The Panthers and Oilers meet in the Stanley Cup Finals for the second straight season, with Game 1 getting underway tonight. Florida held off Edmonton in seven games last June, as the Oilers own home ice-advantage and host the Panthers in Game 1.
Tonight in the Panthers vs. Oilers Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, Edmonton looks to jump out to a series opening win at home. In last year’s series, the Panthers won Game 1 on their home ice.
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NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Panthers vs. Oilers Picks
Here are the top Panthers vs. Oilers picks and projections for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 today on PrizePicks NHL. Click to read more about each pick.
- Oilers C Connor McDavid – 1.5 Points
- Panthers G Sergei Bobrovsky – 24.5 Goalie Saves
- Panthers C Brad Marchand – 1.5 Shots on Goal
Oilers C Connor McDavid – 1.5 Points
- Oilers C Connor McDavid posted two points in four of five games of the Western Conference Finals against the Stars.
- McDavid has recorded nine postseason games of at least two points in this run to the Stanley Cup Finals.
- McDavid has done the majority of his damage from an assists standpoint. In only one playoff game he recorded two goals, which came in a Game 3 win over Dallas in the WCF.
- In a 6-5 home loss to the Panthers in December, McDavid compiled three assists. However, he was limited to one assist in a 4-3 defeat at Florida in late February.
- In last season’s Stanley Cup Finals, McDavid had three games of at least two points, including two of those performances at home.
Panthers G Sergei Bobrovsky – 24.5 Goalie Saves
- Panthers G Sergei Bobrovsky has recorded 24 saves or less in four of the last six road playoff games.
- In two matchups with the Oilers this season, Bobrovsky has been at the cusp of this number. In the December road win, he stopped 25 shots, although he gave up five goals. In the second matchup, Bobrovsky made 24 saves and allowed three goals.
- In each of the final four games of last season’s Stanley Cup Finals, Bobrovsky made 23 saves or fewer.
- In all three of Edmonton’s playoff series openers, opposing goalies stopped 24 shots or less.
Panthers C Brad Marchand – 1.5 Shots on Goal
- Panthers C Brad Marchand has produced 14 points in the postseason, his most since the 2018-19 season.
- Marchand compiled at least two shots on goal in three of the last four games of the Eastern Conference Finals against Carolina.
- As a member of the Bruins earlier this season, Marchand put up three and six shots on goal in the two matchups with Edmonton.
- In the last six meetings with the Oilers since the 2022-23 season, Marchand has recorded multiple shots on goal each time.
- Marchand fired four shots on goal in the Game 5 comeback victory at Carolina in the ECF clincher, his most shots on goal this postseason.
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The Panthers look to continue their road dominance tonight vs. the Oilers tonight in Edmonton for a pivotal Game 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Finals
This Stanley Cup game between the Panthers and Oilers also leaves us with some appealing player picks to consider on PrizePicks.
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