The Florida Panthers purpose to keep away from having to play another dwelling sport after they go to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday for Sport 6 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Closing. Florida received the primary three video games of the collection to get inside one victory of the primary championship in franchise historical past however has been unable to seal the deal, getting outscored 13-4 in dropping the final two contests — together with Sport 5 at dwelling. Edmonton will try and grow to be simply the third crew in historical past to pressure a Sport 7 after trailing 0-3 within the Stanley Cup Closing.

Opening faceoff at Rogers Place is about for 8 p.m. ET. Edmonton is a -120 favourite (danger $120 to win $100) within the newest Oilers vs. Panthers odds, whereas the over/beneath for complete targets scored is 5.5. Earlier than making any Panthers vs. Oilers picks, you must take a look at the NHL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Mannequin.

SportsLine’s mannequin simulates each NHL sport 10,000 instances, making an allowance for elements like present type, particular person matchups, accidents and short- and long-term traits when making NHL picks. It entered the 2024 Stanley Cup Closing on a 7-4 run on top-rated puck-line picks.

Now, the mannequin has set its sights on Oilers vs. Panthers and simply locked in its NHL picks and Stanley Cup Closing predictions. You possibly can go to SportsLine now to see the picks. Listed below are the newest NHL odds and traits for Panthers vs. Oilers: 

• Oilers vs. Panthers cash line: Edmonton -120, Florida +100
• Oilers vs. Panthers over/beneath: 5.5 targets
• Oilers vs. Panthers puck line: Edmonton -1.5 (+210)
• EDM: The Oilers have outscored Florida 15-4 over the past seven intervals
• FLA: The Panthers have allowed 13 targets within the final two video games after yielding 12 over six contests in opposition to the New York Rangers
• Oilers vs. Panthers picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why you must again the Oilers

Restricted to a complete of only one purpose within the first two video games of the Stanley Cup Closing, Edmonton has produced 16 over the past three contests. The membership has netted 5 tallies within the third interval over that span after scoring one within the session over its earlier 9 contests. The Oilers’ particular groups have been harmful for the reason that crew was pushed to the brink of elimination, recording three power-play targets and a pair of short-handers within the final two video games.

Edmonton owns a 93.9% success fee on the penalty kill, the best mark over a minimal of 15 video games in a postseason since 1978, and has denied its opponents on 43 of their final 44 power-play alternatives whereas scoring three short-handed targets throughout that stretch. The Oilers possess 5 of the eight gamers with 20 or extra factors this postseason, with celebrity Connor McDavid main the NHL with 42 — 5 shy of the all-time file set in 1985 by the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Evan Bouchard is second with 32, probably the most by a defenseman in a single playoff yr, and Leon Draisaitl has collected 30 whereas Zach Hyman — who has scored a league-high 15 targets — and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins have notched 21 apiece. See who to again at SportsLine. 

Why you must again the Panthers

Florida has but to lose three video games in a collection this postseason and dropped three in a row solely twice in the course of the common season, most just lately after they suffered 4 straight defeats from March 14-23. Matthew Tkachuk got here up along with his finest efficiency of the Closing in Sport 5, scoring a purpose and organising one other. The 26-year-old left wing recorded only one help over his earlier six contests, together with the ultimate two of the Japanese Convention Closing in opposition to the New York Rangers.

Tkachuk leads the Panthers with 22 factors this postseason and desires two to match the franchise file for many in a single playoff yr, which he set in the course of the crew’s run to the Stanley Cup Closing final yr. Carter Verhaeghe has gone 4 video games and not using a level however stays Florida’s prime purpose scorer with 10, one shy of Tkachuk’s franchise postseason mark (2023). Fellow middle Evan Rodrigues netted his fourth tally of the collection on Tuesday after recording simply three over the primary three rounds of the playoffs and has landed on the scoresheet in 5 of his final six contests. In the meantime, Sam Bennett has been held and not using a level in solely 5 of his 17 outings this postseason. See who to again at SportsLine. 

How you can make Oilers vs. Panthers picks

SportsLine’s mannequin is leaning Over on the overall, projecting 7.1 mixed targets. It additionally says one aspect of the cash line has all the worth. You possibly can solely get the decide at SportsLine.

So who wins Oilers vs. Panthers in Sport 6 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Closing, and which aspect of the cash line has all the worth? Go to SportsLine now to see which aspect of the Panthers vs. Oilers cash line to leap on Friday, all from the superior mannequin that has simulated this matchup 10,000 instances.