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Stanley Cup Final Game 3: Betting picks for Golden Knights-Panthers

According to ESPN Stats & Information research, teams with a 2-0 series lead in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final go on to hoist the Cup 90.6% of the time (48-5). That percentage jumps to 92.7% for teams that win their first two games at home (38-3). What’s in store for Game 3? Here are some […]

Matthew Tkachuk is the star the Florida Panthers needed

Could Matthew Tkachuk become the biggest hockey star to ever come through South Florida? And in some ways, is he already there? Perhaps asking such a question is premature. Even a bit hyperbolic, or at least a manifestation of recency bias. How can someone who is on the verge of finishing his first campaign with […]

Panthers’ Radko Gudas expected to play Game 3; Sergei Bobrovsky to start

Panthers coach Paul Maurice also confirmed Wednesday that goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will be his starter for Thursday’s game after he was pulled in Game 2. The Panthers trail the Golden Knights 2-0. Gudas was injured on a hit by Golden Knights forward Ivan Barbashev with 13:23 left in the first period Monday night. The rugged […]

Who wins Stanley Cup Final Game 4? Keys for Panthers, Knights

The 2023 Stanley Cup Final looked to be slipping away from the Florida Panthers after the team lost Games 1 and 2 by a 12-4 margin in aggregate to the Vegas Golden Knights. Heading into Game 3, Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk commented that the Panthers couldn’t “make it a series” unless they won that night. […]

2023 Stanley Cup Final: What we learned in Game 4

The Stanley Cup Final heads back to Las Vegas with the Golden Knights one win away from lifting the trophy. After jumping out to a commanding 3-0 advantage in Game 4, the Golden Knights held off the Florida Panthers to take a 3-1 series lead. Chandler Stephenson scored the game’s first two goals, with William […]

‘Emotions will be high’: Knights win, eye Cup clincher in Vegas

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Vegas Golden Knights are one win away from the first Stanley Cup victory in franchise history. Vegas topped the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Game 4 on Saturday, taking a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Golden Knights have the first of what could be three opportunities to close out the Panthers on […]

Maurice, Panthers unsure of Tkachuk’s status for Game 5

SUNRISE, Fla. — The status of Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk was uncertain after their Game 4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night. Tkachuk played just 16 minutes, 40 seconds in the 3-2 loss, which moved Vegas one win away from capturing its first Stanley Cup. He was clearly laboring in the […]

Rest-of-season rankings: The most improved players

There isn’t anything special about the rankings here compared to every week, but that’s because these rest-of-season rankings aim to capture a snapshot of what a draft might be like every single week of the season. With that in mind, we are going to highlight some of the biggest swings in value since the puck […]

Fantasy hockey’s most consistent players: Midseason edition

The rest-of-season fantasy hockey rankings are available every Monday here on ESPN.com, but there is more you can glean from this season when digging a bit deeper — especially for the most popular format of head-to-head points. We do an offseason piece here looking at consistency by comparing the weekly output of each player over […]

Thursday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

This five-game slate, light for a Thursday, has some more solid defensive teams on tap. The Nashville Predators at the Tampa Bay Lightning, in particular, is two teams good at preventing. Overall, eight of the 10 likely starting goaltenders have positive results for the goals saved above expected statistic. But with a light slate, you […]