The Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers meet Monday in NHL action from Rogers Place. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers prediction.
Florida Panthers Recap
The Florida Panthers come into this one looking to rebound after a 3-0 loss at the hands of Calgary last time out. Prior to that game, the Panthers lost to Vancouver. After this game, the Panthers will continue on the road to take on the Minnesota Wild.
Panthers Shut Out In Back-To-Back Games
Sam Reinhart has a team-high 39 points including 19 goals and 20 assists while Sam Bennett has 26 points with 13 goals and 13 assists and Anton Lundell has 19 points of his own with 8 goals and 11 assists. Aleksander Barkov also has 29 points with 20 assists of his own while Carter Verhaeghe has 23 points with 8 goals and 15 assists and Matthew Tkachuk has 30 points with 10 goals and 20 assists. Sergei Bobrovsky is 13-6-1 with a 2.87 GAA and a .892 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 5-5-1 with a 2.85 GAA and an .890 save percentage in goal for Florida this season.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Panthers have won each of their last four games as underdogs following a road loss.
- The Oilers have lost each of their last four Monday games as favorites.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Oilers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
Edmonton Oilers Recap
The Edmonton Oilers come into this game looking to build on their 6-3 win over Vegas last time out. After this game, Edmonton will square off against Boston.
Oilers Win Fifth Straight
Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers in scoring with 45 points including a team-high 22 goals and 23 assists while Connor McDavid has 41 points with 14 goals and 27 assists. Evan Bouchard has 22 points with 6 goals and 16 assists while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has 17 points with 6 goals and 11 assists as well this season. Calvin Pickard has gone 7-3 with a 2.41 GAA and a .901 save percentage in goal for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner has gone 11-7-2 with a 2.82 GAA and an .897 save percentage this season.
Why the Edmonton Oilers will win
- The Oilers have won eight of their last nine games.
- The Panthers have lost four of their last five road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five road games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Panthers’ last four games.
Panthers vs. Oilers Prediction
I’m on the Oilers here. You have two teams going in different directions right now, with the Panthers being shut out in back-to-back games while the Oilers are flat-out rolling right now. The Panthers will work out whatever kinks they have as they are the defending champions and I think they’ll be just fine, but at the moment it’s a struggle and not one I want to try to figure out. Give me the Oilers.