NHL Expert Picks June 8, 2024

NHL Playoff Expert Picks & Preview: We're Gonna See A Lot Of Goals

The Stanley Cup final is here. Josie Costigan and I have you covered with expert picks for every game of the NHL's championship series. Here's our pick for Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers.

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Rolling Records
Michel: 44-27 (+5.63 Units)
Josie: 31-36 (-4.73 Units)

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Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers  
The Game: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers, Saturday, June 8, 2024

TeamPucklineTotalMoneyline
Edmonton Oilers+1.5 (-225)O5.5 (-115)+120
Florida Panthers-1.5 (+185)U5.5 (-105)-142

 

Michel's Take: Over the past 10 Game 1's of the Stanley Cup Final, the total has gone OVER 5.5 goals seven times. More specifically, it's happened six times in the last seven years. Only Game 1 of the 2020 Final between Dallas and Tampa hit lower than 5.5 with five goals scored.

That probably has to do with the wait between the Conference Finals ending and the Stanley Cup Finals beginning.

I'm going to focus entirely on Edmonton here. They've gone OVER the total in both games where they've rested for three or more days in these playoffs. Heck when it comes to just the first game of a series since 2021, Edmonton has seen the total go OVER 5.5 goals seven times in eight tries (88%).

So I'm going to ride with this trend that's been an overwhelming success since 2020.

Pick: OVER 5.5 (-115)

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