I crushed Game 3 on Monday night as Florida won in a 6-1 blowout at home to take a 2-1 series lead in these Stanley Cup Finals, going 5-2 to win 3.44 units, profitable on all three games of this series so far. Tonight we have Game 4 with the ability to cash my huge series bet, let’s win again!
Game 4: Panthers vs. Oilers (8:00)
This Stanley Cup Finals series has been spectacular and after the complete shit kicking by the Panthers on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead at home, I fully expect tonight to be an awesome game again. 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. The Panthers dominated Game 3 on Monday when the series shifted down to Lauderdale. Brad Marchand scored just 56 seconds into the game, and it was all Florida after that, as they cruised their way to an embarrassing 6-1 win, completely shutting down Edmonton and chasing Stuart Skinner out of the net. I think after that game, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, the two best hockey players on the planet have to lead the way for the Oilers to answer back here and tie this series. If they go down 3-1 this year, I don’t see a way for them to come back from it again for the second year in a row. And more so, I think Connor and Leon completely know that. I have my series bet to win 4 units which I love, expecting it to cash tonight, and if not tonight, in Game 5 in Edmonton. I’m doubling down on that tonight with a unit on the Oilers. I love the over again, which I’ll take at 6 once again for 2 units, and I’ll take the Goal in First Ten Minutes again for a unit. I’m back on the same player props again too as I was in Game 3, with half a unit each on Connor McDavid over 1.5 points, Leon Draisaitl over 1.5 points, Sam Bennett over 0.5 point, and Brad Marchand over 0.5 point. Let’s crush it again!
Game Bets
1u Oilers ML (+124)
2u Panthers/Oilers over 6 (-124)
1u Goal in First Ten Minutes (-160)
.5u Connor McDavid over 1.5 points (-110)
.5u Leon Draisaitl over 1.5 points (+126)
.5u Sam Bennett over 0.5 point (-135)
.5u Brad Marchand over 0.5 point (-120)
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: 7-3 (+5.28 units)
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