Stanley Cup Betting Preview: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game 5 Odds

June 7th, 2016 by OddsShark.com Leave a reply »
The Pittsburgh Penguins continued their domination of the San Jose Sharks with a 3-1 victory in Game 4 on the road Monday and can hoist their fourth Stanley Cup by winning Game 5 at home Thursday.

In fact, the only time the Penguins have trailed in the series came when they lost Game 3 at San Jose in overtime, and they bring that confidence back to the Consol Energy Center as -145 betting favorites (bet $145 to win $100) over the offensively challenged Sharks at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.

San Jose has struggled mightily to score in this series, wasting an outstanding effort between the pipes from goaltender Martin Jones, who made a series-low 17 saves in Game 4 after a series-high 40 in a 3-2 Game 3 overtime victory.

The Sharks had been outshot in the first three games and managed just 24 shots against Pittsburgh rookie goalie Matt Murray in Game 4. Murray improved to 5-0 following a loss and made more saves than Jones for the first time in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Penguins got goals from Ian Cole in the first period, Evgeni Malkin in the second and Eric Fehr in the third in Game 4 to continue a balanced offensive sho ...

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