{"id":352813,"date":"2025-06-15T14:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=352813"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T18:10:06","slug":"oilers-vs-panthers-stanley-cup-final-best-bets-game-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/oilers-vs-panthers-stanley-cup-final-best-bets-game-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers vs. Panthers Stanley Cup Final best bets Game 6: Back Florida to start hot, Evan Bouchard to let it fly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Stanley Cup will be present for Game 6 when the Florida Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Florida is one win away from establishing itself as a dynasty after a suffocating win in Edmonton on Saturday night. The Panthers have started every game hot and are favoured to win at home on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Oilers vs. Panthers best bets for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nhl\/players\/evan_bouchard\">Evan Bouchard<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Oilers vs. Panthers best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: <strong>Bouchard over 3.5 shots (+130)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton can&#8217;t afford to look for the perfect play at this point in the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firing pucks on the net and applying relentless pressure should be the game plan, and Bouchard epitomizes that style of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Oilers&#8217; defenceman has a series-leading 30 shots (6.0\/game).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bouchard is 3-2 against this line, with at least three shots in every game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He is leading all skaters in the Stanley Cup Final in ice time (151:36). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bouchard blew by this total in Games 1-3, logging seven, eight and nine shots on goal before putting three on net in each of the last two outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His recent form doesn&#8217;t dissuade me, though, considering he still logged 14 chances (i.e shot attempts) in those games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Bouchard has 55 chances this series, per Natural Stat Trick. That is 20 more than the next closest player, Brad Marchand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:114852\">Embed: #114852<\/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 6 picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panthers over 1 first-period goals (+130)<\/strong>: Florida is the toughest team in the NHL to mount a comeback against, and Edmonton hasn&#8217;t made its life easy with the way it&#8217;s starting games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panthers have 11 first-period goals this series, scoring at least two in every game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This bet would push if Florida were to score just one first-period goal on Tuesday, resulting in the stake being returned. Given how hot the Panthers have started, I&#8217;m all over this plus-money value for them to score a pair with that safety net. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edmonton has a legitimate goaltender controversy in the season&#8217;s dying days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuart Skinner was pulled from the net in Game 5, and Calvin Pickard was shelled in Game 6, allowing four goals on 18 shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t trust either netminder to stand tall under the bright lights, especially with how many penalties the Oilers have been taking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Oilers vs. Panthers best bets made at 1:37 p.m. ET 06\/15\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stanley Cup will be present for Game 6 when the Florida Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers. The pregame narrative: Florida is one win away from establishing itself as a dynasty after a suffocating win in Edmonton on Saturday night. 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