{"id":37367,"date":"2011-04-20T10:22:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T17:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=37367"},"modified":"2011-04-20T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T17:22:15","slug":"playoff-odds-free-picks-penguins-vs-lightning-preview-20411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/playoff-odds-free-picks-penguins-vs-lightning-preview-20411\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 4 NHL Playoff Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

2011 NHL Hockey Free Playoff Predictions: Penguins vs Lightning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2011 Game Four<\/strong>
\nWednesday April 20, 2011 \u2013 7:00 PM ET<\/strong>
\nVenue: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida<\/strong>
\nBroadcast: CBC<\/strong>
\nPittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning<\/strong>
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\nMoney Line: Tampa Bay -150<\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 5<\/strong>
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It didn\u2019t take long after the series shifted to Tampa Bay for Lightning to strike in terms of one of the most pressing issues that the hockey world has been forced to deal with this season. Hits to the head have left a stain on the NHL in 2011, an issue there is an even bigger spotlight on in the postseason. <\/p>\n

While the Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back to clinch a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay and earn at least a split on the road, all of the talk after the game was about a pair of illegal hits that took place.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh\u2019s Chris Kunitz and the Lightning\u2019s Steve Downie each received one-game suspensions from the NHL for separate hits in Monday\u2019s game three. Kunitz hit Tampa Bay winger Simon Gagne at the side of the head with an elbow and was given a minor penalty, while Downie left his feet to hit defensemen Ben Lovejoy seconds before the Penguins\u2019 Maxime Talbot scored to negate the penalty. <\/p>\n

On paper it seems as though Pittsburgh has suffered the greater loss having already lost a couple of key offensive pieces in team captain Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. With Kunitz joining them on the sidelines, scoring will be at a premium for the Penguins.<\/p>\n

Things have been tough enough for Tampa Bay even with their stars in the lineup. Martin St. Louis has been arguably the best player for either team in the series, but he cannot get the job done alone.