The Pittsburgh Penguins are 6-2 in their last eight postseason road games. The Penguins will try to take a 2-1 series lead with a win in Game 3 on the road against the Ottawa Senators.
Penguins vs. Senators odds 2017: Pittsburgh road favorite for pivotal Game 3 at Ottawa
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to stay hot on the road when they visit the Ottawa Senators for Game 3 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday.
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Pittsburgh is a -130 road favorite in Ottawa at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Senators will try to take advantage of their home ice going off as a +110 home underdog.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins had the best offense in the NHL during the regular season averaging 3.39 goals per game. That offensive prowess carried over into the postseason, where Pittsburgh averaged 3.42 goals per game through the first two rounds.
But facing Ottawa’s stingy 1-3-1 defensive scheme, the Penguins have managed only one goal in each of the first two games of this series. That one goal wasn’t enough in a 2-1 overtime loss in Game 1, but it got the job done in a 1-0 win in Game 2.
Over their last 22 games against the Senators, the Penguins are 15-7 per the OddsShark NHL Database. Ottawa has won three of the last four games in this series, however, holding the Penguins to just one goal in all four.
Betting Line / Total: Pittsburgh -130 / 5 Goals
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa’s defensive game plan seems to be working against Pittsburgh, but on the offensive side the Senators haven’t been able to produce much. They succeeded in forcing their opponents into mistakes and creating turnovers and odd-man breaks in the first two rounds, but they’ve managed only two goals so far in this series.
They’ll try to open things up on home ice where they are 7-2 over their last nine games.
Wednesday night’s total is set at five goals at online sports betting sites. Each of the last four games between these two teams has gone UNDER the posted total.
The Senators have been the underdog in every series they’ve played, but so far they’ve proved that they can hang and even earned the road split in Pittsburgh. The Penguins are undoubtedly the more talented team on paper, but the first two games suggest that this could be a tight series that comes down to a few big plays and bounces.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
When: Wednesday, May 17, 8 p.m. ET
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
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