Panthers vs Oilers Picks and Prediction – 6/14/2024

Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers visit Rogers Place in Edmonton on Thursday to play the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The opening faceoff will be at 8:00 PM ET and the game will be televised on abc/ESPN+. Florida leads the series 2-0 after defeating Edmonton 4-1 in Game 2 on Monday night. Florida fell behind 1-0 after one period but scored four unanswered goals to take a 2-0 lead in the series.

Florida has defeated Edmonton four straight times between two regular season games and the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals. Make sure you stay up to date with all the NHL action, with our expert NHL picks.

Florida has dominated the Stanley Cup Finals thus far, outscoring the Oilers by a combined 7-1 after a 3-0 shutout win in Game 1 and a 4-1 victory in Game 2.

Florida is third during the playoffs in goals for with an average of 3.26. The Panthers are averaging 32.2 shots per game and Florida is scoring on 22.1% of its power plays. Carter Verhaeghe has scored 10 goals during the playoffs to lead Florida and Sam Reinhart is second with eight. Matthew Tkachuk is the leader in assists with 14 and is tied for the lead in points with Aleksander Barkov at 19.

Florida has a goals-against average during the postseason of 2.11, which is first in the playoffs. Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was 36-17-4 with a 2.37 goals against average and a .915 save percentage during the regular season. In 19 games in the playoffs, Bobrovsky is 14-5 with a 2.02 GAA and .916 save percentage. 

Edmonton must regroup at home and cannot afford to lose Game 3 on Thursday or will be on the brink of losing the Stanley Cup Finals. Edmonton has scored just one goal in two games thus far in the series.

Edmonton has a goals for average of 3.32 per game, which is the fourth highest in the postseason, in 20 playoff games, and has taken an average of 28.6 shots per game. Edmonton is scoring 32.8% of the time on the power play. Zach Hyman is the leading goal scorer during the playoffs for Edmonton with 14. Connor McDavid is the leader in assists with 27 and is the points leader with 32, while Leon Draisaitl is second in points with 28 (10 goals, 18 assists).  

Edmonton is eighth in goals against at 2.70 per game during the playoffs. Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner was 36-16-5 with a goals-against average of 2.62 and a save percentage of .905, during the regular season. In 18 playoff games, Skinner is 11-7 with a GAA of 2.51 and a save percentage of .896.