The Florida Panthers are in the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season. To illuminate, Florida rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the New York Rangers 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Final. Now, the Panthers will face the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton is coming off an impressive 4-2 series win over the Dallas Stars for the Western Conference title. Last year Florida lost to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 in the Final. At the onset of betting action, the Panthers opened as a small Stanley Cup betting odds favorite against the Oilers.
2024 Stanley Cup Final Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers
| Date and Time: | Saturday, June 8, 2024, 8 PM ET. |
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| Location: | Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. |
| TV Coverage: | ABC |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Oilers | +1½ ( -220 ) | 5½ ( -115 ) | +120 |  |
| Panthers | -1½ ( +180 ) | 5½ ( -105 ) | -140 | |
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2024 Stanley Cup Final Schedule
All games p.m. ET. x-if necessary
- Game 1: Saturday, June 8, Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, 8, ABC
- Game 2: Monday, June 10, Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, 8, ABC
- Game 3: Thursday, June 13, Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, 8, ABC
- Game 4: Saturday, June 15, Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, 8, ABC
- x-Game 5: Tuesday, June 18, Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, 8, ABC
- x-Game 6: Friday, June 21, Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, 8, ABC
- x-Game 7: Monday, June 24, Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers, 8, ABC
Florida Panthers Team Overview
This season, the Florida Panthers were 52-24-6 straight up and 30-49 over/under the sportsbook total. Also, Florida was 3rd in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Florida was four points behind the New York Ranger in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Late on, Florida has covered five out of their last seven games. At the same time, the Panthers have gone under the total in one of its previous nine matchups.
Florida had NHL rankings of 12th for goals scored and 8th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Panthers had NHL rankings of 1st for goals against and 6th for penalty killing.
So far in the playoffs, G Sergei Bobrovsky has a 2.20 goals against average, a .908 save percentage, and a record of 12-5 with one shutout. LW Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with five goals, 14 assists, 19 points, and a +5. Additionally, C Carter Verhaeghe adds nine goals, eight assists, 17 points, and a +2. At the same time, D Gustav Forsling brings four goals, seven assists, 11 points, and a +11.
Edmonton Oilers Team Overview
This year, the Edmonton Oilers were 49-27-6 straight up and 35-43-4 over/under the total. Also, Edmonton was 5th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Edmonton was 9 points behind the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Edmonton has covered six out of their last eight games. In contrast, the Oilers have gone under the total in five of its previous seven matchups.
Edmonton had NHL rankings of 4th for goals scored and 4th for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Oilers had NHL rankings of 10th for goals against and 16th for penalty killing.
So far, in the playoffs, G Stuart Skinner has a 2.49 goals against average, a .897 save percentage, and a record of 11-5 with one shutout. C Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with five goals, 26 assists, 31 points, and a +7. Also, C Leon Draisaitl adds ten goals, 18 assists, 28 points, and a +2. D Evan Bouchard has six goals, 21 assists, 27 points and a +16.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers SBG Free Picks
In this situation, Edmonton offers the most NHL Playoff betting odds value as the quality underdog.
Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers SBG Best Bet: Edmonton Oilers