Stanley Cup Game 2 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/6/2025

Stanley Cup Game 2 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/6/2025
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Florida Panthers (12-5-1) at Edmonton Oilers (13-4-0)

Venue: Rogers Place 
Date: Friday, June 6
Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV: TNT/truTV/MAX/SN/CBC/Sportsnet/TVAS
Radio:
Florida – 560 AM WQAM
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHE

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines

Florida +1.5 ML +110
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -130
O/U 6.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers suffered their first overtime loss of the playoffs in game one. They will look to even the series before heading back home. In these playoffs, they are averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Sergei Bobrovsky is posting a 2.17 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, and three shutouts.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers took game one with a 4-3 win in overtime. They will now look to take a 2-0 series lead before things shift to Sunrise. Edmonton is averaging 4.1 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game in the playoffs. Stuart Skinner is posting a 2.50 goals-against average, a .904 save percentage, and three shutouts. Calvin Pickard has seen time for Edmonton in the playoffs, posting a 2.84 goals-against average and an .888 save percentage.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Rodrigues-Barkov-Reinhart
Verhaeghe-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
J.Boqvist-Nosek-Gadjovich

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Schmidt-Kulikov

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

Nugent-Hopkins-McDavid-Perry
Kane-Draisaitl-Kapanen
Frederic-Henrique-Brown
Podkolzin-Janmark-Arvidsson

Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Kulak
Walman-Klingberg

Skinner
Pickard

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Brad Marchand this season had 51 points on 23 goals and 28 assists. He had four points in ten games with the Panthers in the regular season, on two goals and two assists. He has 15 points in the playoffs on five goals and ten assists. In three games against Edmonton in the regular season, he was held pointless.

Edmonton Oilers

Leon Draisaitl this season had 106 points on 52 goals and 54 assists. He has 27 points in the playoffs on nine goals and 18 assists. In two games against Florida in the regular season, he had two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

F A.J. Greer – DTD

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
F Zach Hyman – Out

Next Game:

Game 3: Monday, June 9 at Amerant Bank Arena

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