The Kings came through with another big win at home to improve their playoff home record to a pretty amazing 8-0 in these playoffs. Everything is playing out just how I expected in that series. Not so much in the Bruins vs Penguins series and it will be interesting to see if the Pens can find any kind of momentum tonight in Boston.
Regular Season Record: 68-59 for +11.33 units.
Playoff Record: 19-14 for +4.77 units.
Playoff Series Record: 11-1 for +11.05 units.
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Boston Bruins
The Penguins are in a really tough spot. They have been outscored 9-1 in the first two games of this series and have just looked very outclassed by their opponents. Worst of all this has all happened at home and now they have to travel to Boston and somehow find a way back into this series. The Pens are a team that isn’t very affected by whether they are playing at home or away, as has been seen in both the regular season and playoffs, so that is one positive for them heading into this game. The Bruins are similar, with a 5-2 home record in these playoffs and now a 5-2 road record.
That said the Penguins just look like they don’t know what to do with the Bruins right now. They are allowing Boston to dictate the play, which is not the Penguins game plan whatsoever. The goaltending situation is now up in the air in Pittsburgh and the team will have to have a huge comeback game if they hope to get back in this series. Oddsmakers still look like they think the Penguins are the better team, with the Bruins only the slightest of favourites at home in this game. For me though, if they haven’t shown they can compete yet, what is really going to change in Boston. In an almost pick’em game you have to stick with the Bruins to take a stranglehold on this series.
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