Yoshinobu Yamamoto seems to thrive off being the enemy. In four starts at home, he’s 0-1 with a pedestrian 5.82 ERA. In two road starts, he’s yet to give up a run.
The Kings simply don’t have the talent that the Oilers do up top, which is why they’ve been a step behind throughout this series. And Edmonton knows that if it wins here, it can get in some much-needed rest before a likely meeting with Vancouver in the next round.
Then the young studs got there and absolutely shot the pads off the place so…I need to stay in my lane. Which of course is firmly entrenched on the sidelines talking golf. Ok, so who do we like this week?
The Stars came up big twice, but the Golden Knights aren’t out of this by a longshot. The Stanley Cup champions know what it takes to succeed at this level, and they’ve mostly played like it. Dallas stepped up nicely when it needed it, but can the Stars keep this going back in front of their fans?
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The Predators now face very long odds in going back to Vancouver, where the Canucks went 28-10-5 in the regular season. However Nashville responds, it’s going to have to be with grit if the Preds hope to make it a series again: Vancouver’s home building has been a defensive fortress.
The Jets will have the Winnipeg White Out working in their favor, but little else seems to be going their way. It looks much like last year against Vegas, when the Peggers won the first game and then got blown away in four straight.
Houston, despite its poor record, comes in as the favorite for this matchup. The Astros might be struggling, but there’s still talent in this lineup. If Houston can start cashing in its opportunities, the Astros still have some hope.
This doesn’t feel like New York is set to get back in the series. Carolina has controlled all four games to date. The Hurricanes simply didn’t finish the job because of Seymon Varlamov. A hot goaltender can do a lot for a team, but overcoming a 3-0 deficit usually isn’t part of that.