| Range | W | L | P | +/- (Units) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | -3.40 |
| Last 30 Days | 27 | 30 | 0.00 | +4.34 |
| Season to Date | 39 | 61 | 0.00 | -27.76 |
San Jose +118 over LOS ANGELES
OT included. The Kings want this one badly. Los Angeles not only lost to San Jose in last year’s playoffs, they lost in five games and looked like they didn’t belong on the same ice as the Sharks for long stretches during that series. In what was being billed as a great battle between evenly matched teams, it wasn’t close. To add more misery to the Kings’ plight, these two met on opening night and San Jose won that one too. Yes indeed, Los Angeles wants redemption here in a bad way.
That brings us to Pittsburgh’s domination over San Jose in last year’s final. Boy oh boy did San Jose ever want redemption for the humiliation that the Penguins put them through in the Cup final. The Penguins didn’t just win that series, they abused the Sharks in much the same way that San Jose abused the Kings. Well, San Jose didn’t have to wait long for a chance at redemption when the NHL scheduled two early games this season between Pittsburgh and San Jose. Desperately wanting to beat Pittsburgh, San Jose lost both times while getting outscored 8-2 in those two games. The point is, when a team has the blueprint to beat another team, it’s a psychological advantage that is twofold. For one, the team that keeps winning knows they can win while the team that keeps losing is mentally beaten before the puck even drops. So put this one in the same category as Pittsburgh over San Jose. The Kings cannot beat the Sharks and aside from all that, San Jose is simply the better team.
Risking 2 units.
