Edmonton Oilers vs Florida Panthers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/17/2025

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Venue:  Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers +120, Panthers -142; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers +125, Panthers -150; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers +120, Panthers -140; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Edmonton Oilers:  48-29-5 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Florida Panthers:  47-31-4 (3rd place, Atlantic Division)

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Edmonton Oilers:  6-3-1 last 10

Florida Panthers:  7-1-2 last 10

The Oilers are entering the playoffs with 101 points, a 48-29-5 record overall, and they were 23-16-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Florida Panthers in their last game, losing that one at home 5-2. Connor McDavid and Corey Perry each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl, Mattias Ekholm, and Darnell Nurse each led the team in assists with 1 while Mattias Ekholm led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Calvin Pickard was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 18 shots with 14 saves and a .778 save percentage. Their offense has scored 259 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 236 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The Panthers are entering the playoffs with 98 points, a 47-31-4 record overall, and they were 27-12-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Edmonton Oilers in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-2. Brad Marchand led the team in goals scored with 2 while Eetu Luostarinen, Sam Bennett, and Sam Reinhart each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Eetu Luostarinen, Aleksander Barkov, Anton Lundell, and Matthew Tkachuk each led the team in assists with 1 while Brad Marchand led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Sergei Bobrovsky was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 save percentage. Their offense has scored 252 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 223 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Panthers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 of a 7 game series between the 3rd seeded Oilers from the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and the 3rd seeded Panthers from the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference for the Stanley Cup Finals. The Panthers are leading this series 3-2 after winning game 5 on the road. The Panthers took a 3-2 series lead with a 5-2 win over the Oilers in the 5th game of this series and now they are going back home with a chance to win the cup. This series has been back and forth, but the Panthers have looked like the better team in every game. The Panthers have the only 2 dominant wins in this series and both of their losses came in overtime too. The Panthers have shown why they are the defending champions and they bounced back nicely in that last game after losing at home. The Oilers will be looking to bounce back from their loss and they will throw everything they have at the Panthers to keep their season alive, but the goaltending has been a big factor in this series and the Panthers just have the much bigger advantage there. The Oilers needed to win that game at home to give themselves a chance, but now all the pressure is on them to keep their season alive and they will crack under it. The best way to place a bet here is on the Panthers to win this game. 

Oilers Panthers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Panthers 4 Oilers 2.

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Edmonton Oilers: 23-14 (+13.6 units) on the moneyline as a road underdog of +100 to +150. 31-14 (+12.2 units) on the moneyline revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more. 16-4 (+11.2 units) on the moneyline when trailing in a playoff series. 13-6 OVER when trailing in a playoff series.

Florida Panthers: 45-41 (-17.8 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 61-53 (-17.2 units) on the moneyline in non-conference games. 47-42 (-9.8 units) on the moneyline off a road win. 10-3 OVER in the Stanley Cup finals.

Edmonton Oilers:  Z. Hyman (LW) Out - Upper Body. A. Regula (D) Out - Knee.

Florida Panthers:  None.

"Win our last two games. We're confident we can do that. We've been through difficult situations before and it's just another one we'll overcome." - Kris Knoblauch after his team’s loss against the Panthers in game 5 of this series on Saturday.

"When you're on the road and you can keep the building from lighting up in the first 10 minutes, that's just a big part of the emotions of what goes on." - Paul Maurice after his team’s win against the Oilers in game 5 of this series on Saturday.

LW Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

C Connor McDavid

RW Connor Brown

LD Mattias Ekholm

RD Jake Walman

G Calvin Pickard

LW Carter Verhaeghe

C Aleksander Barkov

RW Sam Reinhart

LD Gustav Forsling

RD Aaron Ekblad

G Sergei Bobrovsky

Points: L. Draisaitl (106)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (52)

Assists: C. McDavid (74)

GAA: C. Pickard (2.71)

Points: S. Reinhart (81)

Goals: S. Reinhart (39)

Assists: A. Barkov (51)

GAA: S. Bobrovsky (2.44)

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Kris Knoblauch (2nd season)

Florida Panthers: Paul Maurice (3rd season)