The Stanley Cup Final heads to Sunrise tied after the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers traded a pair of overtime wins to start the series.
The pregame narrative: Brad Marchand’s double-OT winner on Saturday puts Florida in the driver’s seat to retain the Stanley Cup. The Panthers are favoured to win this game and the series, with home-ice advantage in what is now a best-of-five series.
Check out my Oilers vs. Panthers SGP predictions, featuring Sam Bennett and Evan Bouchard.
Oilers vs. Panthers predictions
Parlay: Oilers +1.5 | Bennett 1+ points | Bouchard 1+ points (+300)
Oilers +1.5 (-210): If the first two games are any indication of how the rest of this series will go, hockey fans are in for a treat.
Edmonton and Florida have gone blow-for-blow for 167:34, with each team securing a nail-biting win. The Panthers are deserving favourites back on home ice, but I can’t see a blowout on Monday.
- Since losing the first two games of the postseason, the Oilers are 13-3, covering a +1.5 puck line in 15 of those games.
- Florida is a mediocre 4-3 at home, going 3-4 vs. a -1.5 line.
Sergei Bobrovsky provides a distinct goaltending advantage for Paul Maurice’s squad, but Kris Knoblauch’s group has the best two offensive players on the ice — by a mile.
The Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl-led Oilers have generated 58.57% of high-danger chances thus far, per Natural Stat Trick. I expect them to put forth a monster effort.
NHL SGP legs
Bennett 1+ points (-165): Bennett has been dynamite for the Panthers, and me, this postseason.
- He’s leading Florida in goals (13) and points (19) in the playoffs.
- Bennett also paces the Panthers in xG (8.15), shots (59), and scoring chances (67).
- He has a point in nine of his last 12 games (13 total points) and has three goals in the first two games of this series.
The second-line centre helped me cash a +440 SGP in Game 1 and a +300 SGP in Game 2 by recording a point — I’ll happily go back to the well on Monday.
Bouchard 1+ points (-165): I’m keen on backing Bouchard as long as the price is right.
The 25-year-old defenceman has been a playoff menace for the Oilers, with 79 points in 71 games. That 1.113 PPG pace is the second-best mark ever by a defenceman, behind Bobby Orr.
Bouchard had a goal and two assists in Saturday’s overtime loss after logging an assist in Game 1.
Knoblauch has given him the green light to let it fly, too. The rearguard leads the Oilers in shots (15) and shot attempts (28) this series.
Playoff goals are often messy, and firing pucks on net is a great way to get a greasy assist or screen goal.
Oilers vs. Panthers predictions made at 10:08 a.m. ET 06/09/2025.
Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.