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Following losses in the last two games of the Eastern Conference Final, the Pittsburgh Penguins have gone from Stanley Cup favorites to underdogs. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Lightning have gone from series underdogs to favorites, but they will host the Penguins as +120 home dogs (bet $100 to win $120) in Game 6 on Tuesday at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Pittsburgh is listed as a -140 favorite (bet $140 to win $100) and has been chalk in every game of the series. However, the goaltending of both teams has played a key role in turning the tide over the past two ...

It couldn’t have been easy for Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan. Faced with a goaltending choice between the rookie who has helped carry Pittsburgh to the Eastern Conference Final and the veteran who has been the team’s starter for years and only lost the job due to injury, Sullivan opted to make a change. Thus, Marc-Andre Fleury, not Matt Murray, will be in net for Sunday’s Game 5 between Pittsburgh and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sullivan spoke in generalities regarding the decision, as Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston reported. “It’s an important decision for our hockey team,” Sullivan said. “We’re trying to make the ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Trevor Daley suffered a left leg injury during Friday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.  Continue for updates. Daley Left Arena on Crutches Friday, May 20 Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan said he expects to have an update on Daley on Saturday. "He obviously has a lower-body injury," Sullivan said, per Joe McDonald of ESPN.com. "We'll have more updates [Saturday], but he's an important player on our team. So when we lose him for the rest of this game, he's a hard guy to replace." Daley exited the game with 9:07 remaining in the second period of Game 4, per McDonald. The Lightning ...

At forward, the Pittsburgh Penguins have arguably the best combination of top-end talent and depth of any team still active in the NHL playoffs. The reverse is true on defence, where Pittsburgh’s collection of talent is probably the worst of any surviving team. In Friday’s 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, both that strength and that weakness were on display. The Lightning seemed to be trying to take advantage of Pittsburgh’s back end, and in the early going they had success in that department. The constant pressure on the Pens’ blue line led directly to Tampa Bay’s first goal. It also ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning nearly brought a 2-0 series lead back home Wednesday for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final, but Sidney Crosby made sure the Pittsburgh Penguins evened it up by scoring the game-winning goal for a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2 on Monday. Crosby tallied his first goal since the first round and recorded his first ever in OT during the playoffs. The Pens now head to Tampa as -130 road favorites (bet $130 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark for Game 3. Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop suffered a lower-body injury in Game 1 and ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking to bounce back from a 3-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final last Friday and hope to have some more luck come their way in Game 2 on Monday. Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop is considered questionable after leaving Game 1 on a stretcher due to a leg injury, which is one of the reasons Pittsburgh is a -200 favorite (bet $200 to win $100) for Monday at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark as the team tries to even the series. Bishop was injured in the first ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning may have had an easier road to get to the 2016 Eastern Conference Final, but they are hoping last year’s successful experience will help them when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins in Friday's series opener. The defending Eastern Conference champion Lightning find themselves listed at plus-150 betting underdogs (bet $100 to win $150) for Game 1 at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark Tampa Bay is also listed at plus-160 to win the series compared to minus-180 (bet $180 to win $100) for a Pittsburgh team favored to win the Stanley Cup after plowing through the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals in 11 games. The ...

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray stopped 47 of the 49 shots he faced in Monday's 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, setting a new franchise playoff record for most saves in a non-overtime victory, per ESPN Stats & Info. With Penguins mainstay Marc-Andre Fleury suffering a concussion March 31, the 21-year-old rookie took over as the team's primary netminder down the stretch, finishing his first regular season with a 9-2-1 record, 2.00 goals-against-average (GAA) and .930 save percentage. Murray has carried that success into the playoffs, winning five of his six starts while posting ...

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray stopped 47 of the 49 shots he faced in Monday's 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, setting a new franchise playoff record for most saves in a non-overtime victory, per ESPN Stats & Info. With Penguins mainstay Marc-Andre Fleury suffering a concussion March 31, the 21-year-old rookie took over as the team's primary netminder down the stretch, finishing his first regular season with a 9-2-1 record, 2.00 goals-against-average (GAA) and .930 save percentage. Murray has carried that success into the playoffs, winning five of his six starts while posting ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins can put the top-seeded Washington Capitals on the brink of elimination with their third straight win in Game 4 of their series on Wednesday. The Penguins host the Capitals again in Game 4 as -120 betting favorites (bet $120 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark following a 3-2 home victory in Game 3 on Monday that was also their fourth win in five meetings overall. Pittsburgh led Washington 3-0 through two periods before allowing two goals in the third, as rookie goaltender Matt Murray continued his stellar play with 47 saves. Murray did not allow a goal ...