The Edmonton Oilers obtained off the mat.
Down, 2-1, within the best-of-seven sequence and trailing by three targets in Friday evening’s Sport 4, the Oilers staged a surprising comeback to get the Ultimate again on stage phrases forward of Sunday’s Sport 5 in Alberta.
The Florida Panthers had the Oilers beneath siege for many of the first half of Sport 4, however a power-play purpose by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins turned the tide, and Edmonton got here out on prime, 5-4, in time beyond regulation due to a purpose by Leon Draisaitl.
For many groups, a loss like that might be a intestine punch and will trigger issues to spiral uncontrolled. However the Panthers are constructed in another way.
These Cats have weathered loads of storms, together with blowing a 3-0 sequence lead in opposition to these identical Oilers in final 12 months’s Ultimate earlier than successful Sport 7.
There’ll seemingly be loads of betting help for the Oilers in Sport 5 primarily based on the concept that they’ll carry the momentum from Friday evening, however the Panthers deserve extra credit score than that.
In actual fact, a very powerful takeaway from Sport 4, at the very least for bettors, was not that the Panthers misplaced however what’s happening in purpose for the Oilers.
Stuart Skinner was pulled for the second straight recreation Friday evening, and he has not been very sharp on this sequence.
The margins on this sequence are razor skinny; the 2 groups have primarily cut up the targets, scoring possibilities and shot makes an attempt down the center at 5-on-5, so the goaltending battle might be the decisive issue.
Whether or not Kris Knoblauch chooses to return to Skinner or rolls with journeyman Calvin Pickard in Sport 5, there isn’t a query that the Panthers have the sting within the blue paint, at the very least on paper.
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Sergei Bobrovsky is probably not at his finest proper now, however he’s obtained a terrific observe report within the postseason and was the Conn Smythe favourite for Florida coming into the sequence.
Goaltending is fickle and difficult to challenge, but when Bobrovsky does discover his A-game, it could be an enormous increase for the Panthers, who’ve performed the Oilers to a 50-50 cut up in nearly each space of the sport.
THE PLAY: Panthers moneyline (+102, FanDuel)
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