Betting news, trends, odds and predictions for from various handicappers and websites for Wednesday 5/30/18
Washington Capitals at Vegas Golden Knights (-155, 5.5)
Knights lead series 1-0.
Those looking to break the bank in Sin City have often tried to disprove the theory that "The House always wins," often times leaving with a bruised ego and a lighter wallet. The Vegas Golden Knights, who have posted better odds at home than most tables in the casino, aim to continue their good fortune at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Washington Capitals.
Tomas Nosek scored the go-ahead goal midway into the third period and added insurance into the empty net in Monday's 6-4 triumph for Vegas, which has outscored the opposition 31-16 en route to posting a 7-1 mark at home in the playoffs. The 25-year-old Nosek, who has eight regular-season goals in 84 career contests, has four points (three goals, one assist) in his last three games while fellow fourth-liner Ryan Reaves has tallied in back-to-back contests for the first time since April 6 and 8, 2017. "We didn't play our best game," Capitals superstar captain Alex Ovechkin said after his club's first contest since a Game 7 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday. "I think next game is going to be different and all the nervousness, all the bad things (go) away (from) this game. We just have to forget about it and bounce back." Countryman Evgeny Kuznetsov notched an assist in the topsy-turvy series opener to extend his franchise-record postseason point streak to 11 games, during which the 26-year-old Russian has scored six goals and set up 10 others.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, Sportsnet, TVAS
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Stanley Cup NHL Odds Game 2 Washington Capitals Vegas Golden Knights
LINE HISTORY: The Golden Knights opened as -150 home favorites for Game 2 and as of Tuesday night that number is up slightly to -155. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has been steady. Check out the complete line history here.
COVERS CONSENSUS: Bettors are taking the home favorites with 58 percent of Covers Consensus wagers coming on the Knights. Covers users are also expecting another high scoring game Wednesday with 70 percent of totals selections coming on the Over. Click here for complete and up to date consensus data.
INJURY REPORT:
Capitals - No injuries to report.
Golden Knights - LW William Carrier (Questionable, Upper Body), G Malcolm Subban (Questionable, Illness), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).
ABOUT THE CAPITALS (61-32-8-1, 54-43 O/U): Habitual line-stepper Tom Wilson's blindsided hit on Jonathan Marchessault did not result in a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Tuesday, with the league citing that it was shoulder to shoulder rather than to the head and that it was in the flow of the game. The 24-year-old Wilson, who received a three-game suspension in the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Pittsburgh, said he has no plans to change his playing style. "You always have your reputation," Wilson said. "When you play my physical style, you're going to have that reputation. I trust myself. I play the game hard. It's my job to bring that energy, that physicality. Right after he got up, he said 'good hit.'"
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (64-26-5-3, 48-46 O/U): Reilly Smith continued his stellar postseason by scoring a goal and setting up another in the series opener, giving him 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in 16 outings. Fellow forward Marchessault has done him one better with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists), snapping a tie with New York Islanders' Jude Drouin (1975) and San Jose Sharks' Igor Larionov (1994) for the most with a franchise in its first-ever postseason. Marchessault, who set up Smith's second-period goal, has flustered the Capitals with four assists in three encounters this season.
NHL Stats Washington Capitals Vegas Golden Knights
TRENDS:
* Capitals are 13-3 in their last 16 road games.
* Golden Knights are 16-1 in their last 17 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Under is 12-3 in Capitals last 15 vs. Pacific.
* Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 home games.
Preview: Capitals at Golden Knights
Gracenote
May 29, 2018
Those looking to break the bank in Sin City have often tried to disprove the theory that "The House always wins," often times leaving with a bruised ego and a lighter wallet. The Vegas Golden Knights, who have posted better odds at home than most tables in the casino, aim to continue their good fortune at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Washington Capitals.
Tomas Nosek scored the go-ahead goal midway into the third period and added insurance into the empty net in Monday's 6-4 triumph for Vegas, which has outscored the opposition 31-16 en route to posting a 7-1 mark at home in the playoffs. The 25-year-old Nosek, who has eight regular-season goals in 84 career contests, owns four points (three goals, one assist) in his last three games while fellow fourth-liner Ryan Reaves has tallied in back-to-back contests for the first time since April 6 and 8, 2017. "We didn't play our best game," Capitals superstar captain Alex Ovechkin told reporters after his club's first contest since a Game 7 win over Tampa Bay on Wednesday. "I think next game is going to be different and all the nervousness, all the bad things (go) away (from) this game. We just have to forget about it and bounce back." Countryman Evgeny Kuznetsov notched an assist in the topsy-turvy series opener to extend his franchise-record postseason point streak to 11 games, during which the 26-year-old Russian has scored six goals and set up 10 others.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, Sportsnet, TVA
ABOUT THE CAPITALS: Habitual line-stepper Tom Wilson's blindsided hit on Jonathan Marchessault did not result in a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Tuesday, with the league citing that it was shoulder to shoulder rather than to the head and that it was in the flow of the game. The 24-year-old Wilson, who received a three-game suspension in the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Pittsburgh, said he has no plans to change his playing style. "You always have your reputation," Wilson told reporters. "When you play my physical style, you're going to have that reputation. I trust myself. I play the game hard. It's my job to bring that energy, that physicality. Right after he got up, he said 'good hit.'"
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS: Reilly Smith continued his stellar postseason by scoring a goal and setting up another in the series opener, giving him 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in 16 outings. Fellow forward Marchessault has done him one better with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists), snapping a tie with New York Islanders' Jude Drouin (1975) and San Jose Sharks' Igor Larionov (1994) for the most with a franchise in its first-ever postseason. Marchessault, who set up Smith's second-period goal, has flustered the Capitals with four assists in three encounters this season.
OVERTIME
1. Washington's John Carlson scored his 17th career playoff goal in the opener to move past Kevin Hatcher for the most by a defenseman in franchise history.
2. Vegas' lone postseason home loss came in double overtime on April 28, a 4-3 decision against the Sharks in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.
3. Capitals RW T.J. Oshie set up a pair of goals in the series opener to push his point total to 13 (four goals, nine assists) in the past 12 games.
PREDICTION: Golden Knights 4, Capitals 2
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W/L Trends
Washington
Capitals are 5-1 in their last 6 Wednesday games.
Capitals are 13-3 in their last 16 road games.
Capitals are 12-3 in their last 15 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Capitals are 4-1 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Capitals are 18-5 in their last 23 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Capitals are 79-33 in their last 112 games playing on 1 days rest.
Capitals are 24-11 in their last 35 overall.
Capitals are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Pacific.
Capitals are 0-5 in their last 5 Stanley Cup Finals games.
Vegas
Golden Knights are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win.
Golden Knights are 16-1 in their last 17 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Golden Knights are 12-3 in their last 15 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Golden Knights are 4-1 in their last 5 vs. Eastern Conference.
Golden Knights are 16-5 in their last 21 vs. a team with a winning record.
Golden Knights are 35-12 in their last 47 home games.
Golden Knights are 37-15 in their last 52 games playing on 1 days rest.
Golden Knights are 49-24 in their last 73 overall.
OU Trends
Washington
Under is 3-0-2 in Capitals last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 3-0-1 in Capitals last 4 when their opponent scores 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Over is 4-0 in Capitals last 4 vs. Western Conference.
Under is 12-3 in Capitals last 15 vs. Pacific.
Under is 3-1-2 in Capitals last 6 overall.
Under is 3-1-2 in Capitals last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
Vegas
Over is 4-0 in Golden Knights last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Over is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 home games.
Under is 5-1 in Golden Knights last 6 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Under is 4-1 in Golden Knights last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
Under is 6-2 in Golden Knights last 8 after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game.
Under is 5-2 in Golden Knights last 7 vs. Eastern Conference.
Head to Head
No trends available.
NHL
Long Sheet
Wednesday, May 30
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WASHINGTON (61-32-0-9, 131 pts.) at VEGAS (64-27-0-7, 135 pts.) - 5/30/2018, 8:05 PM
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Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 3-0-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)
NHL
Wednesday, May 30
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Trend Report
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Washington Capitals
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Washington is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Washington is 13-2 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Washington is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vegas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games at home