NHK betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, May 19th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Since losing 8-5 in Steel City Dec 5, Senators are 4-1 vs Pittsburgh, allowing one goal in each game- four of those five games stayed under the total. Home team won eight of last ten series games; Penguins lost four of last five visits to Ottawa. Pittsburgh won three of last five road games; under is 3-1 in their last four games overall- they’re 1-14 on power play in last four games. Ottawa won their last four home games; Senators are 0-21 on power play in their last eight games.
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Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators (+101, 5)
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Mike Sullivan isn't showing all of his cards just yet ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins' pivotal Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final against the Ottawa Senators on Friday at the Canadian Tire Centre. The Stanley Cup-winning coach said he'd reveal what he hopes to be his ace in the hole on Friday morning with the disclosure of whether franchise goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury or rookie Matt Murray will get the start in net.
Fleury had been nothing short of brilliant in stepping in for an injured Murray (lower body), lifting the Penguins past Columbus and Washington and stopping 56 of 58 shots versus Ottawa in the first two games before getting shredded for four goals on nine shots in the first period in a 5-1 loss on Wednesday. The roles are somewhat reverse from last season when the 22-year-old Murray took over for a concussed Fleury and guided Pittsburgh to its fourth Stanley Cup title in franchise history. While both goaltenders said they were unaware of who will start in Game 4, Senators coach Guy Boucher offered his own take on the Penguins' netminding situation. "I don't care," Boucher said, according to the Ottawa Sun. "Whether it's (Fleury) or another goalie, it doesn't matter."
LINE HISTORY: The Penguins opened as +101 road chalk for Game 4 and was bet up to 103 before returning to +101. The total hit the betting board at 5 and has yet to move off the opening number. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Penguins - RW Bryan Rust (Questionable, upper body), RW Patric Hornqvist (Doubtful, upper body), D Justin Schultz (Doubtful, upper body), D Kris Letting (Out for Season, neck)
Senators - LW Alexandre Burrows (Questionable, leg), D Mark Borowiecki (Out Indefinitely, leg)
ABOUT THE PENGUINS (59-25-8-5, 54-38 O/U): Although Pittsburgh's high-octane offense has been reduced to one goal per game in this series, forward Evgeni Malkin told reporters on Thursday that he doesn't feel any additional pressure to come through in Game 4. "I think me and (Sidney Crosby) always feel pressure every game. It doesn't matter if you play against Ottawa or Washington," the 30-year-old Russian said. "We like that. It's our hockey life. ... It's the toughest game (Friday), I think, for us." The trio of Malkin, Crosby and Phil Kessel has combined for five points (three goals, two assists) in this series for Pittsburgh, which scored an NHL-best 3.39 goals per contest in the regular season before marginally upping the ante over the first two rounds of the playoffs (3.42).
ABOUT THE SENATORS (54-32-7-4, 38-52 O/U): Ottawa's 1-3-1 system is largely responsible for flustering Pittsburgh, although defenseman Chris Wideman was quick to point out that it's a group effort as opposed to individual play. "I think it's been a full team buy-in, full team effort by whoever's on the ice," the 27-year-old Wideman said Thursday. "All five guys are conscientious of the time and the situation, where the puck is on the ice, and it's not a matter of who's scoring goals for us or who's making the plays." The defense-first mentality has been music to the ears of veteran goaltender Craig Anderson, who has turned aside 117 of 122 shots in his last four games and resides one playoff win shy of tying Patrick Lalime (21) for the most in franchise history.
TRENDS:
* Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Atlantic.
* Senators are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
* Under is 6-1 in Senators last 7 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
* Penguins are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
CONSENSUS: 61 percent are siding with the road favorite Penguins and 70 percent of users are on the Over.
PITTSBURGH (59-25-0-13, 131 pts.) at OTTAWA (54-33-0-10, 118 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 54-43 ATS (+4.8 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 34-27 ATS (+2.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 16-9 ATS (+26.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
OTTAWA is 30-18 ATS (+51.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OTTAWA is 18-11 ATS (+31.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 123-80 ATS (+4.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 80-48 ATS (+10.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 37-15 ATS (+15.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 31-11 ATS (+14.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-5-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)
PITTSBURGH @ OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games on the road
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games