NHL VEGAS MONEY GAME
- Handicapper
- Wayne Root
- League
- NHL
- Competition
- Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights
- Release Date
- 06/03/2023 08:48 AM
- Event Date
- 06/03/2023 08:20 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Vegas Golden Knights -130
(DraftKings)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- Money Game on Vegas Knights
This long run that the Panthers have gone on, going 11-1 since being down 3-1 to the Bruins in the first round to knock off the #1 seed Bruins, the #3 seed Leafs, and the #2 seed Hurricanes has been incredible. What a run it’s been and it reminds me of the 2012 LA Kings, that were a team of destiny that won on the back of incredible goaltending of Jonathan Quick. Sergei Bobrovsky has played at an insane level these playoffs and if it weren’t for his performance in goal and a good amount of luck on their side, the Panthers wouldn’t be here just four games away from lifting the Stanley Cup. That being said, after the second longest layoff in NHL history between a series with ten days off in Lauderdale, I think that run is over. The Golden Knights are the better team in this series and have played better both offensively and defensively than the Panthers have in these playoffs. The only way I see the Panthers winning this series is if Bobrovsky steals it, but with the much better defense and much deeper team in general, I think this year’s Stanley Cup Champions are the Vegas Golden Knights. Expecting the Golden Knights to win the Cup, I’ll double down on them in Game 1 on the moneyline at home in the fortress.