It wasn’t a great Game 1s for the me on the NHL conference finals the last two days, going 0-4 to lose 5.06 units. Let’s bounce back here on Game 2 in the West with Vegas up 1-0!
Game 2: Avalanche vs. Golden Knights (8:00)
I thought Vegas would stick in games in this series and play some solid hockey, but I was surprised how well the Golden Knights played to win Game 1 on the road to start the series on Wednesday night. Carter Hart was fantastic in goal for the VGK, making 36 saves on the 38 shots he saw. The first period was a bit of a slow start, but Vegas played great in the second, getting out to a 2-0 lead, with AHL call up Dylan Coghlan scoring scoring the first of the game and Mitch Marner on a sick move set up Pavel Dorofeyev to go up 2-0 on the power play. Brett Howden made it 3-0 Vegas just 1:34 into the third period, which turned out to be the game winner. In the third, with a goal from Val Nichushkin, the Avs made it a game again, and with 2:21 left in regulation, on the power play, Gabe Landeskog made it 3-2, but the comeback effort for Colorado fell short with Nic Dowd capping off the game with an empty netter for the Knights to win it 4-2 and take home ice in this series. I thought the Avs really missed Cale Makar, especially quarterbacking the offense from the blue line. He’ll be out again tonight for Game 2, so the Avs will need some adjustments from up top, missing the best defenseman in the world. I do like the Avalanche to find a way to tie up this series at home tonight and I’ll take them for a unit. I’d lean the over, but not enough to bet it at 6.5. I’ll also parlay Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas, Jack Eichel, and Mitch Marner to each get a point for a unit.
Series Bets
2u Carolina Hurricanes to win series in six games or less (-135)
Bets
1u Avalanche ML (-166)
1u parlay: MacKinnon/Necas/Eichel/Marner 1+ point each (+146)
Regular Season Record: 935-1041-2 (-106.22 units)
Playoffs Round 1 Record: 68-75 (-7.44 units)
Playoffs Round 2 Record: 37-33 (+10.16 units)
Playoffs Round 3 Record: 0-4 (-5.06 units)
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