NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Monday, May 22nd, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Nashville can wrap this series at home, but road team is 3-2 in this series; Anaheim lost three of its last four visits to Nashville- under is 2-0-1 in last three series games. Predators won four of last five home games, with one loss in OT- they allowed one goal in all four wins. Under is 6-1-2 in last nine Predator games; over is 5-3-2 in Ducks’ last ten games. Nashville is 2-23 on power play in its last six games; Ducks are 2-30 on power play in their last nine games. Three of last six games between these teams went to OT.
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NHL Playoffs Betting Preview: Ducks at Predators
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Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators (-145, 5)
Amid the Western Conference final turning into a series of attrition, the Nashville Predators can advance to the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night in Game 6. Nashville pushed the Ducks to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 victory at Anaheim on Saturday to take a 3-2 series lead.
The Predators had to overcome the stunning loss of top-line center Ryan Johansen to emergency surgery following Game 4 and the absence of captain and center Mike Fisher to win at the Honda Center for the second time in the series and earn the chance to clinch at home. "We all know it's nothing but Game 6 for us," said Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne, who sparkled with 32 saves in Game 5. "If we win, we're in the (Cup Final). If we lose, we come back here, and we don't want to do that." The Ducks have major injury concerns of their own after starting goaltender John Gibson (lower body) exited Game 5 and Rickard Rakell, a 33-goal scorer during the regular season, sat out the contest. Gibson vowed to be back in the lineup Monday but coach Randy Carlyle was not as optimistic, telling reporters: "We'll do an assessment tomorrow and we'll do an assessment once we get to Nashville on Monday morning and see where that takes us."
LINE HISTORY: Oddsmakers opened the Predators as -140 favorites to advance to their first Stanley Cup Finals in team history and they have been bet up slightly to -145. The total for Game 6 is 5. Check out the complete line history here.
GOALIE MATCHUP: John Gibson vs. Pekka Rinne
Gibson - GP: 16, W/L: 9-5, GAA: 2.59, SAVE %: .918
Rinne - GP: 15, W/L: 11-4, GAA: 1.62, SAVE %: .942
INJURY REPORT:
Ducks - RW L. Shaw (Questionable Monday, lower body), G J. Gibson (Questionable Monday, lower body), C R. Rakell (Out Monday, lower body), RW P. Eaves (Out indefinitely, lower body), D S. Despres (Out indefinitely, concussion).
Predators - RW C. Smith (Questionable Monday, undisclosed), C M. Fisher (Questionable Monday, eye), C R. Johansen (Out for season, thigh), LW K. Fiala (Out for season, leg).
ABOUT THE DUCKS: The murky status of Gibson -- "We can't risk him," Carlyle said -- could have Anaheim pinnning its must-win hopes on backup Jonathan Bernier, who turned aside 16 of 18 shots Saturday but hasn't made a start since April 9. Gibson finished 21-7-4 with a 2.50 goals-against average and ripped off a 9-0-1 stretch late in the season that started with a 4-3 shootout win over visiting Nashville on March 7, but he has been limited to three relief appearances in the postseason. Rakell has scored seven times in the postseason and was termed day-to-day by Carlyle, who assigned the same status to injured forward Patrick Eaves (career-high 32 goals), sidelined for the past nine games of the playoffs.
ABOUT THE PREDATORS: Nashville had to tap into its reserves to replace Johansen and Fisher and received more than they could hope for from two rookies: Pontus Aberg scored the game-winning tally (matching his career total) with an airborne swipe of a rebound before being summoned to the league's concussion protocol, and Frederick Gaudreau did yeoman's work against Anaheim's center men, winning 10 of 14 faceoffs in his postseason debut. "This was his first playoff game and he played like he's been in the League for 10 years," said star forward Filip Forsberg of Gaudreau, seeing his first action since Jan. 8. Forsberg continues to do the heavy lifting with four goals and two assists during a six-game point streak.
TRENDS:
* Ducks are 6-2 in their last eight road games.
* Predators are 9-3 in their last 12 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game.
* Under is 9-1-3 in Predators last 13 home games.
* Under is 3-0-4 in the last seven meetings in Nashville.
ANAHEIM (56-28-0-14, 126 pts.) at NASHVILLE (52-32-0-13, 117 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 32-19 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 24-12 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 56-42 ATS (+3.3 Units) in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 38-22 ATS (+9.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 5-0 ATS (+5.0 Units) in road games when trailing in a playoff series over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 12-5 ATS (+6.6 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 28-16 ATS (+9.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 13-3 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 16-6 ATS (+8.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 31-21 ATS (+8.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 21-13 ATS (+7.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 24-32 ATS (-10.5 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 11-10-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.7 Units)
ANAHEIM @ NASHVILLE
Anaheim is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games at home