This year's Eastern Conference Finals in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs features an intriguing matchup between the upstart Ottawa Senators out of the Atlantic Division and the Metro Division's Pittsburgh Penguins, who come into this best-of-seven series as defending world champions.
The Senators eliminated both Boston in the opening round and the New York Rangers in the conference semifinals in six games as clear underdogs on the series price odds. They come into this series as heavy +235 underdogs; however given the way this team has come together in the postseason I believe that there is quite a bit of value in those series price odds.
Getting past the high-flying Penguins will be a tall task to say the least given that they were the highest scoring team in the NHL this season with an average of 3.4 goals per game and their ability to light the lamp has carries over into the playoffs. Veteran goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has had a few rough starts over the course of Pittsburgh's opening round 4-1 series win against Columbus followed by a recent seven-game marathon against the No. 1 seed Washington Capitals, but he came up big when he had to the most by pitching a 2-0 shutout against the Capitals in that deciding Game 7 victory.
Game 1 of this conference finals showdown is on tap for Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh and as part of my ongoing coverage of the NHL for SportsBettingStats.com, the link below is my complete preview of this series opener as well as my "best bet" pick for the game.
LINK: OTTAWA SENATORS AT PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FREE NHL PLAYOFF PICK - BETTING ODDS
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