{"id":37283,"date":"2011-04-18T13:23:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T20:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=37283"},"modified":"2011-04-18T13:23:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T20:23:52","slug":"playoff-odds-free-picks-penguins-vs-lightning-preview-18411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/playoff-odds-free-picks-penguins-vs-lightning-preview-18411\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 3 NHL Playoff Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>2011 NHL Hockey Free Playoff Predictions: Penguins vs Lightning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s Stanley Cup Playoff betting season once again.\u00a0<a title=\"Hockey Gambling\" href=\"\/nhl\/\" target=\"_self\">Hockey Gambling<\/a> fans sure are getting their money\u2019s worth from the\u00a0<a title=\"Free NHL Picks\" href=\"\/handicappers\/free-sports-picks\/\" target=\"_self\">free nhl hockey predictions<\/a> we give out here at Capperspicks.com. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/record.bettingpartners.com\/_TcMlrmSOeQxhg6WO2I1rgWNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT BODOG.COM\u2019S NHL HOCKEY BETTING LINES FOR TONIGHTS MATCHUPS!!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011 Game Three<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Monday April 18, 2011 \u2013 7:30 PM ET<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Venue: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Broadcast: CBC<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Betting Lines From TheGreek.com:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Money Line: Tampa Bay -135<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Over\/Under: 5<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/hockey\/nhl-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NHL\/matchups\/g2_summary_6.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong> CLICK HERE FOR our LIVE NHL ATS Betting Stats For This Game &#8212;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.ca\/welcome\/151627\/sportsbook\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>CANADIAN? CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT BODOG.CA SPORTSBOOK \u2014\u2013&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s amazing how quickly the entire outlook can change in an NHL playoff series. Two nights after being shut out by the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in game one of their opening round series, the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back with a 5-1 win to earn that crucial road split and steal home ice advantage. It was the first postseason victory for the franchise in four years, and it has swung the momentum in the series in favor of the Lightning.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was nerves or a four-year postseason absence that kept Tampa Bay from matching the intensity of a determined Penguins\u2019 team in game one, it didn\u2019t take long for head coach Guy Boucher to motivate his troops. Unlike in the opener when he stood on his head and made 32 saves including several acrobatic stops to keep Pittsburgh in it, Marc-Andre Fleury couldn\u2019t save his team. The Lightning struck three times on eight shots in the first 20 minutes, including the first of two powerplay goals Tampa Bay registered on the night. Martin St. Louis took over as the special teams\u2019 sparkplug, assisting on Vinny Lecavalier\u2019s first period goal, and then scoring his own in the dying seconds of the middle frame. Simon Gagne finished the game with three assists, while defenseman Eric Brewer stepped up with a goal and two assists.  <iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627&#038;tclk=http:\/\/www.bodog.eu\/welcome\/151627\/' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>While the Lightning\u2019s offense came alive, Pittsburgh struggled to find the back of the net despite firing 36 shots at Dwayne Roloson. The absence of superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin from the Penguins\u2019 lineup was as apparent as ever. Malkin will not return to the team this postseason, and while Crosby has looked good in practice head coach Dan Bylsma hasn\u2019t confirmed when he will be available again. Mark Letestu led the team in shots on goal with seven in game two, and will need more support from Pittsburgh\u2019s more offensively-gifted players to have a chance on the road.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that they lose the last change will make matters even harder for the Penguins, especially now that Bylsma won\u2019t be able to match his top checking line against the St. Louis trio. Roloson looked more and more confident as his forwards came alive, and if Tampa Bay can carry that momentum into game three they can take control of the series. Pittsburgh does not have the firepower to keep up with the Lightning, and will be in tough to keep this one close unless Fleury can provide another outstanding effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick: Lightning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hey! I wanna tell you something!<\/strong> Our &#8220;IN-HOUSE&#8221; Sports capper Ray &#8220;The Razor&#8221; Monohan is on FIRE with his NHL Picks over the last 30 days! Wanna make some $$$$ betting on NHL games? Check out Ray&#8217;s plays today! The #1 NHL Capper In The World! NHL Top Plays (+915)  9-0  L9 100% Run!<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\/\">Click HERE NOW To View Ray&#8217;s Handicapping Page Today! &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its NHL Playoff betting time once again. The Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning is on tap Monday night. Both will be trying to pick up a win with the line opening with Tampa Bay as a -135 favorite in this matchup. The over\/under is set at 5, here is the Game 3 handicapping preview\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":34159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[28750,2993,17795,470,3319,48416,21458,2996,3801,36411,44227,2284,12777,13691,48418,48419,48420,48421,48417,34980,27674,17791],"class_list":["post-37283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl","tag-28750","tag-free-nhl-picks","tag-free-nhl-predictions","tag-free-pick","tag-game-3","tag-game-three-lines","tag-hockey-betting-picks","tag-hockey-predictions","tag-nhl-free-predictions","tag-nhl-gambling-prediction","tag-nhl-gambling-predictions","tag-nhl-odds","tag-nhl-playoff-odds","tag-nhl-playoff-picks","tag-penguins-lightning-odds","tag-penguins-lightning-picks","tag-penguins-vs-lightning","tag-penguins-vs-lightning-free-pick","tag-pittsburgh-penguins-vs-tampa-bay-lightning","tag-pittsburgh-vs-tampa-bay","tag-stanley-cup-playoffs","tag-stanley-cup-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37283"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37311,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37283\/revisions\/37311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}