutout in his last four games, Adin Hill has nearly backstopped the Golden Knights to the promise land. Hill has a 7-3 tally with a 2.07 GAA and a .937 save percentage in these playoffs.
Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends
- Under is 5-0 in Panthers last 5 road games.
- Under is 8-1 in Panthers last 9 overall.
- Under is 3-0-2 in Panthers last 5 Saturday games.
- Under is 7-1 in Panthers last 8 games following a win.
- Under is 5-2 in Golden Knights last 7 games following a win.
- Under is 5-2-1 in Golden Knights last 8 Saturday games.
Free Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights NHL Prediction
The Panthers have had a ton of time off since their last game which was a week and a half ago.
Sergei Bobrovsky has been playing out of his mind and Florida has finished with fewer than 5.5 total goals in 7 of their last 8 match-ups.
That means that their offense was held in check against a tough Carolina defense even though they came out on top thanks to their goaltender. Vegas has a similar defense with the size and capability to do the same thing.
Add to the fact that it’s Game One of the Finals and I’m erring on the side of caution as I go with the Under on this one.
4* Free Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights NHL Betting Pick: Under 5.5
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