Florida Panthers VS Vegas Golden Knights put the Panthers in a fight to secure the Stanley Cup title on the road, as they intend to bar the Knights from closing out the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.
Can the Panthers force Game 6? Or will the Stanley Cup be clinched by the Golden Knights?
MatchPlug has the NHL Predictions today for the Panthers VS Golden Knights. Use the Prediction today, picks, odds, and analysis we laid out in this preview.
Betting Preview for Florida Panthers VS Vegas Golden Knights Game 5
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
- Date: Tuesday, June 13th, 2023
- Time: 17:00 GMT
- Teams to play: Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights.
- NHL Picks: MONEYLINE 1.967
Odds as provided by 1XBet and BetMGM.
Betting On The Florida Panthers
- 1XBet Spread: +1
- 1XBet Total: Under 5.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 3.4
- BetMGM Spread: +1.5
- BetMGM Total: Over 6
- BetMGM Moneyline: 2.65
The Florida Panthers have run out of chances to make mistakes after they lost Game 4 at home, 3-2. This indicates that the Panthers now trail the Golden Knights in the series, three games to one. If there is one thing the team should draw confidence from, it is the fact they have been in this position before and won the series.
In this first round, Florida lost three of their first four matches against the Boston Bruins – the beast NHL team in the regular season by a mile; before they won all of their next 3 games to move to the conference semifinal round.
Another upside for the Panthers is that they still win the possession battle for the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final. They have an even-strength Coris For the rate of 55.74%. They will need to improve the quality of their shots, but they are at least getting many chances. Florida enters Game 5 with a 4-1 record in their last 5 games on a Tuesday.
Betting On The Vegas Golden Knights
- 1XBet Spread: -1
- 1XBet Total: Over 5.5
- 1XBet Moneyline: 1.967
- BetMGM Spread: -1.5
- BetMGM Total: Under 6
- BetMGM Moneyline: 1.50
The Vegas Golden Knights are a young NHL franchise that hasn’t clocked its 10th year yet but is already a win away from a Stanley Cup parade. The team’s offense keeps coming up with creative ways to bring an action on the ice, and one of those instances is in Game 4, where they scored the first three goals of the contest.
Vegas relied on Adin Hil, the netminder’s defense, who blocked 29 of 31 shots on goal by the Panthers. Chandler Stephenson hit the back of the net twice in Game 5 to raise his playoffs total to 10 goals.
It would seem that anyone can deliver the Golden Knights’ offense, as they have 6 players with at least 6 goals in these playoffs, including Jonathan Marchessault, who has 13, and William Karlsson with 11 (plus one in Game 5). Vegas carries 21-6 in their last 27 outings after conceding two or fewer goals in the previous game.
MatchPlug Prediction
The Florida Panthers are more competitive than they had been in the last two games, and they should keep this momentum for Game 5. They will outshoot the Vegas Golden Knights and take charge of a slim lead, thanks to efforts by Sergei Bobrovsky at the front of the net.
