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Ottawa scored with 4:11 left to win Game 1 of his series; Senators won four of their last five games with the Rangers; they’re 3-2 vs NY in last five games played in this building. Under is 8-3 in last 11 series games. Rangers won five of last eight games but are 2-4 in last six road tilts. Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games overall. Ottawa won five of its last six games- four of those games went to OT. Over is 3-3-2 in their last eight games. New York won three of its last four series in this round; in its franchise history, Ottawa is 2-4 in this round- last time they won second round series was 2007, when they made the Cup Finals.
Penguins scored with 7:24 left to win Game 1 of series. Home team won eight of last nine Penguin-Cap games; Pittsburgh lost three of its last four games in this building by a combined score of 17-7. Over is 4-0-2 in last five series games. Penguins lost three of last five road games but are 5-1 in the playoffs this month. Washington lost three of its last five home games; three of last four went to OT- five of their six games vs Toronto in last round went OT. Penguins won Stanley Cup LY; they’re 5-2 in last seven second round series. Pittsburgh 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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New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators (-105, 5)
ABOUT THE RANGERS: New York needs to focus on a better start in Game 2 after Ottawa forced netminder Henrik Lundqvist to make 21 of his 43 saves in the first 20 minutes -- his highest save total ever for one period in the postseason. “Obviously we want to play fast, but we can’t rush it up with one guy trying to break through, give it away and have them come back and shove it up our (butt),” forward Mats Zuccarello told the New York Post. “It’s important for us to be patient with the puck against their trap." Leading goal scorer Chris Kreider remains stuck on one assist through seven playoff games.
ABOUT THE SENATORS: Karlsson missed five games down the stretch because of a pair of stress fractures in his heel, but he once again delivered with his first goal of this postseason to go along with his six assists, leaving Boucher grasping for superlatives. "I think our fans have to appreciate what we have here," Boucher marveled. "It's more than a star right now. That's what I think is unbelievable. He's a skilled player that became a star and now he's a winner." That also applies to goaltender Craig Anderson, who has won his last four against New York with a staggering .984 save percentage.
LINE HISTORY: The Senators opened Game 2 as very slight -109 homes favorites (must be the lack of fans), but they have since been moved to -105, making the Rangers now the -115 favorites. The total has been set at 5, but 4.5 can be found at a few shops. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Rangers - No injuries to report.
Senators - D M. Borowiecki (Out Saturday, lower body), LW T. Pyatt (Out Saturday).
TRENDS:
* Senators are 5-1 in their last six overall.
* Under is 4-0-1 in Rangers last five overall.
* Under is 2-0-2 in Senators last four overall.
* Home team is 5-1 in the last six meetings.
CONSENSUS: The public is backing the road team in Game 2 with 60 percent of wagers on the Rangers. When it comes to the total, bettors like the Under with 55 percent of wagers on it.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals (-145, 5.5)
ABOUT THE PENGUINS: Nick Bonino continues to be a thorn in the side of Washington, ending last year's second-round series with the overtime winner in Game 6 and scoring and setting up a goal during the regular season before converting on a breakaway with 7:24 remaining in the third period on Thursday. "'Bones' is a guy that's a high-stakes player," coach Mike Sullivan said of the 29-year-old Connecticut native. "He brings his best game when the games are most important, and we've got a lot of guys on our roster that we can say that about." Marc-Andre Fleury falls into that category after making 15 of his 33 saves in the third period Thursday to improve to 5-1 in the playoffs with an impressive .934 save percentage.
ABOUT THE CAPITALS: Alex Ovechkin used some colorful language to express his displeasure with the officials failing to call any penalties against Pittsburgh in Game 1, while fellow teammate and former Penguin defenseman Matt Niskanen offered the more politically correct take of "no comment." While several members of Washington were pointing the finger at the officials, Braden Holtby had his directed at himself - with Crosby's first goal 12 seconds into the middle session as a sticking point. "I thought I got there in plenty of time," the reigning Vezina Trophy winner told the Washington Post. "... I just didn't keep my glove in the right position. It's just you leave that one little space and it goes right there. It's one that I'm capable of stopping and will next time."
LINE HISTORY: The Capitals opened Game 2 as -129 favorites and bettors like them to even up the series, moving the line to Washington -145. Oddsmakers set the total at 5.5. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Penguins - D C. Ruhwedel (Questionable Saturday, upper body), G M. Murray (Questionable Saturday, lower body), LW C. Hagelin (Questionable Saturday, lower body), D K. Letang (Out for Season, neck).
Capitals - D K. Alzner (Questionable Saturday, upper body).
TRENDS:
* Capitals are 1-5 in their last six Conference Semifinals games.
* Under is 8-0-3 in Capitals last 11 vs. games Metropolitan Division opponents.
* Home team is 8-1 in the last nine meetings.
* Over is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings.
CONSENSUS: Bettors are on the Capitals to even the series at one in a high scoring affair. Sixty-two percent of side bets are on Washington, while 66 percent of total bets are on the Over.
NY RANGERS (52-30-0-7, 111 pts.) at OTTAWA (49-30-0-10, 108 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 16-30 ATS (+46.1 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 49-40 ATS (+91.1 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 29-24 ATS (+54.2 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 25-15 ATS (+43.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OTTAWA is 13-8 ATS (+22.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 52-37 ATS (+4.4 Units) in all games this season.
NY RANGERS are 16-10 ATS (+27.2 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 12-4 ATS (+7.4 Units) on Saturday games this season.
NY RANGERS are 25-13 ATS (+9.3 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY RANGERS are 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 5-5 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 5-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.9 Units)
PITTSBURGH (55-22-0-11, 121 pts.) at WASHINGTON (59-21-0-9, 127 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 29-39 ATS (-22.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 121-62 ATS (+48.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-16 ATS (+10.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 71-38 ATS (+22.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-3 ATS (+9.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 119-75 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 17-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 76-43 ATS (+12.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 25-11 ATS (+8.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 50-26 ATS (+11.2 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 39-24 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 11-9 (+1.6 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 11-9-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)
NY RANGERS @ OTTAWA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 8 games when playing Ottawa
NY Rangers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
PITTSBURGH @ WASHINGTON
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home
Washington is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
NY Rangers at Ottawa
New York: 24-12 SU after 1 or more consecutive losses
Ottawa: 25-19 SU after playing a home game
Pittsburgh at Washington
Pittsburgh: 11-18 SU in road games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
Washington: 66-23 SU as a home favorite