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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals
- The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Verizon Center in the opening game of their second-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
The Penguins battled back from a three-goal deficit to down the Flyers 5-3 at Wachovia Center in Game 6 and eliminate their state rivals 4-2 in the opening round.
Pittsburgh won that game as a +105 road underdog while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
Sergei Fedorov scored the winner in the third period to lift the Capitals over the Rangers 2-1 in Game 7 of their opening-round series.
Washington won as -270 home favorites as the game played under the 5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Washington: 50-24-8
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing NY Rangers are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Washington home to Pittsburgh, Monday, May 4
- The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Verizon Center in the opening game of their second-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
The Penguins battled back from a three-goal deficit to down the Flyers 5-3 at Wachovia Center in Game 6 and eliminate their state rivals 4-2 in the opening round.
Pittsburgh won that game as a +105 road underdog while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
Sergei Fedorov scored the winner in the third period to lift the Capitals over the Rangers 2-1 in Game 7 of their opening-round series.
Washington won as -270 home favorites as the game played under the 5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Washington: 50-24-8
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing NY Rangers are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Washington home to Pittsburgh, Monday, May 4
