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Capitals are Stanley Cup favorites, but can they get past 2nd Round?
By Andrew CaleyIs this finally the year the Washington Capitals taste some postseason success?
Whether or not it is, doesn’t change the fact the Capitals are having a historic season, which has resulted in them becoming the favorites to hoist the Stanley Cup at season’s end.
The Capitals already have 92 points in just 59 games and are running away with the Presidents’ Trophy, resulting in them becoming the 4/1 favorites to win the Stanley Cup, according to the Westgate LV Superbook, surpassing the Los Angeles Kings (5/1) and the Chicago Blackhawks (6/1) in the process.
However, Washington has had a long history of playoff letdowns.
Dating back to the 2007-08 season, the Capitals have made the playoffs seven times and have never gotten past the second round, getting eliminated each time by a lower seeded team. In three of those occasions they were even put out in the first round.
So Capitals backers must be hoping this regular season success isn’t a mirage like in year’s past and culminates in a Stanley Cup victory.
Check out the complete list of Stanley Cup odds below:
CAPITALS 4/1
KINGS 5/1
BLACKHAWKS 6/1
RANGERS 10/1
DUCKS 10/1
LIGHTNING 12/1
STARS 12/1
BLUES 14/1
PANTHERS 16/1
BRUINS 18/1
WILD 20/1
SHARKS 25/1
ISLANDERS 30/1
PENGUINS 30/1
RED WINGS 30/1
PREDATORS 40/1
AVALANCHE 50/1
DEVILS 60/1
HURRICANES 60/1
SENATORS 80/1
CANADIENS 100/1
FLYERS 100/1
COYOTES 100/1
JETS 300/1
CANUCKS 300/1
BLUE JACKETS 500/1
FLAMES 500/1
OILERS 500/1
MAPLE LEAFS 500/1
SABRES 500/1SHARP MOVES
Steam Rot#: 63
Team: Winnipeg
Line: -146Steam Rot#: 61
Team: Nashville
Line: +200Steam Rot#: 55
Team: Carolina
Line: -137Steam Rot#: 57
Team: Florida
Line: -160Steam Rot#: 51
Team: New Jersey/Columbus
OVER Line: 5JASON SHARPE
7 Unit Play Take #59 New York Rangers +110
over St. Louis
(8;05pm est):
The New York Rangers are the better of these two teams despite having fewer points on the season overall as they have the better goal differential. The Rangers ran into a buzzsaw last game facing an angry revenge minded New Jersey squad who was was also looking to end a 3 game losing streak. Coming off a loss last game and playing poorly should make the Rangers focused and motivated for this one while most importantly undervalued at this price.The Blues have won a ton of close games this year catching their share of breaks along the way. They loss their starting goalie Brain Elliot last game to an injury and his loss is huge especially when added into the fact tonight’s starter Jake Allen who hasn’t started in a game for them in nearly two months. The Blues are also missing a few other key guys and are an overvalued team these days.
Take the New York Rangers here. Big CBB day on Saturday that you don’t want to miss out on as I’ve crushed it on this day of the week winning 5 of the last 6 Saturday’s. There’s a ton of mistakes in the CBB betting markets that day and I will have lots of plays including a huge 7 unit selection as well all for the same one day low price as always.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
STRIKE POINT SPORTS
4-Unit Play. Take #57 Arizona (+160)
over Florida
(7:35) p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25)
Florida may be getting back Gudbranson and Barkov but they will be without Huberdeau due to an injury tonight against the Coyotes. This could be a blow to the Panthers considering they have only scored 9 goals in their last five games. The high flying offense that was dominant a month ago has subdued and Huberdeaus absence will hinder it even more. Robert Luongo made 29 saves against the Jets the other night but prior to this he was allowing at least 3 goals in each of his previous five starts. The Coyotes are on a three game skid but haven’t been playing bad over the last five games. They beat the Canadians (6-2), Stars (6-3) and lost to the Blues (6-4), Caps (2-3) and Lightning (1-2). Besides the Blues game they have played really well and are improving defensively. With Luongo underperforming and the value in this pick take the Coyotes tonight in Florida.5-Unit Play. Take #66 Calgary (+125)
over NY Islanders
(9:05) p.m., Thursday, Feb. 25)
The Flames sit in second to last place in the Pacific division and are third to last in the West. The Flames were expected to do some great things this season after they reached the playoffs last year but we need to remember that this squad is extremely young and it has shown over the course of the season. Even with that being said I still like the Flames at home tonight. They are a different team in that building and are fueled by the home fans. With the Islanders coming off a huge win in Minnesota the other night everyone should be looking for that let down game tonight. I like the value on the home side tonight and think Calgary will come to play tonight.Best of Luck – Strike Point Sports
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