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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Anaheim Ducks May 19 at Honda Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Ducks vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Anaheim Ducks taking on the Chicago Blackhawks May 23 at United Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the New York Rangers taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning May 22 at Amalie Arena. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Ducks vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Anaheim Ducks taking on the Chicago Blackhawks May 21 at United Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

The Heavyweight showdown that is the NHL Western Conference Final continues Thursday night in the Windy City when the Chicago Blackhawks try to carry momentum from a thrilling triple Overtime Game 2 win against Anaheim.

Daily NHL Hockey Odds

Series tied 1-1
Anaheim (60-24-4-5) at Chicago (57-31-3-3)
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 21, 2015
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Broadcast: CBC, TVA, NBCSN
Ducks NHL Betting Odds: +1½ -255 +118
Blackhawks NHL Betting Odds: -1½ +215 -130
NHL Over Under Betting Odds: Over 5 -135, Under 5 +123
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This series boasts a ton of offensive talent for sure but it has been the goaltenders that have stolen the show. Will the Hawks hold serve in Game 3 or will the Ducks be able to take back home ice advantage with a win Thursday night?

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For the second game in a row, the Anaheim Ducks started slowly but unlike Game 1 it cost them in Game 2. Trailing 2-0 early because of penalties Anaheim clawed back and carried play at times throughout the rest of the game.

The Ducks went 0-for-5 on the power play, the penalty killing surrendered two goals on five chances and the big guns didn’t bring their best again in Game 2.

That’s the bad news. Now for the good! There is a ton of room for improvement for the Ducks. Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf haven’t been monsters on the score sheet but they have been dangerous every shift. The Anaheim perceived lack of depth doesn’t seem to be an issue and goaltender Frederik Andersen has been absolutely remarkable so far in the playoffs.

The Ducks offense has done some good things – six different players have scored Anaheim’s six goals in the series – Perry netted his first of the series on Tuesday night.

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Perry has thrived on the road so far this postseason – he has two goals and two assists in four road games in the playoffs and certainly looks like a threat to have a breakout game soon. The Ducks are still the highest scoring team in the playoffs – they are dangerous for sure.

Frederik Andersen made 53 saves on Tuesday night – another terrific night for a goaltender that is quickly making a name for himself. After Tuesday’s loss he is 9-2 in the playoffs and has surrendered 2.00 goals per game – incredible.

Anaheim knows they can take some chances and that their keeper will be there to bail them out more times than not.

The Chicago Blackhawks’ Corey Crawford outdueled Andersen in Game 2 – he made 60 saves to steal the game – many of which were of the highlight variety.

Crawford has all-but erased his slow start to the postseason and is beginning to resemble the keeper that led the Hawks to the Cup a couple of years ago – he is 4-1-0 with a 1.52 GAA and .952 save percentage in his last five starts overall.

At home Crawford has been extra special so far in the playoffs – he is 3-0 with a 1.42 GAA and .948 save percentage.

Crawford will likely have to be the best player on the ice once again Thursday – Chicago’s top 4 defensemen logged a ton of ice time in Game 2 and will be tasked with absorbing a lot of minutes again in Game 3 – less than 48 hours after the triple overtime marathon of Tuesday night.

Duncan Keith logged just under 50 minutes of ice time in Game 2, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brent Seabrook played for over 47 minutes and Johnny Oduya logged about 46 minutes – yikes! Exhaustion could creep in for sure – nobody would blame the Chicago D-Men.

The Blackhawks offense will have to step up in order to help out their D-Men as well. Patrick Kane has yet to score in the series but has four goals and two assists in five games at home in the playoffs. Kane will absolutely have to get going in order for Chicago to have a chance.

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Patrick Sharp is pointless in his last three games and Brandon Saad hasn’t hit the score sheet in five games as well.

Unfortunately for Chicago the depth battle is going to the Ducks so far – something that is going to have to change in the series.

NHL Gambling Trends

• ANA are 7-1 in their last 8 road games.
• ANA are 38-15 in their last 53 vs. Central.
• Over is 5-2-2 in ANA last 9 overall.
• Over is 4-1-3 in CHI last 8 overall.
• Over is 4-1-3 in CHI last 8 vs. Western Conference.
• CHI are 8-3 in their last 11 Thu. games.
• Under is 9-1 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago.
• Under is 20-6-2 in the last 28 meetings.

The Chicago Blackhawks are 5-0 in the playoffs so far. The Ducks have won three of their four road games in the playoffs so far and they have won four of the last five meetings in Chicago. Expect the Ducks to get back to the furious fore-check game and to wear down the worn out Chicago defense.

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The Ducks hit three goal posts in Overtime of Game 2 – karma has to pay them back.

Anaheim Ducks +118

Anaheim takes Game 3 and puts the pressure back on Chicago.

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NHL Free Pick: Rangers vs. Lightning Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the New York Rangers taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning May 20 at Amalie Arena. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Blackhawks vs. Ducks Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Anaheim Ducks May 19 at Honda Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Tampa Bay Lightning taking on the New York Rangers May 18 at Madison Square Garden. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Blackhawks vs. Ducks Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Anaheim Ducks May 17 at Honda Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Lightning vs. Rangers Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekend NHL Betting action sees the Tampa Bay Lightning taking on the New York Rangers May 16 at Madison Square Garden. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning are ready to throw down for the right to represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup.

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The stage has been set for the 2015 NHL Western Conference Final. Two of the Conference Heavyweights have navigated their way to this point with relative ease – the Ducks needed nine games to get by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round and the Calgary Flames in the second.

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NHL Free Pick: Capitals vs. Rangers Betting Odds & Handicapping Preview

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The second round of the NHL playoffs wraps up tonight with game seven between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers. Cappers Picks will provide free NHL picks throughout the playoffs so check back often.

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Washington vs New York
When: Wednesday May 13 at 9:00 pm EST
Where: Madison Square Garden
TV: CBC
NHL Gambling Line: Washington +137/ New York -151
NHL Gambling Over Under Line: 4.5
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Round two flew by as the Blackhawks swept the Wild, the Ducks disposed of Calgary and the Lightning took six games to knock off the Canadiens. All eyes turn to the final series to decide a berth in the semi finals.  The Capitals were able to mount an improbable 3-1 series lead on the Rangers and took a 1-0 lead into the final three minutes of game five. The Rangers rallied in that game and have drawn level in the series with a chance to make yet another comeback in the second round and move to the Eastern Conference final.
Capitals
The gas tank just seems to be running very low for this team that endured a brutal seven game series with the Islanders in round one. Washington started out the series looking strong and were able to use their size and strength to neutralize the speed of the Rangers. That game plan seemed to be working like a charm but the Caps have slowed down a bit and the Rangers have clawed their way back in this.
If this team is going to win game seven they need their big guns to step up. Alexander Ovechkin has been held pointless since game two of the series and Nicklas Backstrom has only managed to register one assist this series and that came all the way back in game one.
The blue collar guys on the team like Joel Ward, Jason Chimera, and Troy Brouwer have been carrying the load for this team for much of this series and that needs to change if the Caps are going to find a way to win. Goalie Braden Holtby needs to have his best game as well tonight. The Caps’ netminder had a bit of a shaky outing in game six and was beaten four times in a 4-3 defeat.
Washington needs a lot to go their way tonight.
Rangers
We’ve all seen this movie before; the Rangers plod along early in a series and can’t seem to get it in gear then all of a sudden a switch is hit and they start to rally. They did it last year against Pittsburgh and they’re on the cusp of doing it to the Caps this year.
Henrik Lundqvist has been a big reason for this series even getting to a game seven as he pretty much won game six on his own. The Rangers were outshot 45-28 on the game and 28-10 over the final two periods where Lundqvist stole the show. The offense woke up a bit in game six, finally registering more than three goals in the post season. Whether that was an anomaly or this team has actually found its stride offensively remains to be seen.
A great sign for the Rangers and their fans is that Rick Nash finally snapped out of an eight game scoring slump. The Rangers are going to need their big sniper to start finding his scoring touch especially against a team like Washington that can score goals in bunches.

Capitals vs. Rangers 4* Free Pick

Not much reason to think that the Rangers don’t pull this off tonight. The Rangers have stolen all the momentum and will have home ice advantage. The Capitals, as mentioned, seem to be running out of steam and I think the pace that the Rangers bring has just worn them out and there won’t be much left in the tank for a the biggest game of their season tonight.

The X-factors certainly lie with the Capitals as Alex Ovechkin has the ability to turn a game on its head with just one play and if Nicklas Backstrom can wake up then Washington certainly has a puncher’s chance tonight. Unfortunately that’s about all the Caps have tonight, they’re going to need a lucky bounce somewhere or a brilliant play from their captain if they want to move on to round three.

Take the Rangers to win this and move on to the Eastern Conference final.

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NHL Free Pick: Flames vs. Ducks Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Calgary Flames taking on the Anaheim Ducks May 10 at Honda Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Ducks vs. Flames Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Anaheim Ducks taking on the Calgary Flames May 8 at Scotiabank Saddledome. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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The Montreal Canadiens are clawing for their playoff lives Thursday night, on the second leg of back-to-back games in Florida vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

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NHL Free Pick: Blackhawks vs. Wild Betting Lines & Preview

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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Minnesota Wild May 7 at Xcel Energy Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.