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The storyline to note with the Oilers was the latest pull of goalie Stuart Skinner by Kris Knoblauch in Game 4. That's back-to-back games with Skinner yanked, and unlike Game 3, when it was too late for Cal Pickard to make a difference, he shut the gate enough on Thursday for Edmonton to rally from a 3-0 deficit to win in OT and push his playoff record to 7-0. We're assuming Pickard will be in the nets for Game 5, though Knoblauch has yet to announce. Whatever, in this series of resilience, we still like Florida's depth scoring, its ability to cause disruptions with its forecheck, and Sergei Bobrovsky's likelihood to bounce back in goal from a tough Game 4. Play Panthers on Money Line
In both Panthers-Oilers regular-season meetings, plus these first four in these finals, at least seven goals have been scored. As in Game 4 on Thursday, when nine goals were scored. It was also the second straight game in which Edmonton had to pull goalie Stuart Skinner, with Cal Pickard (now 7-0 in these playoffs) very effective in relief, though Kris Knoblauch has yet to decide who's in the nets for Game 5. (Surprise if not Pickard.) The Oilers seemed to get Sergei Bobrovsky rattled in the Florida nets in game 4, and for all of his highlight-reel assists, Connor McDavid is still looking for a goal in this series. One more night for this totals pattern to continue. Play Panthers-Oilers Over
Flat-out turned off Game 4 with the Panthers up 3-0. I'm like OK, gonna spend some of that $100 on Arby's -- yes, I have issues and beef and cheddars with Horsie and Arby's sauce will eventually be the end of me physically. And I don't care (well, $68 or so as the Cats were -140ish; feels like the wife purposefully picked a house close to an Arby's and Taco Bell to get rid of me). Can't believe they blew that. I'll just be honest in that I have no idea who wins Saturday but I need a reason not to play the home team. If the Panthers were a bit cheaper at +1, I'd look that way but not doing that at nearly -180.
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