Stanley Cup Game 5 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/14/2025

Stanley Cup Game 5 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/14/2025
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Florida Panthers (14-5-2) at Edmonton Oilers (14-5-1)

Venue: Rogers Place  
Date: Saturday, June 14
Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV: TNT/truTV/MAX/SN/CBC/TVAS

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

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Line

Florida +1.5 ML +100
Edmonton: -1.5 ML -120
O/U 6.5

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers blew a three-goal lead in Game Four, and then they tied the game to force overtime, before dropping the game. In the playoffs, they are averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced in Monday’s win. He is posting a 2.16 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage, and three shutouts.

Edmonton Oilers News & Notes: 

The Oilers evened the series with a 5-4 overtime win in Game Four. Edmonton is averaging four goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game in the playoffs. Both goalies saw time in game four. Stuart Skinner got the start before giving up three goals on 17 shots after one period. Calvin Pickard came in and stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced. Skinner is posting a 2.99 goals-against average, a .891 save percentage, and three shutouts. Pickard is now posting a 2.69 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Rodrigues-Bennett-Tkachuk
Luostarinen-Lundell-Marchand
Greer-Nosek-Gadjovich

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Schmidt-Kulikov

Bobrovsky
Vanecek

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Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines

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

Ekholm-Walman
Kulak-Bouchard
Nurse-Stecher

Pickard
Skinner

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Players To Watch:

Florida Panthers

Aleksander Barkov this season had 71 points on 20 goals and 51 assists. In the playoffs, he has 19 points on six goals and 13 assists. In one game against Edmonton in the regular season, he was held pointless.

Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid this season had 100 points on 26 goals and 74 assists. He has 32 points in the playoffs on six goals and 26 assists.  In two games against Florida in the regular season, he had four assists.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

None

Edmonton Oilers

D Alec Regula – IR
F Zach Hyman – Out

Next Game:

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