Lousy night yesterday for me betting wise on the NHL Playoffs, although I was thrilled my Sabres won, I went 1-5 to lose 3.38 units. We have just one game tonight with Game 3 of the Metro Division shifting to Philly. Let’s bounce back on it!
Game 3: Flyers vs. Hurricanes (8:00)
I still think this is going to be a pretty quick series and Carolina wins it in four or five games, but I was impressed by the start in Game 2 for the Flyers. The Hurricanes dominated Game 1, which was kind of a snoozefest, as the Hurricanes dominated at home to a 3-0 shutout win, completely shutting down the Flyers offense. The Canes started hot, with Logan Stankoven scoring just 1:31 into the game and Jackson Blake giving them a 2-0 lead just 7:30 into the first. Stankoven added a second goal in the second period, putting the game out of reach for Philly. Carolina’s just so good defensively, limiting the Flyers to just nine shots on goal through 40 minutes. In Game 2 on Monday night, Philly started off hot to answer back, scoring two goals in 39 seconds to take a 2-0 lead just 4:41 into the game, giving the Canes their first deficit in a game all playoffs this year. Nikolaj Ehlers got Carolina back within one pretty quickly, then Seth Jarvis tied it up to force overtime with 8:39 left in regulation. 18:54 into overtime, Taylor Hall completed the comeback with the game winner to put the Hurricanes up 2-0 in the series on a 3-2 win at home. I expect Carolina to win again here as the series shifts to Philly tonight, and put the Flyers on the brink of elimination. I’ll also take Seth Jarvis to get a point for half a unit.
Series Bets
2.5u Carolina Hurricanes to win series in 6 games or less (-150)
1.5u Golden Knights – Series Winner (-190)
Bets
1u Hurricanes ML (-166)
1.5u Hurricanes/Flyers under 5.5 (-142)
.5u Seth Jarvis over 0.5 point (-160)
Regular Season Record: 935-1041-2 (-106.22 units)
Playoffs Round 1 Record: 68-75 (-7.44 units)
Playoffs Round 2 Record: 13-14 (+1 unit)
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