Stanley Cup Game 3 Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 6/9/2025

Edmonton Oilers (13-4-1) at Florida Panthers (13-5-1) 

Venue: Amerant Bank Arena  
Date: Monday, June
Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV: TNT/truTV/MAX/SN/CBC/TVAS

Radio:
Edmonton – Oilers Radio 880 CHE
Florida – 560 AM WQAM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Line

Edmonton: -1.5 ML +120
Florida +1.5 ML -142
O/U 6.5

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Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers lost game two in overtime 5-4 on Friday night. Edmonton is averaging 4.1 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game in the playoffs. Stuart Skinner is posting a 2.61 goals-against average, a .901 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 News & Notes:

The Panthers tied the series up on Friday night. In these playoffs, they are averaging 3.9 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. Sergei Bobrovsky is posting a 2.21 goals-against average, a .912 save percentage, and three shutouts.

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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Florida Panthers Projected Lines

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

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Schmidt-Kulikov

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Players To Watch:

Edmonton Oilers

Evander Kane missed the entire regular season. He’s played in 17 of the Oilers’ 18 playoff games. He has 12 points on six goals and six assists in the playoffs.

Florida Panthers

Matthew Tkachuk this season had 57 points on 22 goals and 35 assists. He has 17 points in the playoffs on five goals and 12 assists. He scored a goal in his lone game against Edmonton in the regular season. 

Injury Report:

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
F Zach Hyman – Out

Florida Panthers

F A.J. Greer – DTD

Next Game:

Game 4: Thursday, June 12 at Amerant Bank Arena

ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again – Inside The Rink

Join Chris and Conrad as they break down the Florida Panthers winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, Trevor Zegras traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, the AHL Calder Cup winning Abbotsford Canucks, and the upcoming 2025 NHL Draft!

1. ITR 44: We Have A Champion…Again 56:17
2. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10
3. ITR 42: Ripe For Repeat? 29:05
4. ITR 41: Stanley Cup Final – The Rematch 46:47
5. ITR 40: Headed For A Repeat? 32:22