{"id":344165,"date":"2025-05-04T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=344165"},"modified":"2025-05-04T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:32:07","slug":"panthers-vs-maple-leafs-prop-picks-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/panthers-vs-maple-leafs-prop-picks-game-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers vs. Maple Leafs prop picks Game 1: Back Matthew Knies in Monday&#8217;s series opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers begin their second-round series on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Starting on the right foot will be key for the Maple Leafs, who aim to advance to the conference finals for the first time in the &#8220;Core Four&#8221; era. The reigning champion Panthers have been to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals and are favoured to win the series opener. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Knies is my best Panthers vs. Maple Leafs prop pick for Game 1 on May 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panthers vs. Maple Leafs picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/ice_hockey\/competitions\/10011\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report-2\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/standings\"><strong>NHL player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/standings\"><strong>NHL standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Knies to register a point (-129)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s Core Four has become a Fab Five with how Knies is playing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third-year winger broke out with a career-high 29 goals and 58 points this season. Knies flashed his scoring touch in the opening round with three goals against the Ottawa Senators, including this beauty in Game 4: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1916289757711081488\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His physicality and size are exactly what Toronto needs going up against a team like Florida, and I expect Craig Berube to lean on the youngster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, Knies will get plenty of minutes regardless while playing alongside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the top line. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That unit generated a team-high 58 chances and 2.89 xG in the opening round, per Natural Stat Trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knies is also on the team&#8217;s first power-play unit, which clicked at a 35.3% rate against Ottawa (second-best in playoffs entering play on May 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on his outsized opportunity, this line seems like a steal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Knies has 42 points in 48 games since Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panthers vs. Maple Leafs prop picks made at 1:12 p.m. ET 05\/04\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers begin their second-round series on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena. 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