The Kings are up 2-0 in the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals against the New Jersey Devils and game 3 is being played tonight in LA. I wasn’t able to get a prediction up for game 2, but I called game 1 correctly with Kopitar getting that overtime winner which pushed my NHL Playoffs record to (30-26) for +6.11 units.
New Jersey Devils @ Los Angeles Kings
The Kings are back at home for game 3, but they would likely have preferred to stay on the road. The Kings have a 10-0 record on the road in these playoffs, while their home record stands at a not as impressive, but still solid, 4-2. Tonight the Kings will try to get a win at home and go up 3-0 in their 4th series of these playoffs, which would be quite a remarkable feat. The Devils record on the road in these playoffs is 6-4 heading into this must win game 3. The Kings won each of the first two games in overtime, which shows that the games really could have gone either way and by no means have the Devils been dominated in these Finals. The problem for the Devils is that Jonathan Quick has been nearly unbeatable with a fluke goal in game 1 and a deflection in game 2 the only pucks that have crossed the goal line. The Devils will need to get more traffic in front of the net in order to somehow get Quick off his game if they hope to win tonight and get back in this series. Kovalchuk has looked good, but his presence must be felt on the scoreboard if the Devils are to win tonight. The Devils are pretty big underdogs heading into this game and watching the first two games they have looked good and one or two different bounces would have made this a completely different series to this point. The Kings have not looked as good at home in these playoffs and for this reason I like the Devils at +145 tonight.
Play: New Jersey Devils +145 (5Dimes.eu)
Written by: Niko de Jonge
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