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NHL Betting News and Notes Wednesday, May 31st, 2017

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NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 from various handicappers and websites

 
Posted : May 31, 2017 11:05 am
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Pittsburgh didn’t get a shot on goal for 37:09 stretch in Game 1, still won 5-3. Nashville won five of last eight games overall- they’re 2-3 in last five road games. Under is 6-3-2 in their last 11 games. Penguins won last four home games by combined score of 16-5. Under is 4-3-2 in their last nine games. Pittsburgh is 9-2 in its last 11 games with the Predators; last four series games went over total. Nashville lost five of last six visits here. Penguins won Cup LY and in 2009; they’re 4-1 overall in Stanley Cup final series. Nashville is in its first Stanley Cup final.

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Posted : May 31, 2017 11:05 am
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NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Betting Preview
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Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins (-150, 5.5)

If it were a boxing match, the referee may have stopped the fight. Fortunately for the Pittsburgh Penguins, their heavyweight showdown versus Nashville was scored by the quality of the blows that they landed, allowing them to take a 1-0 series lead into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the visiting Predators on Wednesday night.

Pittsburgh's 5-3 victory Monday night came in inexplicable fashion -- the Penguins built and blew a three-goal lead before Jake Guentzel delivered the late tiebreaking tally after his team went more than 37 minutes without registering a shot on net. "It's not textbook," said Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby after the Penguins finished with the fewest shots on goal (12) by a winning team in Stanley Cup history. "We've got some things we need to improve on." The Predators, who are trailing in a series for the first time this postseason, are trying to avoid losing back-to-back games for the first time before the best-of-seven set shifts to Nashville. "I thought our guys played great," Predators coach Peter Laviolette said after Monday's game. "We hate the score, we hate the result, but we'll move forward."

LINE HISTORY: The Penguins opened as -170 home favorites for Game 2 and the public must have liked what they saw from the Preds in the opener because by Tuesday night the moneyline was down to -150. The total opened at 5 and was quickly bumped up to 5.5.

GOALIE MATCHUP: Pekka Rinne vs. Matt Murray

Rinne - GP: 17, W/L: 12-5, 1.83 GAA, .934 SAVE %, 2 SO
Murray - GP: 6, W/L: 4-1, 1.62 GAA, .936 SAVE %, 1 SO

INJURY REPORT:

Predators - LW C. Wilson (Questionable, undisclosed), C R. Johansen (Out For Season, thigh), LW K. Fiala (Out For Season, leg).

Penguins - RW T. Kuhnhackl (Questionable, lower body), D C. Ruhwedel (Questionable, concussion), D K. Letang (Out for season, neck).

ABOUT THE PREDATORS (53-33-9-4, 45-42 O/U): Pekka Rinne's save percentage has steady decreased since opening the postseason with consecutive shutouts in Chicago, but he's eager to atone after allowing four goals on 11 shots Monday. "That's the best part in the playoffs," Rinne said. "You always get another opportunity, and that's going to happen on Wednesday, so I'm looking forward to that." Colton Sissons continues to shine in place of injured No. 1 center Ryan Johansen with four goals in two games while center Mike Fisher returned from injury to collect two assists -- his first points of the playoffs.

ABOUT THE PENGUINS (63-26-8-5, 56-39 O/U): Pittsburgh received the secondary scoring it had been missing as Conor Sheary, a 23-goal scorer during the regular season, notched his first of the playoffs and Guentzel registered his 10th of the postseason to lead all goal scorers. Guentzel ended an eight-game drought and tied Claude Lemieux (1986) and Chris Drury (1999) for the most game-winning goals by a rookie in the playoffs with four. Crosby matched Chris Kunitz with a pair of assists for his 55th career multiple-point game in the postseason, eclipsing Joe Sakic for sixth place on the all-time list.

TRENDS:

* Predators are 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Eastern Conference.
* Penguins are 1-9 in their last 10 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Over is 5-1 in Predators last 6 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Under is 8-2 in Penguins last 10 Stanley Cup Finals games.
* Predators are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings.

CONSENSUS: 60 percent of users are siding with the home favorite Penguins and 52 percent of the totals wagers are on the Under.

 
Posted : May 31, 2017 11:27 am
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NASHVILLE (53-33-0-13, 119 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (63-26-0-13, 139 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 30-35 ATS (-18.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 127-81 ATS (+42.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 84-49 ATS (-3.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 47-30 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 242-194 ATS (+32.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 33-20 ATS (+11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 25-13 ATS (+11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-2 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 5-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

 
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NASHVILLE vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Nashville is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville

 
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