{"id":350829,"date":"2025-06-03T15:02:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=350829"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T19:02:04","slug":"panthers-vs-oilers-stanley-cup-final-prop-picks-game-1-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/panthers-vs-oilers-stanley-cup-final-prop-picks-game-1-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers vs. Oilers Stanley Cup Final prop picks Game 1: Target Connor McDavid and Evan Rodrigues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers look to avenge last season&#8217;s loss against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/connor_mcdavid\">Connor McDavid<\/a> and the Oilers fought back from down 0-3 to force a Game 7 before ultimately losing to the Panthers in 2024. Both teams come into the Cup Finals without much resistance from their conference foes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Panthers vs. Oilers picks for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, featuring McDavid and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/evan_rodrigues\">Evan Rodrigues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Panthers vs. Oilers picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: McDavid to score 2+ points (+100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This would be an unplayable line for anyone else in the Stanley Cup Final, but for McDavid, it kind of feels like a steal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oilers&#8217; captain gets to start his redemption tour at home. He scored two or more points in two out of the three Cup final games in Edmonton in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, he finished with 11 points in the series en route to winning the Conn Smythe as part of the losing team for the first time in over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, Edmonton looks more dominant heading into its second straight SCF appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Oilers lost their first two games of the 2025 postseason vs. the Los Angeles Kings but have gone 12-2 since.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the playoffs, McDavid has 2+ points in 8\/14 games, so his hit rate is higher than the 2-to-1 probability for this pick on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>McDavid is on a mission, and with more help this time around, he should smash last year&#8217;s 11 points if this series gets into the later stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> He had nine points in five games in the Western Conference final vs. the Dallas Stars (4-1 against this line).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:114455\">Embed: #114455<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/ice_hockey\/nhl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NHL betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nhl-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/top-skaters?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NHL stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stanley Cup Final Game 1 props<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rordigues to score 1+ points (+106):<\/strong> The closest player to McDavid in terms of playoff points in last year&#8217;s series was Rodrigues with seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it just so happens he&#8217;s heating up ahead of the rematch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rodrigues scored seven points in five games vs. the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He now has points in six of the last eight games dating back to the series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not only that, but he had more than one point in four of those games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodrigues plays on the top line with Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart. He&#8217;s in a great opportunity to do damage, and it&#8217;s shown in his recent production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Panthers vs. Oilers picks made at 2:11 p.m. ET 06\/03\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edmonton Oilers look to avenge last season&#8217;s loss against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final. The pregame narrative: Connor McDavid and the Oilers fought back from down 0-3 to force a Game 7 before ultimately losing to the Panthers in 2024. 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