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00:00 We are sorry it has taken so long to get your Stanley Cup final game number one recap here on this Monday on the early line on SportsGrid because it was Saturday night in sunrise. We break it down here in this second hour. The Florida Panthers dominant on the ice in game number one at home winning three nothing over the Edmonton Oilers blanking Connor McDavid and Edmonton on the other side.
00:29 Florida expected to win the opening game - 142 home Moneyline favorite a total of five and a half does stay under the IRS. A couple of things stand out to me about the opening game of this 2024 Stanley Cup final and a do a preview in the game on Friday said Florida's dominant in physical play could be a huge thing for Edmonton to adapt to throughout this series, but might be a slow start in game one mentioned even the puck line.
00:56 The Panthers covering a goal and a half at plus 190 Florida did just that in Sergei Bobrovsky. We gave him the goaltending advantage in this set over Stuart Skinner a clean sheet on Saturday night 32 shots 32 saves did not allow a single goal for the man known as Bob.
01:16 And I believe he's 35 years old. He was a teenager playing goaltender's goaltending in Philadelphia way back in the day and apparently the Flars didn't think you would be that good of a goalie. I believe they got Ilya Brzezgal off in a way the Flyers go and now you see successful here for the Florida Panthers also keep in mind.
01:31 The reason they won this game was not because you could say like, oh, well Florida scored three times one three nothing. That's how you do it. Bobrovsky was tremendous even early in this game because you watch some of these highlights make David had a couple chances on the doorstep and was denied here.
01:44 This was one where it's like, okay, first period one to nothing that could have very easily been two to one Edmonton heading out of the first period into the second period and it wasn't it'll be interesting to see in game number two outcomes back with the one thing that we do know the talent of the Oilers is better than the Florida Panthers.
01:58 If we're just going to front end pure scoring talent, right, but you also take a look at the penalty killing which has been tremendous for the Florida Panthers in this playoff run, which is something if you're going to give away the man advantage to Edmonton, you better come back with an unbelievable pen penalty killing situation and they have that that was an awesome performance by the Panthers game.
02:16 Number one is the series over not by a long stretch. We have to take a look at 32 shots for the Edmonton Oilers only 18 for the Florida Panthers and Florida won that game three to nothing.
02:25 They're fine with laying back in the cut playing great goaltending and handling their business on the penalty kill and that's what they did.
02:31 I'm looking forward to an exciting game number two, but a game number one shows that's why I do think Florida overall is the more talented team when it's all said and done, but still have a nice rooting interest in the Oilers.
02:41 Listen in the Panthers Eastern Conference final matchup against the New York Rangers.
02:46 They also blank the Rangers three nothing in game one. The Rangers came back to win games two and three in overtime all to say for the dominant to start, but it doesn't mean they're going to be dominant for the entirety of this series.
02:58 The Panthers did enter as a minus 130 favorite to win the Stanley Cup to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup, but it was only just about 32 cents of difference as we expected this to be a competitive series plus 102 on the other side for Edmonton Florida winning at home in game one is drastically shifted these odds, which I think does present some opportunity to ERS on the Oilers because you look at the series prices right now for the Oilers to cover a game and a half,
03:27 which would be forcing seven or winning the Stanley Cup and bringing it back to Canada is minus 106. I do believe this is still a long series despite the Panthers dominance and Bob's brilliance in game one.
03:39 I hope it is and also sometimes the narratives do change your opinion like would it be different if let's just say a four to three victory by the Florida Panthers, you know, dry subtle gets a goal in there.
03:57 I think it's a long series moving forward, which means if you're the Oilers and you got shut out, what do you do Ben? Same thing we talk about Kyrie Irving in the NBA. Give me something in the first period score first right off the bat in the first five minutes set the tone for game number two because the longer Bobrovsky stands in that net and shutting you out the harder it gets the score here.
04:13 So a big first period coming up this game for the Edmonton Oilers. Yeah, still the most likely in the shortest number in the total games market is seven to see the duration in the Cup final at plus 198.
04:25 Those were the same numbers entering game number one on Saturday in Sunrise as well. However, the big change is the man in net Sergei Bobrovsky is now the favorite to win the conspite.
04:37 That's the playoff MVP at plus 210 and Bobrovsky certainly feels deserving of that number right now after the clean sheet in game number one game number two tonight in South Florida Panthers a minus 142 home money line favorite with a dotted dry side of household be celebrating unlike Saturday.
04:58 Yeah, we got to see and I guess the correlation will be what for a spend you see that price there on the total five and a half if we get six or more goals. That's an Edmonton game. This game stays under it's going to be Florida and I hope again some competitive purposes, which we might not be getting in the NBA.
05:14 Send this one one back here because that atmosphere in Edmonton is going to be off the hook. We'd love to see it.
05:19 Rogers place. We know it well.
05:22 We know it well.
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