Panthers vs Golden Knights Picks and Prediction – 6/14/2023

The Florida Panthers go back on the road Tuesday night for game five of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights. Florida comes into game five with their backs against the wall down 3-1 in the series following a 3-2 loss in game four at home. As a team Florida has pumped in 59 goals through 20 games played this postseason but have struggled immensely in this series. Matthew Tkachuk has been the offensive leader for Florida in the playoffs leading the team with 24 points to go along with a team high eleven goals and 13 assists. Carter Verhaeghe is second in the postseason with 17 total points in 20 games played.

Offensivel,y Florida was fantastic during the regular season averaging 3.51 goals on nearly 37 shots and allowed 3.32 goals on 31.7 shots per game. Much like the playoffs Matthew Tkachuk led the Florida offense this season with 109 points and 69 assists. Carter Verhaeghe posted a team leading 42 goals on 275 total shots.

The Vegas Golden Knights return home Tuesday night in prime position to win the Stanley Cup. Vegas has dominated this series winning three of four games following the game four win over the weekend. Vegas has been phenomenal over their last five games with a 4-1 overall record scoring 4.6 goals, while allowing just 1.8 goals per game.

Jonathan Marchessault has been the offensive leader for Vegas in the postseason leading the team with 24 points and thirteen goals in 21 games played. Jack Eichel is the top setup man for Vegas in the playoffs with 17 assists overall. Offensively Vegas was fantastic throughout the season averaging 3.26 goals on 31.5 shots per game but the defense led them to their success allowing just 2.74 goals per game.