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**Udog** · 04-20-2016, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Hawks 89, Celtics 72-- Favorites are 9-4 vs spread in NBA playoffs.

-- Spurs 94, Memphis 68-- If this series was a fight, it would've been stopped.

-- Blues 4, Blackhawks 3-- Chicago is in trouble, down 3-1 in series.

-- Ducks 3, Predators 0-- Road team won all three series games.

-- Lightning 3, Red Wings 2-- Tampa Bay grabs 3-1 series lead.

-- Penguins 3, Rangers 1-- Road team won all four NHL games last night.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings.......

13) Chicago Cubs are off to an 11-3 start; their starting pitching lasted at least six innings n all 14 games, which is huge, takes the strain off the bullpen.

Cincinnati is 7-7, despite it starting pitcher lasting 6+ innings four times.

12) Since 2010, the low-budget Tampa Bay Rays are 60-53 against the Boston Red Sox, 59-52 against the Bronx Bombers, their big money rivals.

11) Jacob deGrom is having a good week; his newborn has come home from the hospital after a medical scare last week and then deGrom threw 71 pitches in a simulated game Monday, meaning he probably avoids a stint on the DL.

10) Oakland A's won their fifth one-run game of the season last night; last year, they won their fifth one-run game of the season on June 16.

9) Big 14 Conference hasn't had a QB taken in the first round of the NFL Draft since Kerry Collins in 1995.

8) Lookalikes: New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio and Bills' coach Rex Ryan.

7) Over last three years, Florida State has had 13 players taken in first two rounds of the NFL Draft; next highest is Alabama, with ten.

6) The original Rocky was on last night, a great movie; hard to believe it is 40 years old. Can still remember sitting in the theater watching it for the first time; The theater I watched it in is long gone, replaced by a car delearship.

5) NHL teams with a 3-0 lead in playoff series are 179-4 in those series, but two of the four losses have come since 2010.

4) '85-'86 Celtics are the only NBA team to win consecutive playoff games by 30+ points; Spurs came close last night, beating overmatched Memphis by 26 in Game 2.

3) Bernie Sanders went to the same high school in Brooklyn as Chris Rock and the great actor Martin Landau.

2) North Carolina had 99 basketball practices this season; they played 40 games and had 99 practices. Spurs have played 84 games (not counting preseason games) this season. Wonder how many practices (not counting game day walk-thru's) they've had?

1) Its about time Major League Baseball got off its butt and made a decision on the Jose Reyes situation; criminal charges in Hawai'i were dropped three weeks ago, the Rockies are already 8-6 and Reyes hasn't even had his spring training yet. Reyes is still being paid, so the Rockies can't be happy and Reyes isn't happy, since he can't play. Make a decision already!!!!

**Udog** · 04-20-2016, 08:37 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 20

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 15-16
April 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
12.800
Philadelphia
10.707
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-175
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-175); Over

Florida @ NY Islanders

Game 17-18
April 20, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida
11.654
NY Islanders
13.059
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Islanders
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(-115); Over

Dallas @ Minnesota

Game 19-20
April 20, 2016 @ 9:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Dallas
10.162
Minnesota
11.654
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Dallas
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+100); Under

Los Angeles @ San Jose

Game 21-22
April 20, 2016 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
12.869
San Jose
11.832
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Jose
-120
5
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(+100); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 20

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WASHINGTON (59-18-0-8, 126 pts.) at PHILADELPHIA (41-30-0-14, 96 pts.) - 4/20/2016, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-19 ATS (+44.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-20 ATS (+48.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 59-26 ATS (+17.6 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 20-9 ATS (+8.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
WASHINGTON is 43-34 ATS (+84.2 Units) in road games in April games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 24-8 ATS (+11.1 Units) after a division game this season.
WASHINGTON is 31-10 ATS (+12.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-56 ATS (+97.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 8-8 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 8-8-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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FLORIDA (48-27-0-10, 106 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (47-28-0-10, 104 pts.) - 4/20/2016, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 95-143 ATS (+242.3 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 21-14 ATS (+3.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 48-37 ATS (+5.1 Units) in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 21-13 ATS (+6.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NY ISLANDERS are 12-19 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 7-5 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 7-5-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+6.8 Units)

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DALLAS (52-24-0-9, 113 pts.) at MINNESOTA (39-35-0-11, 89 pts.) - 4/20/2016, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 4-9 ATS (-7.7 Units) in road games after a division game this season.
DALLAS is 52-33 ATS (+5.9 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 22-16 ATS (+41.4 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-3 ATS (+10.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
MINNESOTA is 39-46 ATS (-36.1 Units) in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 19-30 ATS (+49.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
MINNESOTA is 12-19 ATS (-9.4 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-8 (+0.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 9-8-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (49-30-0-6, 104 pts.) at SAN JOSE (48-30-0-7, 103 pts.) - 4/20/2016, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 89-78 ATS (-27.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 32-41 ATS (-15.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 47-45 ATS (-19.5 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 28-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
SAN JOSE is 18-10 ATS (+5.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LOS ANGELES is 23-8 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 7-16 ATS (-15.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games second half of the season this season.
SAN JOSE is 13-16 ATS (-15.4 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-11 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
SAN JOSE is 22-27 ATS (-16.7 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent since 1996.
SAN JOSE is 87-86 ATS (-67.8 Units) in home games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 13-12-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 20

NY Islanders-Florida (N 2-1)
Islanders scored 12:31 into OT to grab 2-1 series lead, after they came into series on 1-4 skid against Florida. Panthers split last six visits here. Islanders lost three of last five home games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games overall. Panthers won six of last nine games (over 6-3-1 in last ten)- they won three of last five road games. So far in series, NY is 3-9 on power play, Florida 1-7; Panthers were shut out in third period/OT in Game 3, their first scoreless period of series.

Philadelphia-Washington (W 3-0)
Flyers have been outscored 12-2 in losing first three series games; they outshot Caps 41-20 in the first period in series, but lost poise in Gasme 3 at home and gave up four goals on 13 shots. Caps scored five power play goals in total of 18:14 with man advantage. Philly is 0-13 on power play in series, Caps lost three of last five visits here- home side won four of last five series games. Under is 6-3-2 in the last eleven series games, 3-2 in last five played here.

Minnesota-Dallas (D 2-1)
Minnesota lost six of last eight games against Dallas- Stars won three of last four visits to Twin Cities. Minnesota lost seven of last eight games overall, outscored 25-12- they scored five goals in Game 3, after scoring total of seven in previous seen games; under is 5-2-3 in their last 10 games. Dallas won eight of last ten games; six of their last eight stayed under. Stars had only 17 shots on goal in Game 3, after having 32-28 in first two games. Dallas is 1-12 on power play (Minnesota is 2-9).

San Jose-Los Angeles (SJ 2-1)
Road team won first three series games. San Jose is 7-6 in last 13 series games; road team went 9-4 in those games- Kings won four of last five visits here. Over is 4-2-2 in last eight tilts in series. San Jose won seven of last ten games; five of last seven stayed under. Kings are 5-8 in last 13 games. Sharks are 2-14 on power play in series, Kings 3-11. LA had only five shots on goal in 23:47 of third period and OT, but fifth one found back of net. total of six goals were scored in last two games.

Playoffs tally: Home: 13-13, Over: 9-8-9

NHL

Wednesday, April 20

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Philadelphia's last 25 games when playing at home against Washington

8:00 PM
FLORIDA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 13 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of the NY Islanders last 13 games when playing Florida

9:30 PM
DALLAS vs. MINNESOTA
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games

10:30 PM
LOS ANGELES vs. SAN JOSE
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Los Angeles is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games

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**Udog** · 04-20-2016, 09:39 AM

Long sheet has updated.

**Udog** · 04-20-2016, 04:17 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, April 20

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 PM ET
Washington: 20-9 SU in a road game where where the total is 5 or less
Philadelphia: 18-45 SU revenging 2 straight losses vs opp by 2 goals or more

Florida at NY Islanders, 8:05 PM ET
Florida: 21-13 SU revenging a loss versus opponent as a favorite
NY Islanders: 9-16 SU off a home win

Dallas at Minnesota, 9:35 PM ET
Dallas: 30-16 SU after one or more consecutive overs
Minnesota: 12-19 SU after a division game

Los Angeles at San Jose, 10:35 PM ET
Los Angeles: 23-8 SU after a division game
San Jose: 0-4 SU in home games after 2 consecutive division games

**Udog** · 04-20-2016, 04:28 PM

NHL

Wednesday, April 20

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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Wednesday's NHL betting preview
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The Islanders lead their best-of-seven series with the Panthers 2-1 after Sunday's thrilling, 4-3, overtime victory.

Wednesday night gives us our first elimination game of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Washington Capitals looking to put away the Philadelphia Flyers. In the other three games the Panthers, Wild, and Kings look to avoid going down three games to one.

Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers (A: -175, H: +155, O/U: 5)

Captials lead series 3-0

The Washington Capitals are looking every bit like the team that set a franchise record for wins en route to capturing its second Presidents' Trophy while the Philadelphia Flyers may be running on empty after motoring to the final wild-card spot following a 15-5-3 run. The Capitals aim to complete a sweep of a best-of seven series for the first time in franchise history on Wednesday when they play Game 4 of their first-round series in Philadelphia.

Special teams continue to be the story of the series as Washington scored a staggering five times on the power play in Monday's 6-1 victory in Game 3. The Capitals are 8-for-17 with the man advantage after the first three contests while the Flyers have failed on all 13 of their opportunities. Philadelphia, in fact, has solved Braden Holtby on only two occasions despite unleashing 93 shots on the front-runner for this season's Vezina Trophy. The biggest scare for Holtby may have come during Tuesday's practice as a collision with a teammate initially left him favoring his left leg, but coach Barry Trotz told reporters that the goaltender is expected to be in net for Game 4.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, CSN-DC (Washington), CSN Philadelphia

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE CAPITALS (59-18-8, 40-45 ATS, 34-34 O/U): Brooks Orpik has been ruled out of Wednesday's contest by Trotz after the defenseman suffered an upper-body injury on a hit from Philadelphia fourth-liner Ryan White. "We just have to play strong, tough, physical and responsible. I mean, that's what (Orpik) does every time he's out there, so that's how we'll have to do it," blue-liner Karl Alzner said of the group's mindset of playing without Orpik, who missed 41 games this season with a lower-body injury. While Matt Niskanen and John Carlson have logged heavy minutes in the series, fellow defenseman Nate Schmidt is expected to see an uptick in ice time and either Mike Weber or Taylor Chorney will draw in the lineup on Wednesday.

ABOUT THE FLYERS (41-30-14, 46-39 ATS, 33-31 O/U): Philadelphia may be shuffling goaltenders after Steve Mason (0-3-0, .852 save percentage) allowed all six goals on Monday, this on the heels of permitting an unfathomable 101-foot tally in Game 2. "If I get the call I'm going to be ready and I'll try to enjoy it and help my teammates," backup Michal Neuvirth told reporters on Tuesday. The 28-year-old has only played in two games since March 5, but his 18 wins this season were his most since recording 27 with Washington in 2010-11.

TRENDS:

* Capitals are 4-0 in their last 4 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Flyers are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Under is 5-1-1 in Capitals last 7 games following a win.
* Over is 7-1-3 in Flyers last 11 following a loss of 3 or more goals.
* Capitals are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

Florida Panthers at New York Islanders (A: -110, H: -110, O/U: 5)

Islanders lead series 2-1

The New York Islanders only need to look back to their first-round loss to Washington in 2015 in an effort to avoid getting ahead of themselves in this year's set with the Florida Panthers. Both playoff series have followed the same path in the early going, with the Islanders splitting a pair on the road and claiming an overtime victory in the third contest heading into Wednesday's Game 4 against the visiting Panthers.

"All of us have been through it another year, and that experience goes a long way," said captain John Tavares, who set up a pair of tallies in New York's 4-3 overtime win on Sunday to extend his point streak to seven games (six goals, nine assists). "It's amazing how much more you understand the ebbs and flows of a playoff series, game to game, day to day, even period to period. I think we're just well prepared." The Islanders need to up the ante on their preparation for Florida's Reilly Smith, who has recorded eight points (four goals, four assists) in the series - including three (one goal, two assists) in Game 3. "Reilly was awesome," Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. "Every game, that line's been real good for us. He's contributed big time and put pucks in the net."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, USA, SN, TVAS2, FSN Florida, MSG-Plus (New York)

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE PANTHERS (48-27-10, 43-42 ATS, 35-32 O/U): While Gallant praised the second line of Smith, Nick Bjugstad and Jussi Jokinen, the coach was quick to compliment the top line of Jaromir Jagr, Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau as well. "They're playing well, they're working hard, they're getting all kinds of chances, so what can you do?" Gallant said of the three players, who have combined for just four points (one goal, three assists). Although Jagr recorded 27 goals and a team-high 66 points in the regular season, the future Hall of Famer has not scored in his last 34 playoff games and has been held without a point in each contest of the series.

ABOUT THE ISLANDERS (47-28-10, 35-50 ATS, 36-41 O/U): Thomas Hickey didn't just give New York the upper hand in the series on Sunday, the defenseman also made history by becoming the lone player in franchise history to score both his first career regular-season goal and first playoff tally in overtime. Rookie blue-liner Ryan Pulock also netted his first postseason goal in Game 3 and followed that up with an assist on Shane Prince's tally six minutes later. "I think at this point right now, this is the best I've felt," Pulock told the team's website. "Every game you get more comfortable, more confident … to be able to play here quite a bit lately, it's really helped with that."

TRENDS:

* Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Islanders are 8-1 in their last 9 Wednesday games.
* Over is 5-0-1 in Panthers last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
* Over is 4-0 in Islanders last 4 home games.
* Over is 6-0-1 in the last 7 meetings in New York.

Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild (A: -120, H: +100, O/U: 5)

Stars lead series 2-1

Having withstood a potential knockout blow in their first game on their home ice, the Minnesota Wild used a stirring comeback to climb back into their Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Stars. Buoyed by an offensive eruption, the Wild look to knot the series when they host Dallas in Wednesday's Game 4.

Minnesota appeared on the verge of a quick ouster after falling behind by a pair of goals in the first 4:10 of Game 3, particularly since it scored a combined one goal in a pair of losses at Dallas. “We threw the kitchen sink at them,” forward Erik Haula said after the Wild responded with four unanswered goals en route to a 5-3 victory on Monday night. The top-seeded Stars wilted after their fast start and managed only 17 shots on goal. "That might have been our worst game of the year," Dallas coach Lindy Ruff said after his team lost for only the third time in 14 contests.

TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, Sportsnet 360, TVAS 3, FSN Southwest (Dallas), FSN North/Wisconsin (Minnesota)

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE STARS (52-24-9, 42-43 ATS, 46-38 O/U): Patrick Sharp, who won three Stanley Cups in the previous six seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, scored twice Monday to stake Dallas to the early lead but called it "an opportunity lost" following Tuesday's practice session. Stars captain Jamie Benn sat out practice for what Ruff termed a maintenance day while defenseman Kris Russell returned to practice after missing Game 3 due to illness, but it remains uncertain if he will be back in the lineup. Although Kari Lehtonen has started the first three games in net, there remains the possibility of Ruff turning to Antti Niemi, who matched Lehtonen with 25 wins.

ABOUT THE WILD (39-35-11, 41-44 ATS, 30-37 O/U): Minnesota coach John Torchetti challenged some of his veteran players to step up their games and he got the desired response as captain Mikko Koivu scored for only the third time in 31 postseason games and Jason Pominville supplied a pair of tallies and an assist. “We could’ve easily stepped back and folded and not responded,” said Pominville, who netted the go-ahead tally before sealing the victory with an empty-net goal. “But we kept pushing and wanted more.” Forward Thomas Vanek participated in Tuesday's optional skate but will remain sidelined along with leading goal scorer Zach Parise.

TRENDS:

* Stars are 8-2 in their last 10 overall.
* Wild are 1-7 in their last 8 overall.
* Under is 4-1 in Stars last 5 games playing on 1 days rest.
* Over is 8-1 in Wild last 9 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game.
* Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota.

Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks (A: +100, H: -120, O/U: 5)

Sharks lead series 2-1

With another historic comeback no longer necessary, the Los Angeles Kings attempt to even their first-round series when they visit the San Jose Sharks for a pivotal Game 4 on Wednesday. Los Angeles opened the matchup by dropping a pair of one-goal decisions at home and were in danger of needing its second rally from an 0-3 deficit versus San Jose in three years before Tanner Pearson scored 3:47 into overtime Monday to keep the club from being pushed to the brink of elimination.

"It was just about cutting the series in half tonight," Kings captain Dustin Brown, who assisted on Pearson's winning goal, told reporters afterward. "That’s what our mindset was coming up here; we accomplished that tonight. Recover and reload for Game 4." Despite keeping the Sharks off the board after Joe Thornton scored 30 seconds into Game 3, Jonathan Quick and company will need to be better from the drop of the first puck as San Jose has scored on its first shot in each of the first three contests. That has made taking a lead very difficult as Los Angeles has been ahead for a total of only 4 minutes, 2 seconds through the first three games. The Sharks outshot the Kings 23-11 after the first period but continued to struggle at home, where they went 18-20-3 during the regular season.

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, USA, CBC, TVA, FSN West (Los Angeles), CSN California (San Jose)

MATCHUP CHART:

ABOUT THE KINGS (49-30-6, 29-56 ATS, 29-34 O/U): Los Angeles was superb on the penalty kill in Game 3, keeping San Jose — which ranked third on the power play during the regular season (22.5 percent) — scoreless on five opportunities after allowing two goals on nine chances during the first two contests. "We found a way," Brown told reporters. "(Quick) made some big saves, blocked shots, couple bobbled pucks on their side — breaks that we needed to get, and that was probably the difference in the game, our PK." Drew Doughty has yet to record a point in the series but continues to log an extraordinary amount of ice time, playing over 29 minutes in each of the first two games before seeing 35:01 of action Monday.

ABOUT THE SHARKS (48-30-7, 40-45 ATS, 43-35 O/U): Joe Pavelski was kept off the scoresheet in Game 3 for the first time in the series and held to just one shot on goal. The captain recorded three goals and an assist in the first two games after registering four tallies and 10 points in the five regular-season meetings between the Pacific Division rivals. Thornton's goal on Monday was his 102nd career postseason point, breaking a tie with Scott Gomez and Hall-of-Famer Bernie Federko for 86th place on the all-time list.

TRENDS:

* Kings are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
* Sharks are 10-2 in their last 12 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
* Over is 6-1-2 in Kings last 9 Wednesday games.
* Under is 12-3-1 in Sharks last 16 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game.
* Road team is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.

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