Kings/NYI Late Game

[Miser]

I know it probably is a sucker bet but I like the Islanders ML tonight at +210. The Kings seem to me that they are crusing now that they have locked up a playoff spot. The Islanders I think will pose match up problems like they did to Vancouver. Anyway at +210 it is worth a small wager.

[DennisGreen]

Good value and worth a shot. Western teams seem to be unmotivated vs the Isles especially when they have a playoff berth all but locked up.

[yisman]

I agree.

Lean on Isles and lead on under.

[vitalogist]

I'm thinking kings -1.5 for +135

[BillyCostigan]

I'm thinking kings -1.5 for +135

I liked the PL here too. 60 minutes and 1 goal scored. You guys have more patience when it comes to sports than me. ZZZZ.

PS- How frequent is it in hockey to cover the puckline in the last minute...do teams always pull the goalie when they're down by 1 goal, and if so, about how late into the game do they do it?

[yisman]

basically always, and it varies

anything from 50 seconds to a minute and a half if down a goal

coaches have different thresholds where they pull their goalie down a goal, and then once it gets to after that, once their team has possession, the goalie knows to head for the bench. Obviously sometimes a team has difficulty getting possession or getting the puck out of their zone.


A lot of the time people with -1.5 will get cheap covers if there's an empty netter.

[Winnipeg Jets]

wow. 3 ....1-0 games today.

[BillyCostigan]

Cool yisman, thanks for the answer on that. I was hoping for an empty netter but it never came. I shoulda played the ML!