Totals patterns have been easy to identify in Oilers-Panthers matchups. Seven games have been played since the regular season, and at least seven goals scored in each of those, all Over in the process. That includes Saturday's Game 5, when Florida led 2-0 almost to halfway in the third period before a barrage of five goals put the final scoreline at 5-2 -- seven goals again! The Oilers have had some trouble dealing with the depth on the Florida side, not to mention some recent issues in goal (Pickard or Skinner), but we've seen bursts of Edmonton firepower in this series, too. We won't pick the spot where the scoreline between these two finally falls beneath seven goals. Play Oilers-Panthers Over.

We'll see Phil Pritchard tonight in Sunrise, as the NHL's equivalent of Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual appearance as his partner Stanley Cup is to be presented, before we'll see him again at this time next year. Pritchard, however, got three extra trips last June as the Panthers couldn't put away the Oilers until Game Seven, starting what has turned into a curious Florida pattern of going flat, often at home, in close-out games. In their last nine close-out games, their record is only 4-5. There is thought that Kris Knoblauch goes back to Stuart Skinner in Edmonton's goal for Game 6, which we would endorse. We've seen enough Oilers resistance to think we get a Game 7 on Friday. Play Oilers on Money Line

Well, if this is the end of the hockey season, hopefully you profited by following. I rather wish the Cats were a bit more heavily favored so Oilers +1.5 would be more reasonable for Game 6. Just don't think the champs would blow a chance to clinch on home ice and threw everything open to a Game 7 back in Edmonton. I'm not sure it even matters at this point which shaky netminder the Oilers start on Tuesday. Meantime, Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky has 12 wins in potential series-clinching games career, second most among active goalies.