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Stanley Cup Finals Tips & Series Preview - Vegas To Prove Deserved Top Seeds

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Last updated: Wed 31 May 2023 14:15

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Vegas Golden Knights take on Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Finals
Vegas has won six of the 10 games played against Florida
Florida has never beat Vegas at home

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Stanley Cup Finals 2023 Preview

Vegas entered the playoffs as the number one seed in the Western Conference, while the Florida Panthers are the underdogs from the East. The Panthers entered the playoffs as the eighth seed and have beat the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Carolina Hurricanes.

Going into the season Vegas was predicted by many to make the Stanley Cup at the beginning of the season. The Panthers just squeaked into the postseason before making an incredible Cinderella run while Vegas has been favored in every series so far, while the Panthers have been priced as underdogs in every series so far.

Stanley Cup Finals Tips

Vegas To Win Stanley Cup

The Vegas Knights have had a much tougher road to the Stanley Cup finals proving that they have the talent to beat anyone. They’ve taken down the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, and Dallas Stars all teams who played much better on paper all season than the Panthers.

I think the fact that Vegas just beat Dallas 6-0 to advance here is really telling about this team. They have a great combination of offense and defense that allows them to match up physically with any team in the league.

I understand that this Florida team has played well to reach here but the team has been led by their All-Star goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. I don’t think that’s a good sign when playing this Vegas team where you will need to score to keep up. I think Florida might get a couple of wins in this series but Vegas will do enough to win four games and take home the Stanley Cup.

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Vegas To Win Stanley Cup 4-2

As I said above, I think Vegas wins the Stanley Cup this year. They have played great all season. Vegas finished the season with the 10th-ranked offense and eighth-ranked defense demonstrating just how balanced this team is.

Vegas is 9-3 in their last 12 home games and I think they win four home games in a row here. Florida has played well enough to make me think that they will win their two home games but they won’t be able to do enough on the road to beat Vegas at home.

Florida has also never won a game at the “Fortress” also known as T-Mobile Arena which is where Vegas calls home. To add to the reasons why I think this series finishes 4-2 in favor of VGK is the fact Florida has played so well at home all season. They went 27-16-5 including three out of the last four.

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Game 1 - Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights - Under 6

These two teams have really played well on defense lately. The Vegas Golden Knights just shut out the Dallas Stars in game six of the Western Conference Finals to advance here. Something no other team had done to the Stars in the Playoffs and Vegas did it to them twice. Florida has also been great on defense and that has been led by their number one goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

In Sergei Bobrovsky’s 14 playoff games this season he has allowed an average of just 2.21 goals per game. His career playoff record isn’t much worse. In his 65 playoff games, he has allowed just an average of 2.91 goals per game. The Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill has averaged just 2.07 goals per game in the playoffs this season and I really don’t see that changing here either.

I know the game line is over/under 5.5 but I do want some push protection here. I could see some empty net goals at the end if this game is close so I pumped it up to over/under six. Just remember, sometimes the juice is worth the squeeze.

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Verdict

Our top tips for the Stanley Cup finals:

Vegas Win

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