I cashed my Game 1 bet for a unit on the Oilers as they came from behind to win 4-3 on Leon Draisaitl’s overtime winner. Tonight we have Game 2 in Edmonton. Let’s stay hot and cash in again!
Game 2: Oilers vs. Panthers (8:00)
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night was electric, in a fantastic game. Leon Draisaitl opened the scoring just 1:06 into the game, but the Panthers, who I thought were the better team going into the series, came roaring back, with two Sam Bennett goals and a Brad Marchand goal to go up 3-1 just 2 minutes into the second period. Then it was the Oilers comeback, with Viktor Arvidsson getting the Oilers back within one just 1:17 after the second Bennett goal, and Mattias Ekholm tying the game 6:33 into the third period. Then after a long overtime with good chances on both sides, Draisaitl scored with 31 seconds left in the first overtime to win it 4-3 for the Oil. Solid win and the game essentially went as I expected, with Edmonton being the slightly better team at home in a close, entertaining game. The Oilers outshot the Panthers 46-32, with some shaky goaltending on both sides, and the game looking a little slow at time with the week off for both teams. I like the Oilers to win here again at home tonight, and I’ll take them for half a unit. I also like the over here, which I’ll take at 6 for 1.5 units. I still absolutely see this series going seven games and expect another great matchup tonight. I considered taking point props on Draisaitl, McDavid, Bouchard, and Marchand, but I don’t think any of them are worth it, so I’ll just stay off those and keep it simple tonight.
Game Bets
.5u Oilers ML (-130)
1.5u Oilers/Panthers over 6 (-124)
Series Bets
4u Stanley Cup Finals over 5.5 games (-205)
Records
Regular Season: 567-497-14 (-58.18 units)
Round 1: 40-39 (-1.19 units)
Round 2: 24-20 (+1.39 units)
Round 3: 15-14-1 (+4.68 units)
Finals: 1-0 (+1 unit)
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