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All the Penguins could do when game one of its Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the Philadelphia Flyers was over was look at each other and wonder what happened. When game one started in Pittsburgh, the Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period. It was just as everyone had expected. The Penguins’ offense was too fast for the slower Philadelphiadefense, and Flyers’ goalie Ilya Bryzgalov was not the playoff answer the Flyers were hoping for. The sports betting crowd was looking at a rout by a Pittsburgh team that is expected to be the favorite to win the Stanley Cup this season by a wide margin. Then things started to change.
The second period ended with Pittsburghholding confidently on to a 3-1 lead. But it was becoming apparent that the physical play of the Flyers was wearing the Penguins down. The only thing these two teams like about each other is hitting each other. The Penguins do not back down from physical play, but the Flyers were relentless. The price per head sports experts also noticed that Bryzgalov was sharp in the net. By the time the third period was over, the Penguins had allowed the Flyers to tie the game 3-3. In overtime, the Flyers won the game on a goal by Jakub Voracek. This sets up a very interesting game two.
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins have endured all manner of challenges when it comes to the playoffs in the past few years.Pittsburghhas watched its Stanley Cup winning goaltender crumble in the playoffs and the team has had to endure injuries to both its key players in previous playoff years. This year was supposed to be different, but it is starting to look the same. The Penguins are healthy heading into these playoffs, but goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury looks shaky again. The Penguins do not seem able to sustain its own momentum. But, let us keep in mind that this was only game one of what will be a very long series.
Philadelphia Flyers
A sportsbook review of the Flyers’ season can pinpoint exactly where troubles started to set in. When goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov refused to play in the Winter Classic because he said it was too cold, everyone wondered what would happen next. The scene of Bryzgalov sitting on the bench, covered in a blanket and drinking tea just screamed of a prima donna. But the team worked past it and is now competing in the playoffs. But the Flyers gave it everything they had in game one and had to go to overtime to win. We have yet to see everything that the Penguins can offer to win games in the playoffs.
The Bottom Line
The Penguins are too talented to lose both opening games of this playoff series at home. NHL fans all over the world are expecting the Penguins to emerge as the Eastern Conference champion. To do that,Pittsburgh will need to get back on track in this series.
Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins
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