NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, April 28th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Nashville is 5-0 in playoffs this month, with three road wins- they allowed six goals in the five games. Predators blocked 18 shots in Game 1, Blues only four. Home side won seven of last ten Nashville-St Louis games; Predators lost four of last six games in this arena. Under is 6-3-2 in last 11 series games. Nashville won four of last five road games. Under is 3-2-3 in last eight Predator games. Blues won seven of their last nine games but is 2-3 in last five home tilts. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total. St Louis is 2-5 in last seven series in this round. Nashville has never advanced past this round, in three tries.
Oilers scored four third period goals to break 1-1 tie and win Game 1 5-3- they were 2-5 on power play, Ducks 1-3. Anaheim lost four of last five games with Edmonton; Oilers lost three of last five games in the Pond. Under is 4-2-2 in last eight series games. Edmonton won eight of its last 10 games overall, five of last six on road. Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven road games. Ducks won eight of their last nine games overall. Oilers are in playoffs for first time since losing Cup Final in 2006; Anaheim lost three of last four times they were in this round; Ducks are in playoffs for 10th time in last 12 years overall.
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Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues (-120, 5)
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (46-29-8-4, 42-36 O/U): The only team that has yet to lose in the Stanley Cup Playoffs looks to keep their perfect run intact when the surprising Nashville Predators visit the St. Louis Blues on Friday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. No. 8 seed Nashville improved to 5-0 in the postseason with a 4-3 victory in Game 1 that was marred by a costly injury. Trading captain Shea Weber in the offense was a shocking move, even if the blockbuster deal yielded another star defenseman in P.K. Subban, who put on a show in Game 1 by scoring once and setting up a pair of goals -- all coming via booming slap slots. Subban tied his career high and became the first Nashville defenseman to register three points in a playoff game while boosting his career postseason totals to 43 points in 60 games. "We can sugarcoat it, but that's why they pay me, you know?" Subban told reporters after the game. "It's to come up big in these games and perform."
ABOUT THE BLUES (50-31-5-2, 36-39 O/U): Although St. Louis dispatched Minnesota in five games in the opening round, it continues to struggle with its special teams, converting on 1-of-16 chances with the man advantage in the playoffs while surrendering two power-play goals for the second straight contest. "Penalties killed us," Blues forward Ryan Reaves said after Thursday's practice session. "We've obviously got to eliminate penalties. Playoff hockey, teams are going to make you pay." Forward Jaden Schwartz, who scored six playoff goals over 38 contests in the past four seasons, collected his third in six games.
LINE HISTORY: Game 2 of this Western Conference Semifinal series opened with the Blues pegged as -120 favorites after dropping the opener Wednesday night. The total opened at 5. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Predators - RW C. Smith (Questionable, lower body), C C. Jarnkrok (Questionable, undisclosed), LW K. Fiala (Out For Season, leg).
Blues - C R. Fabbri (Out For Season, knee).
TRENDS:
* Predators are 5-0 in their last 5 overall.
* Blues are 4-0 in their last 4 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Over is 5-0-3 in Predators last 8 Conference Semifinals games.
* Over is 4-0-3 in Blues last 7 Conference Semifinals games.
* Home team is 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.
Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks (-140, 5)
ABOUT THE OILERS (52-27-5-5, 35-45 O/U): A now-healthy Leon Draisaitl continues to make opponents feel sick, and the Anaheim Ducks routinely have found themselves under the weather when he's on the ice. After ending Anaheim's point streak at 18 contests (15-0-3), Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers attempt to seize a 2-0 advantage in their Western Conference second-round series on Friday when the teams reconvene at Honda Center. "I think people make too big a deal of it," Draisaitl said of his dominance of the Ducks, as the 21-year-old German recorded one goal and three assists in Wednesday's series-opening 5-3 win to increase his point total to 12 (seven goals, five assists) in six encounters with Anaheim in 2016-17. Stay-at-home defenseman Adam Larsson matched his point total from his previous 23 games by scoring two goals and setting up another on Wednesday. "He's definitely not Bobby Orr but (Wednesday) he sure looked good on that last one, skating," Oilers coach and Jack Adams finalist Todd McLellan said of Larsson's game-winning goal in which he banked a shot from behind the goal line off Ducks defenseman Josh Manson and into the net. Countryman Oscar Klefbom, who has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in his last 11 contests, extended his point streak to three games after notching an assist in back-to-back outings.
ABOUT THE DUCKS (50-24-10-3, 30-37 O/U): Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf is enjoying a healthy run in his own right, scoring and setting up a goal in Game 1 to give him 34 points (eight goals, 26 assists) in his last 23 overall contests while increasing his total to nine (two goals, seven assists) in six encounters with Edmonton. After dealing with the respective injuries to All-Star Cam Fowler and Sami Vatanen, Anaheim has another on its hands in its back end as coach Randy Carlyle deemed defenseman Kevin Bieksa (club-best four assists) to be "doubtful" for Game 2 because of a lower-body injury. Bieksa initially sustained the injury while colliding with a teammate in the first period on Wednesday before officially exiting the contest in the second. Vatanen has missed two games with an upper-body injury, with Carlyle telling the Orange County Register that the playoff situation "has not allotted us enough time for him to be 100 percent."
LINE HISTORY: The Ducks opened at -130 for Game 2 and have been bumped up to -140. The total opened at 5 and will likely remain on that number. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Oilers - D A. Ference (Out For Season, hip), RW T. Pitlick (Out For Season, knee).
Ducks - D S. Vatanen (Questionable, shoulder), D K. Bieksa (Doubtful, lower body), D S. Despres (Out Indefinitely, concussion), D C. Stoner (Out Indefinitely, abdominal).
TRENDS:
* Oilers are 5-0 in their last 5 Conference Semifinals games.
* Ducks are 11-1 in their last 12 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Under is 12-3-2 in Oilers last 17 Friday games.
* Over is 2-0-2 in Ducks last 4 home games.
* Oilers are 9-27 in the last 36 meetings.
NASHVILLE (46-29-0-12, 104 pts.) at ST LOUIS (50-31-0-7, 107 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 12-19 ATS (-11.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ST LOUIS is 109-81 ATS (+26.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 31-20 ATS (+9.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 57-43 ATS (-1.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 13-9 ATS (+3.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 26-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 18-8 ATS (+26.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 8-8 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 8-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.7 Units)
EDMONTON (52-27-0-10, 114 pts.) at ANAHEIM (50-24-0-13, 113 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 20-8 ATS (+9.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
ANAHEIM is 32-17 ATS (+11.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 17-5 ATS (+9.0 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
ANAHEIM is 46-19 ATS (+23.9 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 244-183 ATS (+43.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 15-3 ATS (+11.4 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
ANAHEIM is 12-2 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 25-16 ATS (+3.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ANAHEIM is 15-8 ATS (+6.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 52-37 ATS (+4.9 Units) in all games this season.
EDMONTON is 33-18 ATS (+8.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
EDMONTON is 25-11 ATS (+9.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
EDMONTON is 20-8 ATS (+8.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 19-8 ATS (+8.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
EDMONTON is 15-8 ATS (+6.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 10-5 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 10-5-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.9 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)
NASHVILLE vs. ST. LOUIS
Nashville is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Nashville
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
EDMONTON vs. ANAHEIM
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Edmonton is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing Edmonton
Anaheim is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Nashville at St Louis
Nashville: 6-13 SU off a road win
St Louis: 18-5 SU off a home loss against a division rival
Edmonton at Anaheim
Edmonton: 3-7 SU off 2 or more consecutive road wins
Anaheim: 12-2 SU after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game