NHL Wed Info

Tampa Bay is a two-time defending Stanley Cup champion, and they are now just eight wins away from making it three in a row. The Lightning swept the Florida Panthers in the previous round to pull off a stunning upset. 

New York comes into this game with a ton of momentum after winning four of their last five games to upset the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers will now have a home-ice advantage against Tampa Bay, and they must protect home ice. 

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the moneyline betting favorites at -134 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. 

Andrei Vasilevskiy has been the star for the Lightning in recent playoff runs, and he looks to be doing it again. Vasilevskiy completely shut down a high-scoring Florida team, allowing just three total goals in the four-game sweep.

Tampa Bay will have to get the offense going again in this series as they were shut down a bit against the Panthers. This Lightning team is loaded with experience, and they usually have players step up in the clutch.

Nikita Kucherov has been the best offensive player for the Lightning in the playoffs, as he has 15 postseason points. Tampa Bay is once again great on special teams, and that will play a factor in this game as well. 

New York scored right at three goals per game during the regular season, but they have become a great offensive team in the playoffs. The Rangers had a pair of power play goals in their most recent game, and that unit has made this team dangerous. 

Mika Zibanejad has 19 playoff points for the Rangers, and Adam Fox is right behind him with 18. Artemi Panarin is another dangerous player with the puck on his stick, but he has been getting plenty of help.

Igor Shesterkin will have to be great in this series as well in the blue paint. Shesterkin hasn’t always been consistent in the postseason, but he has come up big in the biggest moments for his team. 

Momentum is extremely important when it comes to the NHL, and the Rangers clearly have that edge heading into Game 1. Tampa Bay is likely to show some rust to begin the series as well after such a long break since their last game.

This game, and all of them in this series, should be a low-scoring affair, and that plays right into the hands of the Rangers. Even though New York has been a good offensive team of late, they prefer to slow things down.

Shesterkin will outduel Vasilevskiy on Wednesday night as the home team picks up a win. Take the New York Rangers moneyline as they take a 1-0 series lead. 

Prop Pick

NY Rangers (+210) OVER 3.5 Goals

New York is averaging 3.0 goals per game on offense, which ranks No. 17 in the league, while converting on 25.2 percent of its power plays, which ranks No. 4. Scores have gone OVER in five of the Rangers’ last seven home games.

With Dunkel predicting a New York victory by the score of 4-3, take the Rangers (+210) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 3.5 goals against the Lightning.

The Lightning have won six straight games, are 4-1 in their last five road games and are 22-8 in their last 30 playoff games as a favorite. The Bolts have also won 37 of their last 52 games after allowing two goals or less in their previous contest, are 123-56 in their last 179 Eastern Conference games and are 42-20 in their last 62 games playing on three or more days of rest. As a betting favorite, the Lightning are also 49-21 in their last 70 games as a favorite.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS BETTING PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING -130 By A.Rome

Why not wait till they lose game 1 to take series bet?

You're literally saying you like o4 goals for the Linghtning tonight. Why not get better juice?

@CLEsports

He is posting some touts pics not his. Read closer. He will post his pic(s) (if he has any) in a different post. 

And the picks will be shit 

@jesron1269

 Words like, "take the Rangers (+210)..." sounds Ike other's picks? Read closer

@CLEsports

Then you need to know his threads to understand. Plus the other one literally says by A.Rome.