The Detroit Red Wings visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Tuesday (8 pm ET, VERSUS, CBC).
The white-clad fans at Mellon Arena are hoping to give the hometown Pens a boost for this pivotal NHL playoff game, as Pittsburgh trails the best-of-seven series two games to none.
The Penguins are 160-moneyline favorites against the Red Wings in NHL Hockey Betting Odds at betED.com, and the over/under total is 5½.
On Sunday, the Red Wings beat the Penguins 3-1 as a -150 favorite on Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead. The four goals scored went under the over/under total (5.5).
Chris Osgood made 31 saves for Detroit and Justin Abdelkader scored his second goal of the series in that victory.
Evgeni Malkin scored the Penguins’ lone goal, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves in the loss.
Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby was held without a point for the second-straight game.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in both it’s the past five overall meetings with Pittsburgh, and the past five in Pittsburgh. The total has gone under in eight of the past 12 meetings.
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last eight overall and 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road.
Pittsburgh is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home, and 8-3 SU in its last 11 games overall. The total has gone under in four of Pittsburgh’s last six games.
Game 4 is in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
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