The Edmonton Oilers escaped Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final with a 5-4 overtime win over the Florida Panthers after falling behind 3-0 in the first period. The series now heads back north of the border for Game 5 Saturday night, where one of these teams will leave with a 3-2 lead ahead of Tuesday’s Game 6 in Florida.
Leon Draisaitl played hero once again for Edmonton, scoring the game-winner in overtime. That’s Draisaitl’s fourth overtime goal of this postseason, and it’s his second of this series. Connor McDavid picked up his sixth assist of the Final, but he’s yet to score a goal through the series’ first four games.
The Oilers are -125 favorites at BetMGM Sportsbook, and the Panthers are +105 underdogs.
We’ve also got a full MLB slate as well as other notable sports action on the docket for Saturday, including the return of Caitlin Clark in the WNBA. Let’s start with Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Stanley Cup Game 5 best bets Saturday
Oilers at Panthers, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Both teams are 1-1 on their home ice thus far, and both games in Edmonton have gone to overtime, with the Oilers winning Game 1 and Florida taking Game 2 in double overtime. All four games thus far have gone Over 6.5 goals, with seven goals scored in both Games 1 and 3 and nine in Games 2 and 4. The Over hits in more than 50% of model simulations, with a projected final score of 3.3-3.2 in Edmonton’s favor. SportsLine’s two top NHL experts have different views of this one, with Bruce Marshall backing Florida and Matt Severance taking the Oilers. “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,” Marshall wrote.
MLB best bets, games to watch Saturday
Yankees at Red Sox, 7:15 p.m. ET (FOX)
The Red Sox have won three straight over their rival, and Friday’s clash was a classic with Boston ace Garrett Crochet taking a shutout into the ninth inning before Aaron Judge launched a mammoth home run over the Green Monster to tie things at 1-1….
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