The Los Angeles Kings are 3-0 in their last three playoff road games against the San Jose Sharks. With another road win against the Sharks this Wednesday night, the Kings could even up the seven-game series at two games apiece.
Kings vs. Sharks, 2016 NHL playoff odds: Los Angeles tries to even series as Game 4 underdogs
The Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks clash in a pivotal Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night.
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Los Angeles is going off at +105 on the road in Game 4 at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. San Jose (-115) has lost six of its last eight games at the SAP Center.
Needing a win to avoid a disastrous 0-3 start to the series, the Kings prevailed on Monday night with a 2-1 win in overtime. The Kings’ penalty kill was key to the upset win, killing off all five of San Jose’s power play chances.
After an ugly Game 1 at home in which the Sharks controlled the tempo in a 4-3 win, the Kings have managed to slow the last two games down with just three goals being scored in each one.
With Monday’s win, the Kings improved to 5-2 in their last seven road games against San Jose per the OddsShark NHL Database. The Sharks have had some recent road success against the Kings as well with a 4-0 record in their last four trips to Staples Center.
For the third straight game in this series, the Sharks scored on their first shot of the game, with Joe Thornton notching the early goal to put San Jose up 1-0. Unfortunately for the Sharks, Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick would stop each of the next 29 shots he faced.
The road team winning each of the first three games in this series shouldn’t surprise Sharks backers as San Jose was the league’s best road team this season with a 28-13 SU record while below average at home at 18-23 SU.
Wednesday’s total is set at five goals at the sportsbooks. The UNDER is 7-3 in the last 10 playoff games between these two teams in San Jose.
The Sharks were eliminated from the 2014 playoffs with four straight losses to the Kings after taking a 3-0 series lead. A win in Game 4 would give the Sharks a chance to kill the Kings’ momentum and retake control of the series heading back to Los Angeles on Friday.
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