The Pittsburgh Penguins are favorites for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, listed at minus-145 (wager $145 to win $100) at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
After making 44 saves in the 4-2 Game 3 loss on Wednesday, Tampa Bay backup goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is clearly facing some serious pressure in the stead of the injured Ben Bishop, and his defense will have to step it up if Bishop is unable to return for Game 4.
Phil Kessel continues to thrive in the postseason for the Penguins, scoring his seventh playoff goal in their latest victory and adding an assist to give him a team-leading 16 points (seven goals, nine assists). Kessel fired a team-best eight shots on Vasilevskiy and has four goals in the last four games despite playing more than 20 minutes only once.
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby has also come alive offensively, netting his second game-winning goal in as many games after going eight games without lighting the lamp.
Crosby has already been a bigger factor in this series than he was against the Washington Capitals in the previous round, when he pi ...
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NHL Betting Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 4 Odds
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