{"id":39772,"date":"2024-07-23T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T06:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phyz888.com\/?p=39772"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T06:33:01","slug":"2024-stanley-cup-final-odds-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phyz888.com\/2024-stanley-cup-final-odds-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Stanley Cup Final Odds and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39772\" class=\"elementor elementor-39772\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd994c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bd994c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99a2cb elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"f99a2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__f99a2cb\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__f99a2cb\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__f99a2cb\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf49211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf49211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Florida Panthers have another chance to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. They return to the Finals after losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games last year. This makes them the first team since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 to make it back to the Stanley Cup Finals after finishing as the runner-up the previous season. Notably, Pittsburgh won the Cup that year.<\/p><p>In contrast, the Edmonton Oilers have a storied history with five Stanley Cup championships, their most recent triumph being in 1990. The Oilers are led by Connor McDavid, who is making his first Finals appearance in nine NHL seasons. McDavid, a five-time Art Ross Trophy winner as the league\u2019s top scorer, leads all players with 31 points this postseason.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c21ea8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c21ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/phyz888.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-Stanley-Cup-Lucky-Cola.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39775\" alt=\"The Florida Panthers have another chance to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. They return to the Finals after losing to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games last year.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phyz888.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-Stanley-Cup-Lucky-Cola.jpg 605w, https:\/\/phyz888.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/2024-Stanley-Cup-Lucky-Cola-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14efb90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14efb90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437f4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"437f4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Betting Odds and Series Analysis<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10d2c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b10d2c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Panthers Favored<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cab76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76cab76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phyz888.com\"><strong>Lucky Cola<\/strong><\/a> has the Panthers as -135 favorites to win the series. Several factors contribute to this:<\/p><ul><li>Home-ice advantage<\/li><li>Florida won both head-to-head meetings during the regular season<\/li><li>Panthers are undefeated in regulation in seven games at Rogers Place in Edmonton (4-0-3)<\/li><\/ul><p>However, the primary reason for their favored status is their stingy defense displayed throughout the playoffs. The Panthers have given up the second-fewest goals per game heading into the Finals, largely thanks to their 5-on-5 play.<\/p><p>The Panthers\u2019 defense is anchored by Selke winner Aleksander Barkov and the blueline pairing of Aaron Ekblad and Gustav Forsling. They have effectively stymied the opposition\u2019s offensive stars through the first three rounds. However, they will face their toughest task this series as Edmonton boasts the three leading scorers in the playoffs: McDavid, Leon Draisaitl (28 points), and defenseman Evan Bouchard (27 points).<\/p><p>Matthew Tkachuk leads the way for the Panthers in the playoffs with 19 points, followed by Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe, who each have 17 points. Florida brings a more well-rounded offense into the Finals, with seven players recording double-digit points in the postseason compared to just five for Edmonton.<\/p><p>The Panthers\u2019 special teams have also been solid, boasting an 88.2 percent penalty kill, second only to the Oilers. They allowed just one power-play goal to the Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final. However, they need to be more disciplined against Edmonton after accumulating 207 penalty minutes in the first three rounds, the most of any team. Florida\u2019s power play has heated up against the Rangers, scoring five times, including Sam Reinhart\u2019s overtime winner in Game Four.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2824348 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2824348\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deea4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deea4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oilers\u2019 Scoring Prowess\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab8835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab8835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Oilers are known for their ability to score goals in bunches. No team has scored more even-strength goals than Edmonton this postseason (39). Their special teams have been crucial, as they rank first in both power play and penalty kill percentage.<\/p><p>The Oilers\u2019 power play is scoring at an impressive 37.3 percent heading into the Finals. Draisaitl leads all players with six power-play goals and is tied with McDavid in points with 14.<\/p><p>Edmonton\u2019s penalty kill has been equally impressive, allowing just three goals in 49 opportunities while short-handed, including 28 straight kills dating back to the second round.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99f55b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e99f55b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81a827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f81a827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Matchup: Sam Reinhart vs. Zach Hyman\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff34a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff34a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This series features two of the top three goal scorers from the regular season in Florida\u2019s Sam Reinhart and Edmonton\u2019s Zach Hyman. Reinhart finished with 57 goals, three more than Hyman. However, Hyman has been hotter in the playoffs, with 14 goals compared to Reinhart\u2019s eight.<\/p><p>Lucky Cola has Hyman with the best odds (+400) to lead the series in goals, with Reinhart next at +450.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c293146 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c293146\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec6be3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eec6be3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goaltending Showdown Bobrovsky vs. Skinner\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cda09a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cda09a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Sergei Bobrovsky (Panthers):<\/strong>\u00a0Sensational through the first three rounds, sporting a 2.20 goals against average and allowing two goals or fewer in 13 of his 17 playoff starts. However, he struggled mightily in the Finals last year.<\/li><li><strong>Stuart Skinner (Oilers):<\/strong>\u00a0Had an up-and-down postseason but bounced back nicely, posting a 1.91 GAA and .922 save percentage in the Western Conference Final vs. Dallas. He is expected to be much busier in the Finals as Florida averages over 33 shots per game this postseason.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9067249 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9067249\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9a7d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f9a7d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Will Win the 2024 Stanley Cup?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622ec49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"622ec49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So, will Edmonton finally break the Cup curse for Canadian teams and bring Lord Stanley north of the border for the first time since 1993? Or will the Panthers deliver Florida its third Cup in the last five years?<\/p><p>There is an old adage in sports that says defense wins championships. Because of that, my money is on the Florida Panthers. I believe they will use last year\u2019s disappointment as motivation in their quest to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.<\/p><blockquote><p><em><strong>Pick: Florida Panthers (-135)<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9733e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e9733e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37197d2 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37197d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;wobble&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckycola.am\/client\/signup\/?referral=xx604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BET NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Panthers have another chance to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. 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