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NHL

Friday, June 13


Line move for Game 5 of Cup Final you need to know

The puck drops on Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals Friday night at the Staples center in Los Angeles and the line moves continue to indicate bettors are thinking the Kings will end the series tonight.

The Kings, who lead the New York Rangers 3-1, have moved to -171 favorites to hoist the Stanley Cup above their heads Friday night.

Los Angeles opened at -163 Thursday and were quickly bet down to -155, but since then the line has steadily moved towards the Kings. The Kings were bet to -171 early Friday morning.

 

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NHL

Friday, June 13

Line move for Game 5 of Cup Final you need to know

The puck drops on Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals Friday night at the Staples center in Los Angeles and the line moves continue to indicate bettors are thinking the Kings will end the series tonight.

The Kings, who lead the New York Rangers 3-1, have moved to -171 favorites to hoist the Stanley Cup above their heads Friday night.

Los Angeles opened at -163 Thursday and were quickly bet down to -155, but since then the line has steadily moved towards the Kings. The Kings were bet to -171 early Friday morning.

 

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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, June 13

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NY RANGERS (58-39-0-9, 125 pts.) at LOS ANGELES (61-36-0-10, 132 pts.) - 6/13/2014, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 5-2 (+2.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 5-2-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, June 13

Kings can win second Stanley Cup in three years with win here; they outshot Rangers 15-1 in third period of Game 4, but Lundqvist kept them off board. Rangers lost last three road tilts, are 6-6 on road in playoffs. Kings are 7-4 at home in playoffs. Over is 7-2-1 in LA's last ten games, under is 3-1-1 in Rangers' last five. Rangers are 1-17 on power play in series, Kings 2-14. Overall in playoffs, over is 48-29-14 this season. Kings trailed four of last five games by two goals, then won three of the four in OT, without leading any of them in regulation.




NHL

Friday, June 13

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. LOS ANGELES
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Rangers last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
NY Rangers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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NHL

Friday, June 13

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Game of the Day: Rangers at Kings
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Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers (-159, 5)

Kings lead series 3-1.

The Los Angeles Kings get a chance to capture their second championship in three years at home as they host the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final on Friday. After winning the first three contests to push New York to the brink of elimination, Los Angeles was unable to complete the sweep as it dropped a 2-1 decision at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Benoit Pouliot and Martin St. Louis scored while Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves as the Rangers improved to 11-2 in their last 13 elimination games and won their NHL-record eighth straight such contest at home.

Captain Dustin Brown netted the lone goal for the Kings, who had the opportunity to claim the Cup on the two-year anniversary of their first championship. Los Angeles outshot New York 15-1 in the third period of Game 4 and also dominated on faceoffs, winning 41 of the 65 draws. The Kings are 7-4 at home this postseason while the Rangers are 6-6 on the road.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, RDS

LINE HISTORY: The Kings opened as -163 faves, dropped to -155 immediately after and have since moved up to -159

INJURY REPORT: N/A

ABOUT THE KINGS: Contrary to expectation, Los Angeles has been outhit in three of the first four games of the series. The team has had the edge in faceoffs, barely outdueling New York in each of the first three contests before owning the category in Game 4. That's a hollow victory to Brown, who was disappointed that his club was unable to finish off the Rangers. "We weren't good enough to win," he said. "It's about finding a way to be better. It is an opportunity lost."

ABOUT THE RANGERS: Pouliot's goal 7:25 into Game 4 was New York's first tally since Derick Brassard scored at 14:50 of the second period in Game 2, ending a drought of 123 minutes, 1 second. The tally was Pouliot's second of the series, as he also netted the first goal of the final. St. Louis also tallied for the second time this series and has recorded a team-high eight goals in 24 playoff games after scoring only once in 19 regular-season contests after being acquired from Tampa Bay.

TRENDS:

* Over is 7-2-1 In Kings last 10 games.
* Home team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
* Kings are 9-1 in their last 10 vs. Metropolitan.
* Over is 4-0-1 in Kings last five home games.

CONSENSUS: 64.78 percent of Consensus bets are on the Kings.

 

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Friday, June 13

Game Score Status Pick Amount

NY Rangers - 8:00 PM ET Los Angeles -163 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Los Angeles - Over 5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

 

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NHL

Sunday, July 13

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NHL roundup: No. 2 draft pick signs with Sabres
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The Buffalo Sabres signed No. 2 overall draft pick Sam Reinhart to a three-year contract on Saturday.

The Sabres also signed forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas to a one-year entry-level contract.

Reinhart, an 18-year-old forward, spent the past four seasons with the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League. In 203 WHL games, he had 101 goals and 254 points. Last season, Reinhart was named WHL Player of the Year and Most Sportsmanlike Player of the Year after tying Edmonton Oilers prospect Leon Draisaitl, the No. 3 overall draft pick, for fourth in the league with 105 points.

Samuels-Thomas, 24, was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the seventh round of the 2009 draft. The Sabres acquired his rights last Wednesday from the Winnipeg Jets in a trade for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft.

---The Minnesota Wild signed forward Jordan Schroeder to a two-year contract and defenseman Jonathon Blum to a one-year deal on Friday.

Financial terms were not released by the team. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that both deals are two-way contracts.

Schroeder, 23, had three goals and three assists in 25 games with the Vancouver Canucks last season. In 56 career NHL games, he has six goals and nine assists. He also has 47 goals and 115 points in 192 AHL games with the Manitoba Moose and Chicago Wolves. He was the No. 22 overall pick in the 2009 draft by the Canucks out of the University of Minnesota.

Blum, 25, had one assist in 15 games with the Wild last season. He also had seven goals and 29 points in 54 AHL games with Iowa. In 106 NHL games, he has seven goals and 23 points. He was the No. 23 overall pick in the 2007 draft by the Nashville Predators.

 

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NHL roundup: Bartowski signs with Bruins

Matt Bartowski avoided salary arbitration with the Boston Bruins, signing a one-year deal worth $1.25 million on Monday.

Bartkowski, 26, tallied 18 assists for the Bruins last season in 64 regular-season games and one assist in eight playoff games. He has 20 assists in 84 career games.

The deal avoids a July 30 arbitration date.

Bartkowski was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 draft, and came to the Bruins in a 2010 trade that included Dennis Seidenberg.

---The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on new contracts for restricted free agent defenseman Brayden McNabb and restricted free agent left winger Andy Andreoff.

The 23-year-old McNabb signed for two years. He is a 6-foot-4, 208-pound native of Davidson, Saskatchewan who has appeared in 37 career NHL regular-season games -- all with the Buffalo Sabres -- over the past three seasons, totaling eight points (one goal, seven assists) and 21 penalty minutes.

The 23-year-old Andreoff signed for one year. The 6-foot-1, 207-pound native of Pickering, Ontario recently wrapped up his second full season in Manchester, collecting 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists), a team-leading 133 penalty minutes in 76 regular-season games.

---Defenseman Dylan Olsen signed a two-year contract with the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers also signed forwards Garrett Wilson and Ryan Martindale to one-year, two-way contracts.

---The Carolina Hurricanes and right winger Justin Shugg agreed to a one-year, two-way contract.

Shugg will make $600,000 in the NHL or $70,000 in the American Hockey League this season.

---Defenseman Julius Honka and the Dallas Stars finalized a three-year entry-level contract.

Financial terms of the deal with Dallas' first-round pick (No. 14) in the 2014 draft were not disclosed.

---The Chicago Blackhawks hired Kevin Dineen, who coached Canada's women's national team to a gold medal at the Sochi Olympics, as an assistant coach.

Dineen was teammates with Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville from 1984 to 1990 when both were members of the Hartford Whalers.

---Tony Granato will join Mike Babcock's staff as an assistant coach with the Detroit Red Wings, according to reports.

Granato joined the Pittsburgh Penguins as an assistant coach in 2009 but was fired when Mike Johnston was hired to replace Dan Bylsma as coach on June 25.

Before joining the Penguins, Granato, who turns 50 on July 25, spent seven seasons with the Colorado Avalanche coaching staff, including parts of three seasons as their head coach. He guided the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup playoffs in back-to-back seasons in 2003 and 2004.