If you’re online betting for Kentucky Derby odds, you know the importance of a fast start, and Detroit has gotten out of the gate slowly in their second-round series with San Jose, where the Red Wings lost the first two games of the matchup. Now, they return to Joe Louis Arena on Wednesday for Game 3, and a loss would be a huge blow to their hopes to stay in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Sharks Red Wings Betting – Wednesday, 8:00 PM ET
Goaltender Antti Niemi stopped 33 shots to lead the Sharks to a 2-1 win at home, their second straight victory by the same score, and while you never hear about Niemi when it comes to the discussion of the best goalies in the game, he’s proven over the last two postseasons (remember, he was the goalie for Chicago during last year’s Stanley Cup run) that he can come up big when he has to, which will get his game in NHL hockey news. Ian White and Niclas Wallin notched goals, while Ryane Clowe continued his strong postseason with a pair of assists for the Sharks, who have now won six of their last seven in the playoffs against the Red Wings, and they’re doing it with defense.
Henrik Zetterberg scored a power-play goal with just over six minutes left in the game to give the Red Wings a lifeline, but they couldn’t find an equalizer and now they’re on a brink of a 3-0 lead, which we all know is extremely tough to come back from. Jimmy Howard made 35 saves for the Red Wings, who aren’t pressing the panic button yet because they’re a veteran team and they know that they’re right back in the series with a win in Wednesday, so they shouldn’t have a problem with the pressure.
Your price per head sportsbook has the Red Wings as a -170 favorite at home, while the Sharks come in at +150 for this crucial Game 3, but the Sharks have actually won four of their last five at the Joe, with four of those games going over the posted total. All of the big players on both teams have played relatively well in this series so far, but the Sharks’ secondary players have outplayed their Detroit counterparts, and that has been the difference. We think that will change at home, but they have to get to Niemi, who has won all four of his starts at Joe Louis Arena in his career and has posted a 1.96 GAA, along with a .941 save percentage. It’s not going to be a pretty game, but we’re giving a slight edge to Detroit in our online sports betting picks.
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