Will Sidney Crosby play tonight? How effective will he be if he does suit up? These are important questions heading into Game 5 between the Capitals and Penguins and it makes the contest incredibly tough to handicap. There’s a lot of half-truths and rumors floating around about the superstar’s status but even if he does play, the Caps are desperate and have been the better team for the large majority of the series – they’re big favorites in this spot for a reason.
The Capitals have outshot the Penguins 111-65 in 5-on-5 play this series.
Marc-Andre Fleury has a .992 low-danger shot save percentage this postseason.
The Capitals are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games with 2 days off between games.
If it hadn’t been for Marc-Andre Fleury performing miracles the last four games, it’s conceivable to think that the Capitals could have swept the Penguins and already been on to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Flower has, however, done exactly that and kept the Caps frustrated all series. Washington has vastly outshot and out-chanced Pittsburgh in every game so far and I still refuse to believe Fleury can keep this up.
A big factor in this game will be the adjustments made by Barry Trotz, one of which includes Alex Ovechkin at least starting on the third line with Tom Wilson and Lars Eller. Ovi has been basically invisible this entire series and it’s likely the bench boss is trying to motivate the sniper. It may be too little too late at this point but it’s clear that something needed to change in order for the Caps to open up the floodgates.
The moneyline value on the Penguins is hard to ignore here with how good Pittsburgh has been to backers in this best-of-seven so I wouldn’t blame you for grabbing the Pens at +150 or better. That said, Washington will throw everything they have at Fleury today and if Crosby does sit – like he should – the Caps are forcing Game 6.Caps ML
Will Sidney Crosby play tonight? How effective will he be if he does suit up? These are important questions heading into Game 5 between the Capitals and Penguins and it makes the contest incredibly tough to handicap. There’s a lot of half-truths and rumors floating around about the superstar’s status but even if he does play, the Caps are desperate and have been the better team for the large majority of the series – they’re big favorites in this spot for a reason.
The Capitals have outshot the Penguins 111-65 in 5-on-5 play this series.
Marc-Andre Fleury has a .992 low-danger shot save percentage this postseason.
The Capitals are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games with 2 days off between games.
If it hadn’t been for Marc-Andre Fleury performing miracles the last four games, it’s conceivable to think that the Capitals could have swept the Penguins and already been on to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Flower has, however, done exactly that and kept the Caps frustrated all series. Washington has vastly outshot and out-chanced Pittsburgh in every game so far and I still refuse to believe Fleury can keep this up.
A big factor in this game will be the adjustments made by Barry Trotz, one of which includes Alex Ovechkin at least starting on the third line with Tom Wilson and Lars Eller. Ovi has been basically invisible this entire series and it’s likely the bench boss is trying to motivate the sniper. It may be too little too late at this point but it’s clear that something needed to change in order for the Caps to open up the floodgates.
The moneyline value on the Penguins is hard to ignore here with how good Pittsburgh has been to backers in this best-of-seven so I wouldn’t blame you for grabbing the Pens at +150 or better. That said, Washington will throw everything they have at Fleury today and if Crosby does sit – like he should – the Caps are forcing Game 6.Caps ML
Let me tell you something Buddy....You say that the caps will throw everything today against the Pens.... But let me let you that the caps already threw everything against them just to find themselves on the losing end in just about every single game, so stop the nonsense about them forcing a game 6, because these guys will be forcing their Bags to go Home Tonight ......PENGUINS +150 is the play...
Let me tell you something Buddy....You say that the caps will throw everything today against the Pens.... But let me let you that the caps already threw everything against them just to find themselves on the losing end in just about every single game, so stop the nonsense about them forcing a game 6, because these guys will be forcing their Bags to go Home Tonight ......PENGUINS +150 is the play...
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