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Weekly NHL Betting action sees the Anaheim Ducks taking on the Winnipeg Jets April 20 at MTS Center. Cappers Picks provides free NHL handicapping tips all season long.

The Winnipeg Jets and the Anaheim Ducks continue their contentious series on Monday night in Winnipeg in what should be a raucous MTS Center.

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Game 3 Anaheim (53-24-2-5) at Winnipeg (43-28-7-6)
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, April 20, 2015
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Broadcast: NHLN-US, NBCSN (JIP), TVA, SN, PRIME
Ducks NHL Betting Odds: +1½ -260 +120
Jets NHL Betting Odds: -1½ +220 -133
NHL Over Under Betting Odds: Un 5 +123
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The Jets will be looking for their first playoff win since 1996 but will need to find a way to hold onto a lead – Winnipeg coughed up the lead in both of the first two games of the series only to lose in disheartening fashion.

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The Anaheim Ducks are the far more experienced group in this series and that has been glaringly obvious in the way that they refuse to panic, stay the course and let their offensive prowess claw them back into games. Anaheim has owned the third period of both games so far – something that they hope will continue Monday night.

The nicest surprise for Anaheim has been the play of Frederik Andersen – he has been terrific so far, has a 1.50 GAA and .946 save percentage in the two games of the series so far and has been outplaying Ondrej Pavelec.

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Offensively the Ducks haven’t been special but they have been doing enough to get the job done. Anaheim has been dominant in the third period of both games – they get stronger as the games wear on. Corey Perry has been the star offensively – he has four points in two games, Sami Vatanen has three points in the two games and Patrick Maroon has two points in the series so far.

The Winnipeg Jets have takes two body blows in the first two games of the series – they played well in both but just couldn’t slam the door. Hopes are that the home crowd will be able to inject a little bit of third period mojo into this team because the Ducks are playing with some confidence right now.

The Jets have only scored three goals so far in the two games – their power play is 0-for-7 and the big guns have yet to get going. Winnipeg will need to ramp up in the offensive zone – the Ducks are not going to be intimidated at all.

The one edge that the Jets seemed to have when the series started has not materialized yet.

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Ondrej Pavelec ended the Regular Season with three straight shutouts but has lost both games of the series so far while posting a 3.08 GAA and .917 save percentage. Not good enough for a team that will need extra-special efforts just to hang with the Western Conference top seed.

NHL Gambling Trends

• ANA are 7-2 in their last 9 overall.
• ANA are 48-20 in their last 68 Mon. games.
• ANA are 35-16 in their last 51 vs. Central.
• Over is 11-2-1 in WIN last 14 vs. Pacific.
• WIN are 6-2 in their last 8 home games.
• WIN are 3-8 in their last 11 Mon. games.
• ANA are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Winnipeg.

The Ducks have now beaten the Jets five straight times and have put the pressure squarely on Winnipeg as we head into Game 3. The Jets have played about as well as they could have through their first 120 minutes of the series and have nothing to show for it – that fact can’t be lost on the Jets squad.

Anaheim smells blood – they have yet to put together a full 60 minutes and could be due for a dominant effort Monday. I loved the Jets before the series started but after two disheartening losses, I expect them to succumb to the Ducks again in Game 3.

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I can’t resist the Ducks as underdog in this game – they rise above the rabid Winnipeg crowd and gain a stranglehold on the first round series.

Anaheim Ducks +120

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