Last night the Blue Jackets had the game in their clutches, but a few bad bounce goals ended the game with a 4-3 Penguins win. The Pens probably deserved the win, but it would have been nice if the Jackets were able to hold on. In the Avs vs Wild game nobody scored until overtime when Granlund scored an absolute beauty to win the game. In my one win of the night the Blackhawks finally were able to hold onto a one goal lead late in the game as they scored and empty netter and won 2-0 over the Blues to get back in the series.
2014 NHL Playoff Record: 5-5 for -1.22 units.
Boston Bruins @ Detroit Red Wings
The Bruins were able to bounce back in game 2 and really impose their will on the Detroit Red Wings. I’m expecting more of the same tonight and another big game from Tuukka Rask in net. The Red Wings will probably get one more win in this series, but I like the Bruins to take control of the best of 7 tonight.
Play: Bruins 1.78 (5Dimes)
New York Rangers @ Philadelphia Flyers
The Flyers were good at home this season, but the Rangers were also the best road team in the league so I don’t expect home ice to play a huge factor in this one. In game 2 the Flyers came back from an early 2-0 deficit to score 3 and add an empty netter. I like the Flyers to build off this momentum and continue to put the puck to the net and make life hard for Lundqvist.
Play: Flyers 1.952 (5Dimes)
San Jose Sharks @ LA Kings
The Sharks also faced some adversity trailing 2-0 after 1 in LA last game, but they opened the flood gates with 7 goals in the last two periods to easily win that game. The Sharks just look like the better team so far in this series. Between these two teams home ice is always a big advantage, just look at how the home team won each of the 7 games in the series between these two last year. That said I think the Sharks know what’s at stake here and they don’t want to risk having to go back to San Jose with the series tied. They will come out hard again and not give the Kings time or space. The Sharks are just a step faster than the Kings this year and it’s showing on the ice.
Play: Sharks 2.09 (BetOnline)
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