Two teams facing elimination from NHL Playoffs Monday
By Chico Rodriguez • May 10th, 2010 • Category: NHLTwo teams face elimination from the NHL Playoffs Monday as the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins host the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Penguins hold a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal and can knock off the Canadiens and advance to the Eastern Conference Final with a win in Game 6 tonight (7:05 pm ET, Versus).
Pittsburgh is a -175 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 5.5 in NHL Odds at JustBet.
The Penguins took the series lead when goalie Marc-Andre Fleury turned away 32 shots to pace Pittsburgh to a 2-1 winy over the Canadiens in Game 5 on Saturday. The Penguins won that game as -270 favorites and the score went under the total of 5.5.
Kris Letang and Sergei Gonchar tallied for the Penguins. Tomas Plekanec scored late in third for the only Canadiens goal.
The Flyers and Bruins will also square off at 7:05 pm ET in Game 5 of their East semifinal.
Boston is up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and could have swept the Flyers in Game 4 Saturday in Philadelphia.
The Bruins are a -145-moneyline favorite and the total is 5 in NHL Betting.
Simon Gagne scored at 14:40 of overtime to lift the Flyers to a 5-4 win over the Bruins and avoid elimination on Saturday as the Flyers won as a -145 favorite. The score sailed over the over/under total of 5.
Danny Briere, Chris Pronger, Ville Leino, and Claude Giroux added the other Flyers goals. Mark Recchi potted two goals, while Michael Ryder and Milan Lucic also scored for the Bruins.
Chico Rodriguez is is a sports handicapper with more than 15 years in the industry. He specializes in NFL and NCAFF analysis.
He was born and raised in Los Angeles and is still based out of the city. Since Los Angeles has no NFL team, his favorite is the Indianapolis Colts.
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