The Florida Panthers face off against the Edmonton Oilers in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals.

After making quick work of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Florida Panthers have the chance to win their second straight championship as they are set to battle it out against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals.

With injuries hampering both rosters, expect game one to be a defensive slugfest that favors the reigning Stanley Cup champions.

Even though there’s only one game to wager one, there are still plenty of prop bets to groom through which you can read a detailed breakdown of them below.

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Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers (8:00pm, EST)

Florida Panthers moneyline: (+110) at FanDuel Sportsbook

With Connor McDavid struggling to score this postseason, as well as Zach Hyman being ruled out with an injury, the Florida Panthers back line have the opportunity to neutralize the Edmonton Oilers offense to help pull away on the scoreboard.

The Panthers defense have been in a tier of their own throughout the playoffs as they head into game one of the Stanley Cup Finals ranked first overall in Expected Goals Against in All Situations and second in 5-on-5 Play.

Their suffocating coverage has helped Sergei Bobrovsky sustain a high level of play as the star goalie is averaging just 2.11 Goals Against per game.

With his back line consistently lessening the quality of Edmonton’s Shots on Goal by plugging their shooting lanes, expect Bobrovsky to wall them off and keep the Oilers off the scoreboard.

If you want to increase your exposure on the Panthers, also place a wager on them to win game one and the Stanley Cup Finals (+220) at FanDuel.

Connor McDavid under 3.5 shots on goal: (-175) at BetMGM Sportsbook

Even though Connor McDavid’s usage is expected to increase with Zach Hyman out with an injury, he will still struggle to turn his shot attempts into Shots on Goal with the Panthers defense shadowing him at the blue line.

This was a style of coverage we saw in last year’s final’s which drastically helped Florida squeak out the win.

Expect the Panthers defense to continue to give McDavid fits, especially with their back line already excelling in coverage as their high mark in Expected Goals Against indicates.

Sam Bennett anytime goalscorer: (+280) at FanDuel Sportsbook

After scoring four goals in the Eastern Conference Finals, Sam Bennett is in a favorable position to carry over his momentum into the finals as he averages an Expected Goal of 0.43.

Bennett also gets the benefit of playing in one of the more productive lines in the league as Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk both excel at pressuring the net.

Their versatility will have the Oilers back line stretched out thin which opens up higher quality shooting lanes for Bennet to exploit.

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