The Vegas Golden Knights maintain a 2-0 Stanley Cup Last lead over the Florida Panthers, profitable the primary two video games of the collection at house. Which isn’t very best information for Thursday night time’s house crew.
In line with ESPN Stats & Information, groups with a 2-0 collection lead in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Last go on to hoist the Cup 90.6% of the time (48-5). That proportion jumps to 92.7% for groups that win their first two video games at house (38-3). What’s in retailer for Sport 3? Listed here are some wagers now we have our eye on:
—Greg Wyshynski, NHL Senior Author
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Stanley Cup Last Sport 3: Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers
Puck line: Florida -1.5
Cash line: Vegas (+100), Florida (-120)
Complete: 6
Wyshynski: Golden Knights Cash Line (+100) These odds have dropped from the opening line, I snuck in at +105. The truth that Vegas is even cash in a must-win Sport 3 for the Panthers is a snapshot of the place this collection sits: One crew peaking on the proper time, taking part in excellent defensively and unflappably within the face of their opponents’ aggression. And the opposite crew is the Panthers.
Wyshynski: Aleksander Barkov over 2.5 photographs (-125) Barkov edged over this whole in Sport 2 at Vegas with three photographs on purpose. He has the second highest variety of 5-on-5 shot makes an attempt per 60 minutes at house in the course of the playoffs for Florida (16.1). He is solely 50% to the over on this whole in the course of the playoffs, so purchaser beware, however I do suppose the Panthers having the final change at house to earn his line some extra favorable matchups might spark him – in addition to the desperation of the second.
Wyshynski: Jonathan Marchessault any-time purpose scorer (+125) Let’s not overthink this: Marchessault has scored eight of his 12 playoff objectives, main the Golden Knights, on the highway. That features a four-game purpose streak monitoring again to Sport 6 in opposition to the Edmonton Oilers, through which he tallied a hat trick. Each his shot makes an attempt and photographs on purpose in all conditions enhance when he is away from The Strip. He is constructing an MVP case and that argument will proceed in Sport 3.
Wyshynski: Adin Hill below 30.5 saves (-105) Whereas I am a bit of nervous in regards to the potential for a Sport 3 time beyond regulation that may spoil this wager, notice that the Golden Knights are averaging 30.8 photographs in opposition to on the highway in eight video games, in opposition to a couple of shot-happy groups within the Western Convention. Within the 11 video games he is began, Hill has gone below this quantity in 5 of them, together with twice on the highway.
Sachin Dave Chandan, ESPN betting editor: Anton Lundell anytime purpose scorer (+410)
I do not suppose that is as massive an extended shot as the percentages make it sound. Lundell is second on the Panthers with seven photographs on purpose, and cashed in with a purpose in Sport 2. I like this value in comparison with a few of the extra traditional suspects within the Panthers offense.
Chandan: Underneath 6 (-110)
Each video games have gone over up to now, and the Golden Knights have blitzed the Panthers 12-4 in each video games mixed. With the collection transferring to Florida, I anticipate to see some stronger defensive play from Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers, to maintain the sport shut.
Chandan: Time of first purpose – After 10 minutes (+125)
I suppose this wager is tied to the one above. If I am anticipating a lower-scoring recreation, then I am prepared to take this wager, at plus cash, that the sport will begin off a bit slower than the previous two. For perspective, the primary purpose in Video games 1 and a couple of have been inside the first 10 minutes, with Sport 1’s tally counting simply seconds earlier than the edge.