Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/05/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, June 5, 2023

Venue:  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  TNT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Panthers +120, Golden Knights -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Panthers +120, Golden Knights -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Panthers +120, Golden Knights -140; Over/Under:  6 goals

Florida Panthers:  42-32-8 (4th place, Atlantic Division)

Vegas Golden Knights:  51-22-9 (1st place, Pacific Division)

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Florida Panthers:  8-2-0 last 10

Vegas Golden Knights:  7-2-1 last 10

The Panthers are entering this game finishing the regular season with 92 points, a 42-32-8 record overall, and they were 19-19-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Vegas Golden Knights in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-2. Anthony Duclair and Eric Staal each scored 1 goal in that game. Anton Lundell led the team in assists with 1 while Anton Lundell and Nick Cousins each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 33 shots with 29 saves and a .879 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 266 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 213 goals against them allowing 2.6 goals per game.

The Golden Knights are entering this game finishing the regular season with 111 points, a 51-22-9 record overall, and they were 25-15-1 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Dallas Stars and the Florida Panthers in their last game, winning that one at home 5-2. Shea Theodore, Jonathan Marchessault, Reilly Smith, Mark Stone, and Zach Whitecloud each scored 1 goal in that game. Jack Eichel led the team in assists with 2 while Mark Stone led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Adin Hill was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 35 shots with 33 saves and a .943 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 229 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the Eastern Conference Champion Panthers and the Western Conference Champion Golden Knights for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. The Golden Knights are entering this game with a 1-0 series lead after taking the 1st game of this series on home ice. The Panthers have been so hot in these playoffs winning 9 of their last 10 games going into that game 1 that they were bound to drop a game sooner or later, especially after being on such a long layoff from their sweep over the Hurricanes. They got derailed in game 1 by a lot of penalties against them but they will definitely be more disciplined in this game as they look to even up the series. Now that they got the taste of playing again after a long period of rest, they will come out a lot stronger in this game and make sure they play a full 60 minutes as it was just the 3rd period when they collapsed. The Panthers have been a really gritty team in these playoffs and have knocked out some really good teams, they will fight in this game to even up the series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game.

Panthers Golden Knights Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, June 5, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Golden Knights 1.

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Florida Panthers: 13-20 (-17.8 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 14-21 (-13.3 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss where the opponent scored 4 or more goals. 8-3 UNDER in the 2nd game of a playoff series. 13-8 UNDER when trailing in a playoff series.

Vegas Golden Knights: 64-36 (+20 units) on the moneyline in all games. 23-10 (+13 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 15-7 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive overs. 13-5 UNDER in the conference finals.

Florida Panthers:  E. Luostarinen (C) Ques Mon - Undisclosed. S. Knight (G) Out indefinitely - Personal. P. Hornqvist (RW) out for season - Concussion.

Vegas Golden Knights:  L. Thompson (G) Mid June - Lower Body. L. Brossoit (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. N. Patrick (C) out for season - Upper Body. R. Lehner (G) out for season - Hip.

“It's going to be tight. Everybody breathe.” - Paul Maurice after his team’s loss against the Golden Knights in their game on Saturday, game 1 of this series.

“That’s an unreal save — it's a game-changer. You need those saves at key moments.” - Bruce Cassidy after his team’s win against the Panthers in their game on Saturday, game 1 of this series.

LW Verhaeghe, Carter

C Barkov, Aleksander

RW Duclair, Anthony

LD Forsling, Gustav

RD Ekblad, Aaron

G Bobrovsky, Sergei

LW Barbashev, Ivan

C Eichel, Jack

RW Marchessault, Jonathan

LD Martinez, Alec

RD Pietrangelo, Alex

G Hill, Adin

Points: M. Tkachuk (109)

Goals: C. Verhaeghe (42)

Assists: M. Tkachuk (69)

GAA: A. Lyon (2.89)

Points: J. Eichel (66)

Goals: J. Marchessault (28)

Assists: C. Stephenson (49)

GAA: L. Brossoit (2.17)

Coaches:

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (1st season)

Vegas Golden Knights: Bruce Cassidy (1st season)