The Florida Panthers look to sweep the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers on their home ice.
The pregame narrative: The Panthers hold a commanding 3-0 series lead and look to close the show on Saturday. I'm expecting resistance and heavy minutes from the Oilers' top forwards which opens up a nice opportunity to jump on some player shots props.
Check out these Panthers vs. Oilers props for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on June 15.
Panthers vs. Oilers props
Best bet: McDavid over 3.5 shots (-114)
Connor McDavid had 25:14 of ice time in Game 3 and tallied five shots.
I don't expect Edmonton to tone down McDavid's time on ice in Game 4 as the team finds itself in an even larger hole heading into Saturday.
It's also nice to see he's been firing on all cylinders recently whether he plays heavy minutes or not. In the last nine playoff games, he's recorded four-plus shots six times.
The good news is McDavid will see a lot of ice tonight. He's played 25 or more minutes in all three games in this series and that's not going to change in a must-win situation.
The Oilers' captain has 14 shots through the first three games (4.6/game) and with their backs against the wall, he will have to be great on offence.
Key stat: He has hit this mark in six of the nine playoff games at home.
Quick pick
Hyman over 3.5 shots (+100): Another man who will see an influx of ice time is Zach Hyman.
That could mean plenty of opportunities for the leader in shots during the playoffs thus far (55).
Although he hasn't topped this total in four games, he cleared it in six of the seven previous to that. Some positive regression could be in place and now we're getting this number at plus-money.
Hyman has seen an average of 21:30 of ice time throughout the playoffs but he hasn't played under 23 minutes yet in this series.
If he plays upward toward 24 minutes again, it's easy to see the Oilers' top goal-scorer doing everything he can to keep Edmonton in this series.
Picks made at 9:56 a.m. on 06/15/24.