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Stanley Cup Closing Sport 1: Florida Panthers at Vegas Golden Knights
Puck line: Vegas -1.5
Cash line: Florida (+118), Vegas (-140)
Whole: 5.5
Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL author: First interval over 1.5 objectives (+120)
Look, it’ll be a hyped atmosphere, and I feel all of that pleasure results in objectives within the first interval. Hold this in thoughts, too, the Vegas Golden Knights have gone over within the first in 13 of 17 video games within the postseason, 41 first interval objectives have been scored. Lots of motion for these Golden Knights, and I feel it would result in the over in Sport 1.
Anita Marks, host of ESPN Bet: Below 5.5 objectives
These two groups do not know one another that effectively, and I consider they’ll play conservatively at first. Each goaltenders have been excellent this postseason, and I count on that to proceed.
Wyshynski: Aleksander Barkov over 2.5 photographs (-115)
The Panthers captain went over this whole in Sport 1 towards the Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes, each on the street. Toss out his harm in Sport 3 towards the Hurricanes and he is gone over this whole in six of his final 9 video games. There aren’t a ton of shot prop choices that present this sort of worth, so give this a glance.
Wyshynski: Ivan Barbashev over 0.5 factors (+105)
The Golden Knights’ prime line of Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault and Ivan Barbashev has been one of many hottest within the playoffs. Quietly, Barbashev has develop into the crew’s third-leading level producer with 15 in 17 video games. He has at the least some extent in 8 of his final 12 video games and 4 of his final 5. Lots of the Knights’ scoring props are impacted by what’s anticipated from Sergei Bobrovsky in Sport 1. I am going rust over relaxation and the Knights hitting the board a few instances – particularly their prime line.
Sachin Dave Chandan, sports activities betting editor: Each groups to attain within the second interval (+133)
Second intervals are all the time the best scoring because of the lengthy change in addition to groups getting a greater really feel for one another. The Golden Knights common 1.4 second interval objectives per recreation within the playoffs, and the Panthers common 1.1. Betting the second interval over is considered one of my go-to’s, however with the “each groups” prop at plus cash, I am leaping on this.
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How the Panthers-Golden Knights Stanley Cup Closing got here to be
Relive the playoff paths that the Panthers and the Golden Knights took to make it to the Stanley Cup Closing.