Last night was my first truly bad night of NHL Playoff betting with each of my three selections losing. This brings my 2012 NHL Playoff record to (13-8) for +6.42 units. There are only 2 games being played tonight, which makes this evening the slowest night in the NHL since the postseason began.
Philadelphia Flyers @ Pittsburgh Penguins
The Flyers got one heck of a wake up call in game 4 that this series is not nearly over. The Penguins destroyed the Flyers 10-3 and put fear into the hearts of Flyers fans everywhere. The Penguins are a team with a lot of heart and they will play with desperation until the final buzzer for the rest of this series. Philadelphia has another chance to eliminate the Pens tonight and I see them coming up much sharper in this game. Philly has been a solid road team all season (best road record in the NHL) and won both games in Pittsburgh in this series. At these odds the smart money is on the Flyers finding a way to eliminate the Cup favourites.
Play: Flyers +167 (5Dimes.com)
Detroit Red Wings @ Nashville Predators
The Red Wings are an experienced team that also has a lot of character. I like them to extend this series tonight in Nashville. Detroit has been the better team in terms of shots throughout the series (138-91). But the fact is that the team that has recorded the fewer shots has won each game of this playoffs, so perhaps the Red Wings need to pick their spots a little more instead of getting Pekka Rinne into the game so often in this one. I think the Red Wings will find a way to put some pucks past him tonight however and as long as Howard doesn’t play horribly the Wings should win this game.
Play: Red Wings +110 (5Dimes.com)
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