Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights 6/13/2023 Analysis, Picks and Previews
Stanley Cup Final – Game 5, VGK leads series 3-1
The Florida Panthers and Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Finals game five will take place on the road once more on Tuesday night. After dropping game four at home 3-2, Florida enters game five trailing the series 3-1. They are in a hopeless predicament. Florida has played 20 postseason games and scored 59 goals overall, but they have fought valiantly in this series. Florida’s offensive captain in the postseason is Matthew Tkachuk, who leads the team with 24 points, including a league-high eleven goals and 13 assists. Carter Verhaeghe is second in the postseason with 17 points overall in 20 games.
Florida had a fantastic offensive season, averaging 3.51 goals on more than 37 shots per game while giving up 3.32 goals on 31.7 shots. Like the playoffs, Matthew Tkachuk led Florida’s offense this year with 109 points and 69 assists. Carter Verhaeghe set a club record with 42 goals on 275 total shots.
The Florida Panthers will require a victory to get back on track after losing 3-2 to the Golden Knights in Game 4. Throughout this game, Florida spent 28 minutes in the penalty box. The Panthers’ offensive effort fell short of their goals in this loss. They also had one power play opportunity, which ended in a goalless tie. They tried 31 shots total, and they were successful in scoring twice.
When playing at even strength, the Panthers scored 225 goals offensively while allowing the opposition to score 202. In opposition to the Florida Panthers, 291 power plays have been attempted, which is third in the league, and have led to 70 goals. The Florida Panthers are now sixth in the NHL with 288 goals scored and 272 goals allowed this season. Florida has made 3,019 total attempts or 9.5% of its shots. With 92 points thus far in the current campaign, they have a point percentage of.561. The Panthers have received 2,603 shots thus far, and their save percentage is.896. Florida has added 63 goals to its 276 power play attempts for a rate of 22.83%.
For this game, Sergei Bobrovsky will be the goalkeeper. 1.603 goals have been scored against Bobrovsky in his NHL career, and he has a 2.61 goals-against average. Bobrovsky has appeared in 642 games throughout his NHL career. In 36,909 minutes in the goalie position, his current save percentage is.915. He made 626 starts, with a 360-207-51 record. Bobrovsky has made 359 quality starts throughout his career, giving him a quality start percentage of 573. Bobrovsky has been hit by 18,835 bullets, stopping 17,232 of them.
Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights 6/13/2023 Analysis, Picks and Previews
When they come home Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights will be in a strong position to win the Stanley Cup. After winning game four over the weekend, Vegas has won three out of the four games in this series. Vegas has been great in their past five games, finishing 4-1 overall, scoring 4.6 goals while only allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Jonathan Marchessault has been Vegas’ offensive captain during the postseason with 24 points and 13 goals in 21 games. Jack Eichel is the top setup player for Vegas in the postseason with 17 total assists. Vegas had a powerful offensive all season, averaging 3.26 goals on 31.5 shots per contest, but their 2.74 goals allowed per contest defense was the difference in their success.
In Game 4, Vegas only had one power play opportunity but did not take advantage of it by scoring a goal. The Golden Knights scored three out of their 31 shots on goal.
At this point in the season, the Vegas Golden Knights have 267 goals, 111 points, and a points percentage of.677. They had allowed 225 goals, including 181 goals when they were even strength and 44 goals while they were down a man. While playing with extra men on the ice, the Golden Knights have 42 goals (25th in the NHL) and 225 goals at even strength. With 207 chances for power plays, they have a total power play rate of 20.29%. Vegas has attempted 2,587 shots, has a shooting percentage of 10.32%, is ranked 15th in hockey, and has given up 2,533 shots to the opposition. They now have a save percentage of 91.1% and a penalty kill percentage of 77.44% on the 195 power play opportunities their opponents have had.
Probably manning the goal across the ice is Adin Hill. On average, his opponents score 2.66 goals per game against him, and he has allowed 242 goals in total. Hill has completed 47 quality start assignments in his professional career, earning him a quality start rating of 53.4%. He participated in 5,451 ice time minutes and started 88 games. Hill has 101 games of experience in goal and a 45-39-6 record overall. He has saved 2,451 of the 2,693 shots he attempted for a save percentage of .910.
Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights. The Vegas Golden Knights are the NHL’s prediction for this game. Vegas, which has had all control of this series, will show up on Tuesday with the goal of ending it. Vegas will destroy the Panthers again, so back them to take the series. The NHL season will end if Vegas wins Game 5 at home on Tuesday night. It’s predicted that the Vegas Golden Knights will win 4-1.
NHL Starting Time: 8:00 PM (EDT)
Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas, NV
Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
TV: TNT
NHL Odds: Vegas Golden Knights -180
NHL Totals: 5.5
