Last Updated on May 9, 2011 11:00 am by nate
Monday NHL Playoffs Opening Odds
(The Spread) – A tenacious effort by the Nashville Predators in Game 5 against the Vancouver Canucks kept them alive. What will Game 6 have in store?
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Nashville stayed alive with a 4-3 victory at Vancouver in Game 5 Saturday night, moving the series to 3-2 in the Canucks’ favor. Game 6 tonight is slated for an 8:05PM EST start.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Canucks -130 favorites in the contest and the over-under is set at 5.
Joel Ward scored two third period goals to send Nashville to the win Saturday, offsetting a two-goal effort by Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler. Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne saved 31 of 34 shots sent in his direction to help Nashville’s cause.
According to the latest NHL trends, Nashville is 7-10 against the spread versus Vancouver over the last three seasons. Eleven of 16 games in this series have gone under the total over the last three seasons.
According to current NHL public betting information, 67 percent of 1,283 bets have been placed on the Vancouver Canucks -130.
NHL Playoffs Opening Lines & Totals
27 Vancouver Canucks -130 (5)
28 Nashville Predators +110
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