Stats and records from previous rounds and the regular season don’t matter so much now. They both played in a separate conference for the playoffs and the regular season. Except for their split in regular season games this past season, we have little to no experience of these teams together. Game 1 gave us more of what we have seen in one sense as their last 11 games against each other over the past 4 seasons had the home team with a 10-1 record. That includes the Panthers with a 0-6 record over their last 6 in Vegas, which gives us one data point.

Panthers’ powerplay was at 0% Saturday night, while Vegas was at 28%. Given the Panthers’ interest in mixing it up Saturday, this gives us another data point in favor of the Knights. Over the last 10 games the Panthers’ have averaged only 2.6 goals/game, even as they were successful. The Knights have averaged 3.6 goals/game. Another check mark for the Knights. Over their last 8 games head to head the favorite is 7-1. Monday night Vegas is the favorite. All the above relevant data points, point to Vegas. Take the Knights on the Money Line.