Florida Panthers - Edmonton Oilers: NHL match betting tip

Current form

Florida got into crazy shape during the playoffs, but still the start of the finals series with Edmonton turned out to be unsuccessful. The Panthers played on the road, where they first gained a significant two-goal advantage, but due to constant defensive failures they could not hold it and allowed the opponent to even the score. In overtime, as a result, I had to concede with a score of 3:4. It cannot be said that in the second leg the team played more reliably in defense, but it definitely increased in attack, which allowed them to take revenge, also snatching Victoria in extra time (5:4). Everything was supposed to end in regular time, but the Oilers equalized the score just 18 seconds before the final whistle.

Few people could have expected that, returning to the home arena, the Panthers would not leave a single chance to their competitor and defeat him with a score of 6:1. Absolutely everyone showed an amazing game, it's difficult even to single out any of the players, since only a few did not distinguish themselves by effective actions. Goalkeeper Bobrovsky also played superbly, reflecting 97% of shots.

Disqualifications and injuries

Florida has no problems with the composition.

Interesting betting trends

• Florida implemented a 24% majority
• On average, the Panthers receive a 15-minute penalty per match.

Current form

Edmonton approached the Stanley Cup finals with a great desire to take revenge on Florida for an insulting defeat last year. The team started the series at home, where in the first match it exerted stable pressure on the opponent throughout the meeting, but the defensive line made mistakes over and over again, which almost led to defeat. Thanks to very active actions in the attack, the club still pulled out Victoria, however, only in overtime (4:3). As expected, the oilmen were unable to correct mistakes in defense in such a short period of time. In the return leg, it was precisely because of failures in the middle and their own zone that they were defeated (4:5 OT). Goalkeeper Skinner did not cope with his main task, reflecting only 88% of shots.

But the Oilers played the worst away game, where they got away a lot, which Florida used over and over again. However, the Oilers looked weak in equal squads, especially let down by the defensive game, which allowed the Panthers to bring their players either one-on-one with the goalkeeper or into killing positions. All this eventually led to a complete failure and a 1-6 defeat.

Disqualifications and injuries

Hyman definitely won't play in the upcoming match. Nugent-Hopkins is also in question.

Interesting betting trends

• Edmonton averages 31.5 shots on target.
• The Oilers are averaging four goals per game.