Westgate Superbook vice president of risk management Jeff Sherman said his property's NHL handle is up 18%, through Wednesday, from where it was last year. Monday has a more condensed slate of NHL action with just three games that should still excite all hockey fans. There are many marquee matchups like a Stanley Cup rematch between the Panthers and Oilers or the East's top team in the Capitals traveling to the Lone Star State to take on the Stars. It should be a great night of games and we look to improve on some of our recent hot streaks like our 31-20 record on game total and team unders this season. All betting lines are from Bet365 and are subject to change. Hockey is a difficult sport to predict so please gamble responsibly. Bet: Panthers ML (+105), Panthers Oilers Over 5.5 goals (-150) The Cats have been cooled off after winning six of their last seven games and have since been shut out two games in a row and haven't scored in almost a week. The Oilers on the other hand have started to piece together as they've won eight of their last nine games and are starting to look like the defending Western Conference Champions. Edmonton will have the home ice advantage where they have an identical record to Florida's road record at 9-6-1 on the season. If you erase their Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers have come away with victories in four of their last six trips to Oil Country and could look to respond after two tough losses. The Oilers will certainly play with more passion after losing to this team in the Stanley Cup Finals just months ago. Both teams are top ten in scoring with the Oilers have the significant advantage on defence with a 2.80 goals against average compared to Florida's 3.19 average which ranks 24th in the league. The Panthers will be the more feisty team trying to snap their losing skid and should do so in a high-scoring affair.
