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SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY MAY 4, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:18 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Boston Bruins TD Garden
10:08 PM Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose

SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY MAY 5, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:08 PM St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
7:08 PM Carolina Hurricanes New York Islanders Barclays Center


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/03/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -13.00
05/02/2019 2-2-0 50.00% +0.35
05/01/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00

Totals...............5-7-0 41.55% -13.65


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BEST BETS:


DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

05/03/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................1 - 1..................-0.50...............-0.50
05/02/2019..............1 - 1.....................+0.85..................1 - 1..................-0.50 ..............+0.35
05/01/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................0 - 2.................-11.00.............-11.00


Totals..................... 1 - 1.....................+0.85...................2 - 4.................-12.00.............-11.15


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APRIL'S NHL BEST BETS


Totals....................10 - 12.................+3.00..................30 - 19.............+45.50...............+48.50

 

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Saturday?s 6-pack

More spreads on some random NFL games this fall:

? Week 10: Seahawks @ San Francisco (-2.5)

? Week 11: Steelers @ Cleveland (-3)

? Week 12: Cowboys @ New England (-6.5)

? Week 13: Bears (-3) @ Detroit

? Week 14: Giants @ Philadelphia (-8.5)

? Week 15: Jets @ Baltimore (-6)


Tweet of the Day
?That was like a rat down a drain pipe!!!?
Golf commentator late Thursday night, after a long putt went in on the European Tour

Saturday?s quiz
Who was the Arizona Diamondbacks? manager the year they won the World Series?

Friday?s quiz
British Columbia is the western-most province in Canada.

Thursday?s quiz
In the basketball movie Hoosiers, Gene Hackman coached at Hickory HS.

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Saturday?s List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind??.

13) A 14-year old kid named Yang Kuang played in the European Tour event in China this week; he made the cut by a stroke, making a 15-foot putt on the last hole to finish the two days -1.

They show the kid get up and down from the bunker; he isn?t very big, but what a future he has, to be able to hold his own against pros when he is just starting high school.

12) So I?m having lunch at Denny?s Friday, and the couple in the next booth is having a fairly big argument; they?re newlyweds, and the Mrs is ?stressed out?, but they can?t agree on why she is stressed out, which stresses her out even further. Neither person is happy.

This goes on for a while, then they mercifully ask for the check, take their argument elsewhere. Hopefully they have a comfortable couch in their home, seeing how the Mr figured to be sleeping there Friday night. Oy.

11) The dictionary defines ?scapegoat? this way:

?a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.?

Or in the case of the Washington Nationals, pitching coach Derek Lilliquist, who got told to take a hike Thursday after Washington stumbled to a 13-17 start.

Not his fault Bryce Harper signed in Philly.

10) Braves 7, Marlins 2? Last year, when Ronald Acuna was batting leadoff and hitting lot of homers, Jose Urena of Miami drilled him with the first pitch of a game and got tossed. Lot of words were exchanged since then. This game was the first time since then that Urena faced Atlanta.

Bottom of 2nd inning, Urena comes to bat and the first pitch is behind him, which wasn?t very subtle- Urena actually did a good job to avoid the pitch. Home plate ump immediately tosses Braves? P Kevin Gausman out of the game, which didn?t go over well with the Atlanta dugout.

9) You know the home team is pretty sad when their TV people send the roving reporter out to promote the stadium?s concession stands in the 2nd inning, and during her report, there is no one else in the shot. No one. Zero. Bupkis.

Marlins? home games are like the old joke, that if you?re an escaped convict, that would be a good place to hide out, since no one would think to look for anyone there.

8) With more strikeouts/home runs in baseball, that means fewer balls in play; does that lead to teams play worse fielders, since they?re going to get less action?

Milwaukee is playing Mike Moustakas at 2B, Travis Shaw at 3B; I?m guessing they have to have a 2B with better range than Moustakas somewhere in their system.

7) NFL and FOX agreed to fewer, but longer commercial breaks during next year?s Super Bowl. Four commercial breaks per quarter instead of five, with each running for 2.5 minutes instead of two minutes. Overall, same amount of commercials will be shown.

6) Detroit Lions? trainer quit this week, to pursue ?other opportunities?; the guy had spent 25 years in the NFL, the last five in Detroit. He was replaced by somebody from U of Michigan, who had previously spent time with the Patriots, Giants. Go figure. Matt Patricia spent a long time with the Patriots.

I may be a conspiracy theorist here, but guys don?t quit jobs like that, not when they?ve spent 25 years in the league. New head coach comes in, and after one season the trainer ?quits?. It will read that he jumped ship, but the suspicion here is that he got pushed.

5) Hope for New Jersey Jets? fans this season:

Since 2000, Jets head coaches, 1st year and then after??

2000 Al Groh First year: 9-7 Only lasted one year
2001 Herm Edwards: First year: 10-6 Rest of time: 29-35
2006: Eric Mangini: First year: 10-6 Rest of time: 13-19
2008: Rex Ryan: First year: 9-7 Rest of time: 37-43
2015: Todd Bowles: First year: 10-6 Rest of time: 14-33
2019 will be Adam Gase?s first year as Jets? coach.

4) Cincinnati Reds scored total of nine runs in Tyler Mahle?s first six starts, which explains why they lost five of those games. Mahle is 0-4, 4.09 with a 1.30 WHIP; he hasn?t been terrible, just hasn?t gotten any support whatsoever.

3) Cubs 4, Cardinals 0? Kyle Hendricks threw an 81-pitch complete game, the fewest pitches in a complete game since Aaron Cook in 2012.

2) Giants 12, Reds 11 (11)? Cincinnati led 8-0 in 3rd inning, 11-7 in 8th inning but lost, day after splitting pair of 1-0 games in New York. Stephen Vogt went 3-3 with three runs scored for SF, in a game he didn?t enter until the fifth inning.

1) The governor of Montana signed a sports betting bill this week, the first state this year to pass a sports betting bill. Tennessee will also have sports betting soon; governors in Iowa, Indiana have similar bills on their desks.

Montana expects to have their system up for the NFL season.

 

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1Columbus -2 Boston
COLUMBUS are 22-11 ATS (15.1 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

3Colorado -4 San Jose
COLORADO is 25-32 ATS (-16.5 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.


NHL
Long Sheet

Saturday, May 4

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COLUMBUS (53-32-0-5, 111 pts.) at BOSTON (55-29-0-9, 119 pts.) - 5/4/2019, 7:15 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 53-37 ATS (+4.9 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 34-15 ATS (+14.9 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 293-247 ATS (-107.4 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-6 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 7-6-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.4 Units)

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COLORADO (44-33-0-14, 102 pts.) at SAN JOSE (52-32-0-9, 113 pts.) - 5/4/2019, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 19-54 ATS (+106.3 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 230-165 ATS (-35.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 8-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.8 Units)

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NHL

Saturday, May 4

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Trend Report
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Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Columbus is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Columbus's last 17 games on the road
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Columbus is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Bruins
Boston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Boston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus

Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games on the road
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Colorado's last 17 games when playing San Jose
Colorado is 2-17 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Jose's last 12 games
San Jose is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games at home
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Jose's last 17 games when playing Colorado
San Jose is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado


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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, May 4


Columbus @ Boston

Game 1-2
May 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Columbus
13.360
Boston
11.807
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Columbus
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Columbus
(+115); Under

Colorado @ San Jose

Game 3-4
May 4, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
11.279
San Jose
10.390
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+115); Under

 

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SATURDAY, MAY 4
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLB at BOS 07:15 PM
BOS -130
U 5.5

COL at SJ 10:00 PM
SJ -120
O 5.5

 

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Pastrnak, Bruins beat Blue Jackets 4-3 for 3-2 series lead
May 4, 2019
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BOSTON (AP) David Pastrnak took control of the game, and then he took over the postgame news conference from linemate and Game 5 co-star Brad Marchand.

After scoring twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 1:28 left, Pastrnak noticed that the man known as a ''Little Ball of Hate'' was getting a little salty about the questions surrounding their line's lack of production earlier in the playoffs.

''I'll take this,'' Pastrnak said with a smile, ''Marchy's a bit crispy tonight.''

One game after the Bruins' top line combined for five points, Pastrnak, Marchand and Patrice Bergeron scored three goals and totaled six points in Game 5 on Saturday night to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 and give Boston a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Pastrnak flipped a cross-ice pass from Marchand into the goal to cap a wild third period, and Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots for the Bruins. Marchand had a goal and two assists, and David Krejci also scored for Boston.

''They break through the other night and now they're feeling good about themselves,'' Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. ''They're dominant when they're on. And when they're feeling it, it's a tall task for the other team.''

Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves for the Blue Jackets, who need a win in Game 6 on Monday night back in Columbus to force the series back to Boston for a decisive seventh game on Wednesday.

The winner will advance to the Eastern Conference finals to face the Carolina Hurricanes, who swept the New York Islanders in their series.

''Things happen for a reason. I truly believe that,'' Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. ''We'll be back here for Game 7.''

Asked what gives him that confidence, he said: ''Because we will.''

When the comments were relayed to Marchand and Pastrnak, they declined to take the bait.

With Hall of Famer Bobby Orr greeting the team before the game and then watching from a box, Rask got some help from the post when Matt Duchene stretched out to try to tip the tying goal in with less than a minute remaining and Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky off for an extra skater.

In all, six goals were scored in the third, four during a 3 1/2-minute span that turned Boston's 2-0 lead into a 3-3 tie.

SECOND EFFORT

The Bruins led 1-0 after one period and took a 2-0 lead early in the third when Connor Clifton's crossing pass came through the crease to Marchand and he one-timed it toward the upper right corner. Bobrovsky stretched out his glove to block it, but the effort caused him to fall forward onto the ice.

Before he could right himself Marchand had corralled the rebound and shot again at the same spot - this time finding the net.

TORTS BEING TORTS

Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella was short with his answers in the postgame news conference, cutting one reporter off by saying: ''Don't ask stupid questions right now, guys. Ask me some questions that mean something.''

After praising his players' energy, he said, ''We have to make plays, too.''

GOAL BARRAGE

With about 10 minutes left in the third, Jones flipped one toward the crease and it deflected off Matt Grzelcyk's stick and Rask's pads to sneak inside the post. It took more than three minutes to review - and no view of the puck crossing the line was shown to the TD Garden crowd - but the goal was confirmed.

Just 43 seconds later, Pastrnak wristed the puck in from the left circle to restore Boston's 2-goal lead. Fifty-one seconds after that, the Blue Jackets cut it to 3-2 on Ryan Dzingel's goal and less than two minutes after that they tied it on a slapshot from the high slot by Dean Kukan.

''I thought we bounced back well from that call. Scored then next goal. Thought we had it under control,'' Cassidy said. ''Clearly we didn't.''

NOTES: Krejci needs five more points in the postseason to reach 100 in his career. He would be the fifth Bruins player to reach the milestone. ... Bruins forward Noel Acciari was scratched with an undisclosed injury. He was a game-time decision and was replaced by Chris Wagner. ... Columbus was without Riley Nash, who also missed Game 4. ... Columbus signed third-round draft pick goalie Daniil Tarasov to a three-year, entry level contract.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jackets return home for Game 6. They are 3-1 there so far in the postseason. Boston is 3-2 on the road in the 2019 playoffs.

 

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Hertl scores 2 to lead Sharks past Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5
May 4, 2019
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Tomas Hertl scored his second goal of the game with 13:34 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks went on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series.

Hertl tied the game with a power-play goal in the final minute of the second period and then delivered the go-ahead score early in the third for his first two goals of the series after recording six in the first round.

Martin Jones made 21 saves as San Jose held Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon to one shot on goal and ended his points streak at eight games.

The Sharks will look to clinch the series in Game 6 on Monday night in Colorado.

Tyson Jost scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who were on their heels for most of the night. Philipp Grubauer made 37 saves.

Hertl was the beneficiary of sustained offensive pressure for his tiebreaking goal early in the third. Joonas Donskoi made a deft stickhandling move to get the puck to Marc-Edouard Vlasic, who put a shot on net. Hertl was parked in front and was able to knock in the rebounds to the delight of the home fans.

The cheers only grew louder at the next break in play when injured captain Joe Pavelski came out to the tunnel to wave a towel for the appreciative fans. Pavelski hadn't been seen at the Shark Tank since his bloody concussion in Game 7 of the first round against Vegas that helped spark an epic third-period rally from three goals down.

Pavelski resumed skating earlier this week and the Sharks are hopeful of getting him back on the ice if they can remain alive for a bit longer.

Jones did his best to make that possible when he preserved the one-goal lead with strong play in the net, stopping Tyson Barrie twice at point-blank range.

The Sharks came out with far more energy than they had in the Game 4 loss in Colorado, putting eight of the first nine shots on net and appearing to take a 1-0 lead on Kevin Labanc's shot from the slot. But trailing referee Tim Peel was signaling for a high stick on Timo Meier before the puck went in the net, negating the goal.

Both goalies then came up with big saves late in a physical period that featured plenty of hits and a few scrums. Jones robbed Matt Nieto on one end and Grubauer made two tough stops on the power play against Hertl.

The Sharks didn't let up in the second and were outshooting the Avalanche 27-13 just after killing back-to-back penalties only to give up the first goal of the game on an unfortunate bounce. Jones stopped J.T. Compher off the rush and Brent Burns tried to clear the rebound from in front but knocked it off Jost and into the net for a goal instead.

That sapped some energy out of the crowd that was brought back a couple of minutes later when Hertl deflected Logan Couture's shot from the top circle for a power-play goal with 19.4 seconds left. That ended a scoring drought of 100:10 for San Jose in the series.

NOTES: Donskoi returned to San Jose's lineup after missing the past five games with an undisclosed injury. Lukas Radil was scratched. ... Avalanche F Matt Calvert (upper body) was scratched for the second time in three games. Sven Andrighetto returned to the lineup. ...

 

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SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY MAY 5, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:08 PM St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
7:08 PM Carolina Hurricanes New York Islanders Barclays Center


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/04/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
05/03/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -13.00
05/02/2019 2-2-0 50.00% +0.35
05/01/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00

Totals...............7-9-0 ......43.75% -14.65


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BEST BETS:


DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

05/04/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................0 - 2.................-11.00.............-11.00
05/03/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................1 - 1..................-0.50...............-0.50
05/02/2019..............1 - 1.....................+0.85..................1 - 1..................-0.50 ..............+0.35
05/01/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................0 - 2.................-11.00.............-11.00


Totals..................... 1 - 1.....................+0.85...................2 - 6.................-23.00.............-22.15


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APRIL'S NHL BEST BETS


Totals....................10 - 12.................+3.00..................30 - 19.............+45.50...............+48.50

 

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5St Louis -6 Dallas
DALLAS are 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.


NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, May 5


St. Louis @ Dallas

Game 5-6
May 5, 2019 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
11.237
Dallas
12.118
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Dallas
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-125
5
Dunkel Pick:
Dallas
(-125); Under


NHL
Long Sheet

Sunday, May 5

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ST LOUIS (51-32-0-10, 112 pts.) at DALLAS (50-35-0-8, 108 pts.) - 5/5/2019, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 50-43 ATS (+4.5 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 26-23 ATS (+50.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 36-20 ATS (+7.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 30-21 ATS (+8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 18-9 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
DALLAS is 4-10 ATS (-7.2 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 10-8 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 10-8-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.9 Units)

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NHL

Sunday, May 5

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Trend Report
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St. Louis Blues
St. Louis is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Dallas
St. Louis is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Dallas
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas Stars
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Dallas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis
Dallas is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis

 

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Preview: Blues (45-28) at Stars (43-32)
Date: May 05, 2019 3:00 PM EDT

The task couldn't be more straightforward at this juncture of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

With their season on the brink, the St. Louis Blues have one mindset as they head to Dallas to face the Stars on Sunday afternoon for what could be a series-clinching game.

"Win or you go home. Simple as that," Blues forward Jaden Schwartz told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Desperation level needs to be the highest it's ever been. Got to play our best game and we feel confident going in there."

Dallas leads the best-of-seven semifinals series 3-2, having gained the upper hand with a 2-1 win Friday night. The score might indicate a very close game, but the Blues were outplayed heavily during critical junctures - notably in the waning minutes when they struggled to break out of their zone and pull the goalie for an extra attacker - and even were booed off the ice by the home crowd at the end of the second period.

Sure, Dallas goalie Ben Bishop needed to make 38 saves to earn the win, but too few of the stops required the Vezina Trophy candidate to exert a ton of effort, and the Blues know it. As much as the Dallas defenders excelled at preventing the St. Louis skaters from getting to loose pucks, the Blues did not have that extra oomph in their game.

"We just have to get inside more," Schwartz said. "Pucks were laying there. We just have to find a way to get inside, get body position, and get a little more traffic."

"There were some pucks in between 1/8Bishop's 3/8 legs that we just couldn't get to," captain Alex Pietrangelo added. "I think we can be a little bit more aggressive in front of him."

In fact, the lone Blues goal was a gift from Bishop, who misplayed the puck as he attempted to pass to a defenseman and Schwartz took advantage. Bishop redeemed himself in a big way with a sprawling save on an Oskar Sundqvist attempt shortly after.

"It was a little satisfying, the fact that I made that error and was able to still close it out," Bishop said. "That's probably the only satisfying thing. Other than that, it's a good win, and there's one more, which is the hardest one to win. We'll try to get some rest here and get ready for the next game."

Over the history of the Stanley Cup playoffs, teams that win Game 5 when a best-of-seven series is tied 2-2 end up advancing more than three-quarters of the time. The odds are in the favor of Dallas, but it would be a fool's game for the Stars to simply think the Blues - the club that sat last in the league on Jan. 2 before going on a torrid run to make the playoffs - simply will roll over.

"We just have to collect ourselves, get some rest, and get ready for a game," Stars veteran Jason Spezza said. "It's going to come quickly with the afternoon game. We have a good opportunity to close out the series on home ice, and we have to make the most of it."

--Field Level Media

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SERIES AT A GLANCE

GAME 1
Stars at Blues
Thu, Apr 25 Final 2 to 3
Recaps

GAME 2
Stars at Blues
Sat, Apr 27 Final 4 to 2
Recaps

GAME 3
Blues at Stars
Mon, Apr 29 Final 4 to 3
Recaps

GAME 4
Blues at Stars
Wed, May 1 Final 2 to 4
Recaps

GAME 5
Stars at Blues
Fri, May 3 Final 2 to 1
Recaps

GAME 6
Blues at Stars
Sun, May 5 - 3:00PM EDT

 

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SUNDAY, MAY 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at DAL 03:00 PM

STL +109

O 5.0

 

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Blues force Game 7 with win over Stars
May 5, 2019
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DALLAS (AP) Colton Parayko was shooting to score for the St. Louis Blues, and delivered a stunning blow to the Dallas Stars even without getting the puck in the net.

Parayko's hard shot from the slot hit Ben Bishop's left shoulder, knocking the goalie onto his back and deflecting the puck to deep in the circle. Alexander Steen took a shot from there that was redirected by Jaden Schwartz over the still laid-out goalie in a 4-1 victory to force Game 7 in the second-round Western Conference semifinal series.

''That's a hard shot. A really hard shot. Shoot the puck, right? It's a great play by (Steen) to put it right back on the net,'' Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo said. ''Great job Schwartzy. He's been around that all series long and keeps getting rewarded.''

Schwartz's eighth goal of the playoffs with 12:23 left made it 3-1, and was the first of two goals by the Blues in a 33-second span.

Bishop was tended to by a trainer and initially stayed in the game, but a switch was made soon after when Sammy Blais, playing his first postseason game, got a slap shot past him.

''When you're right there in the slot, and you're going to try to shoot to score,'' Parayko said. ''Obviously I just try to get it around that first guy and find a corner. ... I'm never out there to hurt anybody.''

Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Bishop was fine, pointing out that he had stayed in the game before Anton Khodobin got his first action of the postseason.

While St. Louis maintained possession of the puck while Bishop was down, Stars defenseman John Klingberg thought there should have been a whistle to stop play.

''We can't change anything right now,'' Klingberg said. ''We didn't play good enough to win. It's not like we're focusing on that right now.''

Blues coach Craig Berube said officials ''don't blow the whistle when you have possession. ... His mask was still on, so that's the reason.''

Pietrangelo scored only 63 seconds into the game and David Perron also had a goal for the Blues, who will be on home ice for the deciding game Tuesday night.

The Central Division rivals also went to a Game 7 when they met in the second round three years ago. That series finale was played in Dallas, where the Blues scored three times in the first period and went on to a 6-1 win.

St. Louis rookie goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 22 shots, allowing only a power-play goal by Tyler Seguin in the first period.

Bishop, who came into the game with a .936 save percentage in the playoffs, allowed four goals on 20 shots. Khodobin had five saves in the final 12 minutes.

The two quick goals by St. Louis came right after Dallas couldn't score with Binnington sprawled on the ice.

Perron put the Blues ahead to stay at 2-1 with an interesting goal in what was otherwise a somewhat pedestrian second period.

Oskar Sundqvist skated deep into the right circle and passed back across the front of net. Perron, with Klingberg between him and Bishop, reached his stick around the defender to poke the puck in for his third goal of the playoffs.

''I'm ready to turn the page and move on to the next game. It was an exciting challenge for us,'' Perron said. ''None of the guys came in here with their head between their legs. I just thought we were ready for the challenge. ... We're just excited to keep playing hockey.''

The Stars' 23 shots matched their fewest in the playoffs. Their goal came with 8:25 left in the first period when Mats Zuccarello made a pass from the top of the right circle and Seguin's shot got under Binnington and trickled past the line to make it 1-1.

St. Louis had eight shots on goal before Dallas finally got its first nearly nine minutes into the game. The Stars then went nearly seven minutes before their first shot of the second period.

NOTES: St. Louis is 5-1 on the road in the playoffs, its most wins away from home in a single postseason. ... The Blues have scored 18 third-period goals this postseason, the most among the playoff teams. ''I think we're wearing teams down through games,'' Pietrangelo said. ''I think the way we play is hard to defend.'' ... The Blues are 29-41 when facing elimination in best-of-seven series, 11-26 on the road. Dallas dropped to 25-20 in potential clinchers, 13-7 at home. ... It was 11 years ago Sunday that Dallas finished a four-overtime win in Game 6 over San Jose (the game started on May 4, but ended after midnight on the May 5) to wrap up that second-round series. That had been the last time the Stars clinched a playoff series at home before their Game 6 win over Nashville in the first round this year.

UP NEXT

The deciding Game 7 is Tuesday night in St. Louis.

 

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Tortorella: CBJ-Bruins will go to Game 7
May 5, 2019
By The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets are one loss away from being eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Bruins.

But Columbus coach John Tortorella said it's not going to occur on home ice in Game 6.

''Things happen for a reason, and I truly believe that - we'll be back here (in Boston) for Game 7,'' Tortorella said after Columbus fought back with a three-goal third period but fell 4-3 in Game 5 on Saturday night.

With their top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand leading the offense, the Bruins hold a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series at it returns to Nationwide Arena for the final time on Monday (7 p.m. EDT, NBCSN). Game 7, if necessary, will be in Boston on Wednesday night.

''I have no problem with the intensity of our club right on through,'' Tortorella said. ''It's just that we need guys being more creative and making more plays throughout a 60-minute game.''

Pastrnak had two goals in the third period, including the game-winner, and Marchand had a goal and two assists as Boston's offensive stars were producing for the second consecutive game.

''They're dominant when they're on, and they're very good even when they're not on,'' Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said of his stars. ''So, if they start feeling it, it's a tall task for the other team.''

The bright spot for Columbus was an attacking third period that shifted the momentum until Pastrnak's goal with 1:28 left sealed the win for Boston.

The Blue Jackets are striving to carry that intensity into the must-win Game 6.

''Obviously would like to make it a little easier on ourselves, but that's the way it's gone,'' Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno said. ''So we can go home and worry about winning a big game at home and then get back here (to Boston).''

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SHARKS at AVALANCHE, San Jose leads series 3-2 (10 p.m. EDT, NBCSN)

Nearly eliminated after falling behind 3-1 in a first-round series and by three goals in the third period of Game 7 against Vegas, San Jose is just one win away from making it to the conference finals for the fourth time this decade.

But after staging an epic comeback against the Golden Knights in the first round, the Sharks know the Avalanche can also do the same.

''We faced three elimination games against Vegas. We didn't go away easily and I don't anticipate they're going to either,'' coach Peter DeBoer said. ''This feels good. We put ourselves in a good spot with a chance to put them away.''

The teams have alternated wins through the first five games. The Sharks are coming off their most complete performance of the series as they dominated from start to finish in a 2-1 win at home on Saturday night.

San Jose outshot Colorado 39-22, got two goals from Tomas Hertl and held the Avalanche to just one shot on goal during three power plays. Colorado is just 2 for 17 with the man advantage this series.

''One of the changes has to come with their mindset,'' Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. ''We've got to get in attack mode and some of that is we have to move the puck and shoot the puck. It's happening too slow, we're too stationary, we're not shooting.''

The Sharks did the best job they have all series at slowing down Nathan MacKinnon, holding him to one shot on goal and ending his eight-game point streak. Defensive pair Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Brent Burns got the bulk of the responsibility against Colorado's top line of MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen.

That matchup will be harder to get consistently on the road for San Jose. But the Avalanche know it will take more than just getting one line going to extend this series.

''Everybody that's in this room knows what's at stake and how important the next one is going to be,'' Landeskog said.

 

[Cnotes53]

SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY MAY 6, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:08 PM Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
10:08 PM San Jose Sharks Colorado Avalanche Pepsi Center

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY MAY 7, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
8:08 AM Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center

SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 8, 2019
Time (ET) Away Home Site
3:00 PM Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose
3:00 PM Columbus Blue Jackets Boston Bruins TD Garden


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/05/2019 1-0-1 100.00% +5.45
05/04/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
05/03/2019 1-3-0 25.00% -13.00
05/02/2019 2-2-0 50.00% +0.35
05/01/2019 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00

Totals...............8-9-1 ......47.05% -9.20


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BEST BETS:


DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

05/05/2019..............1 - 0.....................+5.45..................0 - 0................. -0.00.............+5.45
05/04/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................0 - 2.................-11.00.............-11.00
05/03/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................1 - 1..................-0.50...............-0.50
05/02/2019..............1 - 1.....................+0.85..................1 - 1..................-0.50 ..............+0.35
05/01/2019..............0 - 0.....................+0.00..................0 - 2.................-11.00.............-11.00


Totals..................... 2 - 1.....................+6.30...................2 - 6.................-23.00.............-17.70


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APRIL'S NHL BEST BETS


Totals....................10 - 12.................+3.00..................30 - 19.............+45.50...............+48.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

? Nuggets 116, Trailblazers 112? Murray scored 34 points for Denver.

? Raptors 101, 76ers 96? Non-Leonard Raptors shot 39.3%, an improvement.

? Braves 3, Marlins 1 (10)? Miami falls to 9-24; Inciarte?s double won the game.

? Red Sox 9, White Sox 2? Boston scored seven times in 8th inning.

? Tigers 5, Royals 2 (10)? Brandon Dixon hit a walkoff tater for Detroit.

? Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 7? Colorado scored five times in 8th inning.


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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Early Week 1 NFL trends??

Green Bay @ Chicago? Packers won last four season openers, but lost five of last seven road openers; over is 11-2 in their last 13 RO?s. Chicago started 0-1 the last five years; they lost four of last five home openers (under 3-1-1).

Atlanta @ Minnesota? Falcons won three of last four road openers; they split last eight season openers. Five of their last six RO?s stayed under. Minnesota won four of last five season openers; they won/covered their last four home openers- Vikings? last five HO?s stayed under.

Washington @ Philadelphia? Redskins snapped a 5-game skid on Opening Day LY; they won last three road openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten RO?s. Philly started 1-0 in seven of last eight seasons; they won four of last five home openers (under 4-1).

Buffalo at Jets? Bills are opening on road for first time in five years; they lost last three road openers, scoring 7-3-3 points. Since 2002, they?re 9-7 vs spread as an underdog in their RO. Jets won six of their last eight home openers.

Baltimore @ Miami? Ravens won last three Week 1 games by combined score of 80-10; they?re 7-4 vs spread in last 11 road openers. Over is 8-3-1 in their last dozen RO?s. Miami covered five of its last six home openers (4-2 SU). Dolphins? last ten home openers stayed under the total; nine of their last ten RO?s went over.

San Francisco @ Tampa Bay? 49ers lost last four road openers (1-3 vs spread), losing by average of 13.8 ppg; four of their last six road openers stayed under. Tampa Bay won its last two Week 1 games, scoring 31-48 points; they didn?t play in Week 1 in 2017 because of a hurricane. Arians was 2-3 in openers while he was Arizona?s coach.

Kansas City @ Jacksonville? Chiefs won last four season openers; they covered five of last six road openers. Over is 5-3 in last eight RO?s. Jacksonville won its last two season openers, but lost six of last seven home openers- they?re 3-9 vs spread in 12 HO?s. Four of their last five home openers went over.

Tennessee @ Cleveland? Since re-joining NFL in 1999, Browns are 1-18-1 in Week 1; they tied Steelers in LY?s opener. Cleveland did cover five of last seven home openers. Titans lost last three season openers, but won/covered five of last six road openers.

Rams @ Carolina? Under McVay, Rams won their season openers 46-9/33-13; since 2000, they?re 4-15 vs spread in road openers (4-5 in last nine). Four of their last five road openers stayed under total. Carolina won its last five home openers, allowing 8-3 point last two years; they won four of last five season openers. Under is 5-1 in their last six HO?s.

Detroit @ Arizona? Detroit started six of last eight seasons 1-0; Lions covered last three road openers; over is 9-4-1 in their last 14. Cardinals lost last three home openers, scoring 14.7 ppg; six of their last seven home openers stayed under.

Cincinnati @ Seattle? Seahawks won their last ten home openers (8-2 vs spread); under is 15-2-1 in their last 18 HO?s. Bengals won four of last five road openers; eight of their last nine RO?s went over total. Cincy won four of last five Week 1 games. Seattle

Indianapolis @ Chargers? Colts lost seven of last nine road openers; they?ve started last five seasons 0-1. Indy?s last three season openers went over. Chargers lost last two home openers and winning six of previous seven; 13 of their last 16 HO?s went over. Bolts started last three seasons 0-1.

Giants @ Dallas? Giants lost seven of last eight season openers; they?re playing road opener in Dallas for 6th time in last seven years. NY is 2-7 in last nine RO?s overall, 1-4 in last five RO?s here- their last three RO?s stayed under. Dallas won six of last eight home openers; they split last ten season openers, with four of last five staying under.

Pittsburgh @ New England? Pitt opens on road for 5th straight year. Since 1997, Steelers are 1-8-1 vs spread when an underdog in their road opener; five of their last six RO?s stayed under. Patriots won 15 of last 17 home openers, but are 2-4-1 vs spread in last seven (under 5-2). NE started 13 of last 15 seasons 1-0, losing in ?14/?17.

Houston @ New Orleans? Saints started last five seasons 0-1; NO lost its last four home openers and were favored in three of them- last three went over total, with Saints giving up 35-36-48 points. Texans lost three of last four road openers (under 4-0); in franchise history, they?re 4-8 vs spread in RO?s.

Denver @ Oakland? Broncos are opening on road for first time since 2010; they won last seven season openers, but obviously, all of them were in Denver. Broncos are 7-8 in last 15 road openers, with three of last four going over total. Raiders lost four of last five home openers; since 2003, they?re 4-12 vs spread in HO?s, with four of last five going over.

 

[Cnotes53]

 

[Cnotes53]

13Boston -14 Columbus
COLUMBUS are 42-26 ATS (14.4 Units) against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game in the current season.

15San Jose -16 Colorado
COLORADO is 25-33 ATS (-17.5 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.


NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 6

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BOSTON (56-29-0-9, 121 pts.) at COLUMBUS (53-33-0-5, 111 pts.) - 5/6/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 213-169 ATS (+43.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 8-6 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-6-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.6 Units)

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SAN JOSE (53-32-0-9, 115 pts.) at COLORADO (44-34-0-14, 102 pts.) - 5/6/2019, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 34-18 ATS (+13.8 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 9-4 (+4.1 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 9-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.7 Units)

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NHL

Monday, May 6

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Trend Report
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Boston Bruins
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Columbus is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games
Columbus is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Columbus is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Columbus is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Columbus's last 15 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Boston
Columbus is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

San Jose Sharks
San Jose is 6-18 ATS in its last 24 games
San Jose is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
San Jose is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
San Jose is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games on the road
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Jose's last 18 games when playing Colorado
San Jose is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Colorado is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Colorado is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Colorado is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Colorado is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Colorado's last 18 games when playing San Jose
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose


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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 6


Boston @ Columbus

Game 13-14
May 6, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
13.309
Columbus
11.857
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Columbus
-120
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+100); Under

San Jose @ Colorado

Game 15-16
May 6, 2019 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Jose
11.863
Colorado
10.807
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Jose
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-125
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Jose
(+105); Under

 

[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, MAY 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BOS at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB -121
U 5.5

SJ at COL 10:00 PM
SJ +113
U 5.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Bruins put away Blue Jackets to advance to conference final
May 6, 2019
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Tuukka Rask was impenetrable when it counted in Game 6, and the Boston Bruins are on their way to the Eastern Conference final.

Rask made 39 saves and recorded his sixth career playoff shutout as Boston beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Monday night to clinch their second-round series 4-2.

Rask was supported by great defensive play in front of the net by the Bruins, who were outshot 39-29 in a tight physical game that has been the norm in this series.

Boston advances to face the Carolina Hurricanes, who swept the New York Islanders in four games. The Bruins advanced to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since the 2012-13 season, when they lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

''(Rask) was definitely our most consistent player throughout the whole series,'' Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. ''We had guys give us good performances from game to game. He was there every night.''

Boston's top-liners were kept off the scoresheet again, but it didn't matter.

David Krejci scored in the first period , and Marcus Johansson and David Backes had third-period goals for the Bruins, who gave up four power plays to the Blue Jackets but Rask stonewalled Columbus on a number of high-danger chances.

Columbus hit posts at least four times.

''We peppered him,'' Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno said. ''It wasn't through lack of trying or competing on anyone's part. I thought everyone brought it, and it's just disappointing.''

Rask said he put up with increased pushing and shoving in the crease and kept Columbus from taking him out of his game.

''As the series went on, they kind of felt like they needed to do that,'' Rask said. ''Trying to get in my head a little bit. It's funny when that happens because you know you got the better of them at that point.''

Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky had an outstanding postseason but allowed the two quick goals in the third period that sealed it for Boston. He finished with 26 saves.

The Bruins appeared to have a goal in the first period when Sean Kuraly put one in after an extended close-in attack on a power play, but it was overturned after a replay showed that Joakim Nordstrom had pushed Bobrovsky out of the crease.

After Jake DeBrusk hit a goal post, Krekci got the rebound off the boards and scored the first goal of the game with a slap shot from the top of the right circle with 7:47 left in the second.

''I was comfortable even with the one-goal lead just the way (Rask) was going,'' Cassidy said. ''You're not sitting there nursing it by any means, but I wasn't worried about Tuukka. ... He's been in a real good place, consistent, just solid and composed.''

Near the end of the second, Boston's Charlie McAvoy nearly took off Josh Anderson's head with a hit, but the officials leveled only a two-minute minor penalty for an illegal check. The Blue Jackets had 1:41 of the power play remaining to start the third period but again couldn't capitalize.

Boston got its second goal 8:58 into the third when Bobrovsky allowed a shot by Johansson to bounce behind him after the initial stop. Backes got the third on a rush about 2 1/2 minutes later .

Columbus faces a daunting offseason. Bobrovsky and star forward Artemi Panarin are unrestricted free agents and have refused, so far, to re-sign with the Blue Jackets. Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel, picked up in trades at the deadline, also will be unrestricted free agents.

''We just have to remember how tough it is in the playoffs,'' Columbus forward Cam Atkinson said. ''Next year, who knows what's going to happen, who's going to be in this locker room, so this one stings.''

NOTES: Columbus F Markus Hannikainen played in his first career playoff game. Alexander Wennberg was a healthy scratch. D Adam Clendening also was scratched after playing in the last seven playoff games. ... Boston F Noel Acciari was a scratch for the second time in the series.

UP NEXT: Boston advances to conference final against Carolina.