Since 2008, the team to win the Stanley Cup has done it on the road ten times with a home crowd only seeing their team win it five times.
The Stanley Cup Final returns Friday with the Panthers looking to win their first championship in franchise history in front of the all-Canadian crowd in Edmonton, who look to keep the series going towards a Game 7 finale.
Edmonton will look to continue their red hot scoring that helped them score 13 goals in the past two games to avoid the sweep. It’ll be another exciting night of NHL action and we look to stay in the green with a 8-7 record in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Bet: Panthers ML (+100), Under 5.5 goals (-110)
The Panthers have been a team to kill you with their defense for most of the postseason but now finds themselves on a two-game losing streak with the past three games all going over in total goals.
It’s a trend I don’t see them maintaining as they are bound to bounce back and find their game. Teams have a hard time coming back from a 3-0 series lead because they have to win four straight games and can’t miss once.
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Connor McDavid is a generational talent and is showing why he is the best player in the game by making incredible plays and keeping his team in the game.
During the Oilers 5-3 win, the Panthers remained very close in the game and McDavid was the difference to get Edmonton over the edge and the win.
If they can slow him down and mitigate his chances then the Panthers will have a far better chance of winning. They’ve been able to do it before as the Panthers held him to no points to start off the series.
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They will need to limit the goals, which Stuart Skinner has been able to do with a goals against average of 1.56 and a save percentage of .938 when playing in Games four through seven during this postseason.
Before the past two games, Bobrovsky has also been dominant with a 15-5 record and a 2.07 goals against average and a .916 save percentage. Since 2008, the team to win the Stanley Cup has done it on the road ten times with a home crowd only seeing their team win it five times.
We are coming off a year where the home team has won it but it feels very inline with our scenario that the Panthers prevent the third straight loss and win the Stanley Cup in heartbreaking fashion for Oilers fans.