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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals
- The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center in the fifth game of their second-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Sidney Crosby scored his playoff-leading ninth goal in the Penguins' 5-3 win over the Capitals in Game 4 on Friday, and evened the Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece.
The Penguins won the game as -165 favorites, and the eight goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Sergei Gonchar, Bill Guerin, Ruslan Fedotenko, and Max Talbot with the insurance marker also tallied for the Penguins.
Nicklas Backstrom, Chris Clark, and Milan Jurcina replied for the Capitals, who were +145 underdogs.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Washington: 50-24-8
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Washington at Pittsburgh, Monday, May 11
- The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center in the fifth game of their second-round playoff series.
Oddsmakers currently have the Capitals listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.
Sidney Crosby scored his playoff-leading ninth goal in the Penguins' 5-3 win over the Capitals in Game 4 on Friday, and evened the Eastern Conference semifinal at two games apiece.
The Penguins won the game as -165 favorites, and the eight goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Sergei Gonchar, Bill Guerin, Ruslan Fedotenko, and Max Talbot with the insurance marker also tallied for the Penguins.
Nicklas Backstrom, Chris Clark, and Milan Jurcina replied for the Capitals, who were +145 underdogs.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Washington: 50-24-8
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Washington are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Pittsburgh is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Washington at Pittsburgh, Monday, May 11
