 Tuesday Puck Picks
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (+110, 5 ˝)
The Philadelphia Flyers obviously haven’t learned much from the New York Rangers’ demise. New York couldn’t keep itself out of the penalty box against the Penguins and ultimately couldn’t do anything to slow down Pittsburgh’s deadly powerplay. Now the Flyers are falling into the same trap.
Philadelphia has lots of speed up front, but its defense – specifically Derian Hatcher – can’t keep up when the Penguins start wheeling around and cycling the puck deep. That leads to lazy obstruction penalties. Philly took 10 penalties in Game 2, a pair of which resulted in Pittsburgh goals, after staying fairly disciplined in the first game of the series.
The Flyers are in huge trouble if they start a parade to the penalty box again once they get back in front of their home crowd, though something tells us Philly coach John Stevens has already told them all about that. They can hang in there at even strength and it’s now or never for the Flyers.
Pick: Philadelphia
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