Vegas Golden Knights (63-26-10) vs Florida Panthers (54-36-8)
Saturday, June 03, 2023 at 8:00 pm
The Panthers enter this game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals with nine days off . Im betting alot of the momentum they gained during this play off run may well have worn of now , and will be hard thier star goalie Bobrovsky to get back on the flow he had during these play offs. I know Florida has won 7 of 8 road games in the play offs, but 5 of those games went to OT, and they were far from dominating . Meanwhile, Vegas is rested , but not to the extent of Florida and will more easily get into the flow of things here in game 1 on their own home ice where they garnered a 6-3 play off record and a overall 25-15-2 record this season. The key difference maker tonight will be in even man play as Vegas is averaging 3.42 even-strength goals per 60, ranking No,1 in the post season. Also Vegas netminder, Hill has been playing some of his best hockey of the season as he owns a 5-2 record, a 1.99 GAA and a .941 save percentage in his past seven tilts.
VEGAS is 12-5 ATS as a # 1 seed in the playoffs this season.FLORIDA is 13-19 ATS in non-conference games this season.
Golden Knights are 13-4 in their last 17 vs. Atlantic.Golden Knights are 18-6 in their last 24 home games.Golden Knights are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
Play on Vegas to win