Columbus Blue Jackets over Tampa Bay Lightning Best of 7 series adj price: NO this series is far from over. However Clb comes home up 2-0. Remember last year they were in the same position against Wash and lost. If nothing else that should be a learning experience. Clb has out scored Tb 9-1 since the first period of game 1. Kucherov will be suspended for game 3 Hedman will likely play but is banged up.I have the adj series price at 2.55 giving us excellent value.
Calgary Flames over Colorado Avalanche game 1 Including OT: Cal will go as far as their goaltending keeps up. However for this series I do not see it being a big factor. In addition Smith actually played well heading down the stretch. Col in my opinion is the worst team in the playoffs. I suspect they are happy to be here there season already a big success. Of course they have the 1 very good big line however neutralize that and you will have success against them. Cal has depth balanced scoring and a legit chance to go very deep. Col was 6-23 vs. top 10 teams this year.
Colorado Avalanche over Edmonton Oilers 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Despite the high line we still get value. Edm was officially eliminated from the playoffs Monday. This will be their 4th game in 6 nights heading to the altitude of Denver. Col played last night picked up a point in Stl. They had 2 days off prior. Col holds down the 2nd wild card 2 points ahead of Ariz.
Chicago Blackhawks over Los Angeles Kings 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Expecting to see a high scoring game for this one. Both teams are weak defensively. However Lak are ranked 29th in home offense Chic is 6th on the road. Chic is 11-4 in their last 15 while Lak are 0-6-4 in their last 10. I have this game at 1.31 giving us excellent value.
New York Islanders over Toronto Maple Leafs 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Joint will be jumping tonight with the return of Tavares. However this bet has little to do with that. This game will be the #1 road offense Toronto against the #1 home defense in NYI. Sparks will get the start in net and he is a downgrade to Andersen. In addition the Tor defense will be without Dermott and Gardiner. Tor will play the 4th game in 6 nights. I have this game at 1.24 giving us excellent value.
Columbus Blue Jackets over Pittsburgh Penguins 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Clb has added Duchene,Mcquaid and Dzingel. Bobrovsky is at the top of his game right now. Pitts has cluster injuries on defense specifically Letang and Dumoulin. They added 2 mediocre defensemen at the deadline. None of the above has accurately been reflected in tonight’s line. Look for a high scoring game with Clb pulling away. Murray has not shown the ability to steal a game recently letting in too many soft goals.
San Jose Sharks over Columbus Blue Jackets 1st 60 minutes ONLY: With the acquisition of Duchene Clb is going for it good for them. Sj is 8-2 in their last 10. It would not surprise anyone if they come out of the west and make the finals. We will rate both teams’ defenses a wash lower end. Sj is ranked 2nd on road offense with Clb comes in at 11 at home offense. Clb is 6-9 when laying top 10 teams while Sj is 9-8. Lastly Clb is in a very difficult spot. They played last night in Ott and now they have an early start today at home less than 24 hours later.
Pittsburgh Penguins over New Jersey Devils 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Pitts cannot afford to take NJ lightly. Pitts is a bubble team at the moment to make the playoffs. NJ has won the first 3 meetings between these teams. It is very rare that a lesser team sweeps the season series from the better team. The last meeting 01/28 NJ went into Pitts and won 6-3. I have this game at 1.95 giving us excellent value.
Toronto Maple Leafs over Colorado Avalanche 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Col returns home from a 3 game road trip having lost all 3 in OT. That now makes it 7 losses in a row. Col is a 1 line team I will not say shut them down but control them and you win. Tor has far more depth in scoring. IN fact Tor is the #1 offense on the road while Col is ranked 25th on defense at home. Col is 4-15 vs. top 10 teams. I have this game at 1.57 giving us excellent value.
New York Rangers over Carolina Hurricanes 1st 60 minutes ONLY: Tough spot for Car tonight. First off all Nyr are rested and have been in the tri state area for weeks. Car will play their 4th game in 6 nights after winning a wild one in Buff last night. Car gave up 2 goals in the last 5 minutes to be forced into OT. Car looked gassed in the last part of the game. Now they travel to play again tonight. We also get an adv in net with Lundqvist vs. Mrazek. I have this game at 1.18 giving us excellent value.