Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings
Johan Franzen and Marian Hossa each scored twice to lead the Red Wings to a 6-3 win over the Ducks on Thursday and tie up the series 2-2.
The Red Wings won the game as -150 favorites, and the nine goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Zetterberg added singles for the Ducks. Chris Osgood stopped 25 students.
Corey Perry scored twice for the Ducks, and Scott Niedermayer added the other marker in the loss. The Ducks were +130 underdogs in that game.
Team records:
Anaheim: 42-33-7
Detroit: 51-21-10
Anaheim most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 8-2
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Anaheim are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Anaheim is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Anaheim's last 14 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Anaheim is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Detroit is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 14 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Next up:
Detroit at Anaheim, Tuesday, May 12
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
Eric Staal scored twice and the Hurricanes took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven set with a 4-1 victory over the top-seeded Bruins on Friday.
The Hurricanes won the game as +110 underdogs, and the five goals went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (5).
Jussi Jokinen and Sergei Samsonov also scored for the Hurricanes. Marc Savard scored on the power play for the Bruins, who had been favored by oddsmakers at -130.
Team records:
Carolina: 45-30-7
Boston: 53-19-10
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Carolina are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games at home
Boston is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Carolina
Next up:
Boston at Carolina, Tuesday, May 12
ANAHEIM (48-36-0-8, 104 pts.) at DETROIT (57-22-0-11, 125 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 45-11 ATS (+22.3 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 64-23 ATS (+19.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 21-14 ATS (+37.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
ANAHEIM is 16-12 ATS (+31.7 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
ANAHEIM is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games on Sunday games this season.
ANAHEIM is 22-15 ATS (+37.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ANAHEIM is 82-62 ATS (+12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 15-13 ATS (+33.1 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 11-11 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 11-11-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
11 of 21 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)
CAROLINA (52-33-0-8, 112 pts.) at BOSTON (58-20-0-12, 128 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 52-41 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 34-21 ATS (+10.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 4-0 ATS (+4.0 Units) in road games on Sunday games this season.
CAROLINA is 11-4 ATS (+15.6 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.
CAROLINA is 25-19 ATS (+47.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CAROLINA is 18-9 ATS (+28.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 9-7 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 9-7-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)
ANAHEIM vs. DETROIT
Anaheim is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
Anaheim is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 14 games when playing at home against Anaheim
CAROLINA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games on the road
Carolina is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games at home
Anaheim at Detroit
Anaheim:
7-13 SU off loss by 3+ goals
8-25 SU at Detroit
Detroit:
45-11 SU at home off win by 2+ goals
74-28 SU off an Over
Carolina at Boston
Carolina:
4-0 SU Away on Sunday
11-4 SU in 2nd Round Playoff games
Boston:
11-23 SU at home playing with double revenge
9-20 SU at home vs. Carolina
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Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings (-240, 5.5)
Marian Hossa had a team-high 40 goals this season and has scored at least 29 times in nine straight seasons with Detroit, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Ottawa.
After being held pointless in the first three games by the Ducks, Hossa broke a tie with two goals in a 3-minute span to lift the Red Wings to a 6-3, series-evening victory in Game 4.
Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer said it was inevitable Hossa was going to find the back of the net in the series.
''He's a talented, gifted guy,'' Niedermayer said. ''But when we look back at those goals, we feel we could've done more in those situations.''
Heading into Game 5 on Sunday in Detroit, Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle would not say who would be in goal trying to stop Hossa.
Carlyle replaced Jonas Hiller, who gave up five goals after making 100-plus saves in two wins, with Jean-Sebastien Giguere on Thursday night.
''We decided to rest Jonas Hiller in that situation,'' Carlyle said. ''Giguere has been working diligently, and we felt it would be best to give him an opportunity to sharpen and hone in playoff-type action.
''With it being a three-goal lead, it made sense to do that and give him an opportunity to get his feet underneath him. If we decide to go in that direction, he's not coming in cold.''
So, who's going to start Sunday?
''You guys better come to the warmup,'' Carlyle said.
Babcock isn't buying it.
''Oh, he'll be back,'' said Babcock, referring to Hiller. ''Giggy's really good. Hiller has been fantastic.''
Pick: Detroit -240
Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins (-210, 5)
Less than 12 hours after returning home in the dead of night, the Bruins were on the ice Saturday, skating hard and searching for the style that made them the Eastern Conference's top seed.
No time for rest now.
If the Bruins don't figure it out soon, they will have plenty of time to relax. Boston has dropped three straight to the Carolina Hurricanes and will be facing elimination from the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday night in Game 5.
Boston dominated the opener at home 4-1 then lost the next three by a combined score of 10-3. Friday night's 4-1 loss at Carolina gave the Hurricanes a commanding edge. The Hurricanes need only one more win - with three chances in front of them - to advance to the conference finals.
''You've got to be frustrated. If not, you don't care,'' Bruins coach Claude Julien said after the hour-long practice. Players are ''probably angry at themselves for the way they've played so far.
''We have to play our game because right now that's what's costing us.''
The Bruins must play the way they did in winning their first five games of the playoffs - beat the opponent to the puck, win battles in the corners and put more shots on net. They had only 20 in Game 4 against goalie Cam Ward.
The Bruins were 4-0 against the Hurricanes in the regular season, but plenty has changed. Carolina benefited from the acquisition of Jussi Jokinen and Erik Cole and was 17-5-2 in its final 24 regular-season games.
''We knew they were going to come out hard and play hard,'' Boston forward Milan Lucic said of the sixth-seeded Hurricanes. ''We knew they were a different team than what we faced in the season.''
Pick: Boston -210