Stanley Cup Final Game 2 - Betting picks for Panthers-Golden Knights - ESPN

The «rest vs. rust» question for the Florida Panthers has an answer after Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final: It was rust, as the Vegas Golden Knights took a 1-0 series lead with a 5-2 win.

The nine-day layoff between winning the Eastern Conference and starting the Final at the Knights really hit the Panthers in the second period, where Vegas took over the game with a plus-7 shot attempt advantage at 5-on-5 and Florida looked out of sorts.

With a game under their belts, will the Panthers rebound in Game 2? The Golden Knights are a -140 money line favorite to win. While we're not on that, here are some of the other wagers were looking at for Game 2:

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Puck line: Vegas -1.5Money line: Florida (+118), Vegas (-140)Total: 5.5

Florida had some absolutely rotten puck luck in Game 1. The Panthers hit the post four times and had Nick Cousins stopped on a wild paddle save by Adin Hill. Any one of those goes in and Florida hits the over on the team total in Game 1. So let's assume a little better luck and some added desperation gets this over the total.

Oh, and while Eric Staal scored a shorty for them in Game 1, it would certainly help if Florida didn't have to kill so many penalties.

Stone had a monster Game 1 in the shot department with seven pucks on goal. He's been over this total in three straight games and has had four or more shot attempts in four straight games. His line was matched up mostly with Barkov's trio for the Panthers and was plus-7 in shot attempts. Stone could be heating up at the right time.

Running back this Game 1 wager again for Game 2. The former St. Louis