NHL betting trends, odds and predictions for Monday, May 1st, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Home team won nine of last eleven Penguin-Cap games; Washington lost first two series games at home, are now 3-7 in last ten games vs Pittsburgh, losing last five visits here- last one was 8-7 in OT in January. Over is 5-1-1 in last seven series games. Penguins are 6-1 in the playoffs this month. Washington won three of its last four road games; three of last four games overall stayed under total. Penguins won Stanley Cup LY; they’re 5-2 in last seven second round series. Washington is 0-5 in its last five second round series; last time they to past this point was 1998, when they lost Cup final to Detroit.
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WASHINGTON (59-22-0-9, 127 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (56-22-0-11, 123 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 6-11 ATS (-10.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 120-75 ATS (+29.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-6 ATS (+13.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 77-43 ATS (-0.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-11 ATS (+8.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 25-11 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a division game this season.
PITTSBURGH is 40-24 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 121-63 ATS (+24.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-10 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 12-9 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 12-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)
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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins (-135, 5.5)
A high-octane offense has the Pittsburgh Penguins traveling the fast track toward what fans in the Steel City hope is a second consecutive Stanley Cup title and fifth in franchise history. After winning two straight at the Verizon Center, the Penguins aim to send the Washington Capitals down an all-too-familiar path as they bid to push the reigning Presidents' Trophy winners to the brink of elimination in Monday's Game 3 at PPG Paints Arena.
"We're not going to shy away from it. We're going to go there and see what we're made of," veteran forward Justin Williams said on the heels of Saturday's 6-2 setback. The perennially underachieving Capitals face an uphill climb as they head to Pittsburgh, the site of six straight defeats as well as the location of where their season ended a calendar year ago. Penguins forward Jake Guentzel recorded a three-point performance in Saturday's lopsided victory, with his two goals giving him an NHL-best seven in his first seven playoff games - putting the rookie alongside Maurice "Rocket" Richard (10, 1943-44) and Dino Ciccarelli (seven, 1980-81) as the lone players to accomplish the feat. "It feels good (being up 2-0), but we know that they're going to be pushing back, so we have to be really good when we get back there," the 22-year-old Guentzel said.
LINE HISTORY: The Penguins return home from a pair of wins in D.C. and open as -135 moneyline favorites for Game 3. The total hit the betting board at 5.5. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Captials - D K. Alzner (Questionable, upper body).
Penguins - D C. Ruhwedel (Questionable, upper body), G M. Murray (Questionable, lower body), RW P. Hornqvist (Questionable, lower body), D K. Letang (Out For Season, neck).
ABOUT THE CAPITALS (59-21-5-5, 40-35 O/U): Braden Holtby will start Game 3 despite earning an early exit after permitting three goals on 14 shots through two periods on Saturday. "Absolutely. Why would you think otherwise?" coach Barry Trotz said Sunday of the starting status of the 27-year-old Holtby, who is the reigning Vezina Trophy winner and a finalist again this season. "There's no question he's our goaltender. We expect him to start (Monday)." Holtby, who has yielded six goals on 35 shots for a 3.67 goals-against average and .829 save percentage in this series, owns a 3-1-0 mark with one shutout, a 2.27 GAA and .922 save percentage in four games following being pulled this past season.
ABOUT THE PENGUINS (56-22-6-5, 51-33 O/U): Phil Kessel led the NHL in points during the playoffs last season and finds himself among the leaders once again in 2017. "Phil has shown an ability to elevate his games at key times and he's been a difference maker for us in my tenure here," coach Mike Sullivan said Sunday of the 29-year-old Kessel, who scored two goals and set up another in Game 2 to increase his point total to 11 - which trails only teammate Evgeni Malkin (13). The 30-year-old Malkin joined fellow former Hart Trophy winner Sidney Crosby in collecting a goal and an assist in Game 2, with the latter recording 11 points (four goals, seven assists) during his six-game point streak and surpassing Jaromir Jagr for second on the Penguins' all-time playoff points list (131).
TRENDS:
* Capitals are 10-1 in their last 11 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Penguins are 6-1 in their last 7 Conference Semifinals games.
* Over is 17-4-9 in Capitals last 30 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
* Over is 6-0 in Penguins last 6 Monday games.
* Capitals are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in Pittsburgh.
CONSENSUS: 65 percent of the public is siding with the home team Pittsburgh Penguins on the moneyline and 66 percent are on the Over.
WASHINGTON (59-22-0-9, 127 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (56-22-0-11, 123 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 6-11 ATS (-10.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 120-75 ATS (+29.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-6 ATS (+13.4 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 77-43 ATS (-0.3 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-11 ATS (+8.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 25-11 ATS (+9.0 Units) after a division game this season.
PITTSBURGH is 40-24 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 121-63 ATS (+24.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 22-10 ATS (+10.9 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 12-9 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 12-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.3 Units)
WASHINGTON vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington
Washington at Pittsburgh
Washington: 11-1 SU after allowing 5 goals or more
Pittsburgh: 14-4 OVER after winning 4 of their last 5