I went 1-1 winning 0.84 units on Game 2 but the loss on the Oilers I think nicely sets up my series play on it to go over 5.5 games with the series tied heading to Florida for Game 3 tonight. Let’s make it three winning games in a row in these fantastic Stanley Cup Finals!
Game 3: Panthers vs. Oilers (8:00)
Both games of this series have been unreal, incredible hockey, with the series tied up heading to Game 3 tonight as it shifts down to Sunrise. In Game 1, 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. Game 2 was even more electric, going to overtime once again. The first period was very high scoring, with five goals in the first 12:37 of the game, and the scoring starting early once again, as Sam Bennett opened the game up with a power play goal just 2:07 in. Florida got out to a 4-3 lead in the second period on Brad Marchand’s short handed goal, but late in the third period, with just 18 seconds left in regulation, Corey Perry tied it up at 4-4, sending the game to OT for the second game in a row of these Stanley Cup Finals. This time it was the Panthers that got the win on the road, tying the series and taking home ice, as Brad Marchand snuck the puck past Skinner to give Florida the win 8:05 into the second overtime. I like Florida to win Game 3 at home in another high scoring game. I’ll take the Panthers for a unit. The play I like even better is the over, which I’ll take at 6 for 2 units. There’s a handful of props I like as well tonight, and I’ll take the following for half a unit each: goal in first ten minutes, Connor McDavid over 1.5 points, Leon Draisaitl over 1.5 points, Brad Marchand to get a point, and Sam Bennett to get a point. Let’s crush it!
Game Bets
1u Panthers ML (-142)
2u Panthers/Oilers over 6 (-136)
.5u Goal in First Ten Minutes (-166)
.5u Connor McDavid over 1.5 points (-115)
.5u Leon Draisaitl over 1.5 points (+120)
.5u Sam Bennett over 0.5 point (-142)
.5u Brad Marchand over 0.5 point (+105)
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: 2-1 (+1.84 unit)
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