Last Updated on April 29, 2010 2:00 pm by drew
Pens-Canadiens Odds
Now the favorites to win the 2010 Stanley Cup, the Pittsburgh Penguins open their second round series with the Montreal Canadiens, beginning on Friday.
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In this series, the No. 4 seeded Penguins are up against the No. 8 seeded Canadiens. Pittsburgh is the clear favorite to advance to the conference finals.
Oddsmakers from online sports book BroburySports.com have given Pittsburgh a betting line of -500 to win this series while Montreal has been given a +350 line.
In four meetings this season, Pittsburgh won three of the games. The team that recorded the most shots in the game won each contest.
The Penguins are coming off a 4-2 series win over Ottawa where the Penguins won a pair of one-goal games and also lost a pair. Pittsburgh scored at least four goals in three of their wins. Pittsburgh has averaged four goals per-game in the playoffs as well as 36.7 shots while giving up 3.2 goals and 28.8 shots per-game. Marc-Andre Fleury had a save percentage of .890 in the opening series as he recorded 154 saves.
The Canadiens reached the second round by defeating the top-seeded Washington Capitals in seven games. Montreal won three games on the road in the series and overcame a 3-1 series deficit to still advance. Montreal averaged 2.9 goals and 27.7 shots per-game as a team while allowing 3.1 goals and 41.7 shots. The Canadiens are in the second round do to the solid play of goalie Jaroslav Halak, who started in five games and recorded a .939 save percentage on 217 saves.
The first game of the Penguins vs. Canadiens series begins on Friday, April 30 at 7PM ET. For a complete list of odds to win the series, see below.
2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round Series Odds:
Pittsburgh Penguins -500
Montreal Canadiens +350
Penguins vs. Canadiens Series Schedule:
Friday, April 30 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m. CBC, RDS, VERSUS
Sunday, May 2 at Pittsburgh, 2:00 p.m. NBC, CBC, RDS
Tuesday, May 4 at Montreal, 7:00 p.m. CBC, RDS, VERSUS
Thursday, May 6 at Montreal, 7:00 p.m. CBC, RDS, VERSUS
*Saturday, May 8 at Pittsburgh, 7:00 p.m. CBC, RDS, VERSUS
*Monday, May 10 at Montreal, 7:00 p.m. CBC, RDS, VERSUS
*Wednesday, May 12 at Pittsburgh, TBD CBC, RDS, VERSUS
*If Necessary
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Posted: 4/29/10 2:00PM ET