The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-1 in their last eight games coming off a loss. After losing Game 3, the Penguins will try to rebound with a win over the Nashville Predators on Monday night in Game 4.
Penguins vs. Predators 2017, Game 4 odds: Underdog Pittsburgh seeks 3-1 series lead
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to steal Game 4 of the Stanley Cup final against the Predators in Nashville on Monday night as betting underdogs at the sportsbooks.
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Pittsburgh is a +135 road underdog in Nashville at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Predators can even up the series with a win at home as -155 favorites.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The first period of Game 3 looked a lot like the rest of the series, with Pittsburgh trailing the Predators 12 to 6 in shots but still leading 1-0 at the intermission behind another Jake Guentzel goal.
But the rest of the game was all Nashville as the Penguins gave up three goals in the second period and two in the third in a 5-1 blowout loss. Matt Murray has never lost back-to-back games in postseason play and will try to improve to 8-0 coming off a playoff loss after allowing five goals on Saturday.
With Pittsburgh’s loss in Game 3, the road team is now 0-6 both straight up and on the puckline in the last six games between these two teams per the OddsShark NHL Database.
Betting Line / Total: Nashville -155 / 5.5 Goals
Nashville Predators
Down 0-2 in the series despite playing well in Pittsburgh, the Predators were tasked with finding a balance between not overreacting while also making some adjustments. Nashville gave its defensemen the green light on offense in Game 3, and that paid major dividends as Mattias Ekholm and Roman Josi combined for two goals and three assists.
Pekka Rinne got a confidence-boosting effort in net as well, stopping 27 of the 28 shots he faced after allowing nine goals on 39 shots through the first two games of this series.
Monday night’s total is set at 5.5 points. The OVER is 5-1 in the last six games between Pittsburgh and Nashville.
Nashville flipped the script on this series with a dominant performance in Game 3, emerging as a big favorite to win Game 4 and even this series up at two games apiece. The Predators took advantage of the energy of a must-win atmosphere in Game 3, and will need to bring that same energy on Monday if they hope to keep the Penguins at bay again.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
When: Monday, June 5, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
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