Mike Rose
Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 -180
To see the reason that the Penguins are one step from the Stanley Cup, look no further than G Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury was absolutely miserable in a 5-0 defeat in Detroit in Game 5 of this series, but he rebounded with an absolutely dominant Game 6, stopping 25 of 26 shots. Would anyone believe that the Pens would be in this spot without any legitimate contributions from C Sidney Crosby? Pittsburghs top superstar has been held to one goal and two assists in the six games of this series, a far cry from the 28 points he had in the first three rounds of the playoffs. Fellow C Evgeni Malkin hasnt done much to write home about either, as he only has two goals and four assists, but he hasnt reached the stat sheet since Game 4. He had a whopping 29 points coming into this series, but will probably need to add to the 35 he has now if he is going to be able to call himself a champion.
The stars for the Red Wings havent really been shining either. Yes, C Pavel Datsyuk recorded two assists in Game 5 after missing the first four games of this series, but he is still goalless in the series and largely hasnt had a huge presence on the ice. C Johan Franzen only has a pair of goals and a pair of assists in this series, while LW Henrik Zetterberg only has one more assist than Franzen does. RW Marian Hossa only has a pair of assists against the Penguins as well, and he hasnt scored a goal since Game 6 of the Chicago series. Dont blame the Game 6 loss on G Chris Osgood, though. Osgood stopped 29 of 31 shots, marking his second straight very solid game. If the Wings are lifting the Cup tonight, he'll have to have yet another huge game.
You know that home-ice advantage is going to be tremendous in Detroit, which is why the odds are so skewed in favor of the hosts. Detroit hasnt been good enough in this series to warrant almost 1-3 odds though. Take the goal and a half with the Penguins, viewing it as tremendous value. Game 6 was the only one-goal game in this series. Weve yet to see an OT game, though. The hockey world deserves the Cup to be lifted after three or four extra sessions tonight, as this has been a fantastic series and a tremendous postseason.
Pittsburgh Penguins +1.5 -180
To see the reason that the Penguins are one step from the Stanley Cup, look no further than G Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury was absolutely miserable in a 5-0 defeat in Detroit in Game 5 of this series, but he rebounded with an absolutely dominant Game 6, stopping 25 of 26 shots. Would anyone believe that the Pens would be in this spot without any legitimate contributions from C Sidney Crosby? Pittsburghs top superstar has been held to one goal and two assists in the six games of this series, a far cry from the 28 points he had in the first three rounds of the playoffs. Fellow C Evgeni Malkin hasnt done much to write home about either, as he only has two goals and four assists, but he hasnt reached the stat sheet since Game 4. He had a whopping 29 points coming into this series, but will probably need to add to the 35 he has now if he is going to be able to call himself a champion.
The stars for the Red Wings havent really been shining either. Yes, C Pavel Datsyuk recorded two assists in Game 5 after missing the first four games of this series, but he is still goalless in the series and largely hasnt had a huge presence on the ice. C Johan Franzen only has a pair of goals and a pair of assists in this series, while LW Henrik Zetterberg only has one more assist than Franzen does. RW Marian Hossa only has a pair of assists against the Penguins as well, and he hasnt scored a goal since Game 6 of the Chicago series. Dont blame the Game 6 loss on G Chris Osgood, though. Osgood stopped 29 of 31 shots, marking his second straight very solid game. If the Wings are lifting the Cup tonight, he'll have to have yet another huge game.
You know that home-ice advantage is going to be tremendous in Detroit, which is why the odds are so skewed in favor of the hosts. Detroit hasnt been good enough in this series to warrant almost 1-3 odds though. Take the goal and a half with the Penguins, viewing it as tremendous value. Game 6 was the only one-goal game in this series. Weve yet to see an OT game, though. The hockey world deserves the Cup to be lifted after three or four extra sessions tonight, as this has been a fantastic series and a tremendous postseason.
