The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue on Wednesday with the Montreal Canadiens at the Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning and St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets. The Capitals are up 3-1 on the Canadiens and are at -2500 to win the series, with the most lopsided series odds of the day.
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The Panthers also have a 3-1 series lead, and they are second only to the Carolina Hurricanes (+450) to win the Cup at +500. The Blues and Jets sit at 2-2, but the Jets are favorites (-185) to advance. They’re also one of only five teams with better than 10-to-1 odds to win the whole thing, though just barely at +950.
Viewing guide for Wednesday
| Game | Time (ET) | TV | Stream |
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Canadiens at |
7 p.m. |
US: ESPN, MNMT |
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Panthers at |
7:30 p.m. |
US: ESPN2, FDSNSUN, SCRIPPS |
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Blues at |
9:30 p.m. |
US: ESPN, FDSNMW |
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Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Capitals lead series 3-1
Series odds: Capitals -2500, Canadiens +1100
The Montreal Canadiens head back to Washington on the brink of elimination in what’s turned into one of the wildest series so far.
The Canadiens lost goaltender Sam Montembeault in Game 3 to injury, relying now on 23-year-old Jakub Dobeš. Defender Alexandre Carrier is listed as day-to-day following a crushing hit by Tom Wilson, who’s been a deciding factor in this series alongside No. 1 center Dylan Strome, who scored the game-winning goal in Sunday’s 5-2 win before a loud Montreal crowd.
Can the underdogs climb back? Among the positives for Montreal is that rookie Ivan Demidov played well and got on the scoresheet in Game 4 with two assists.
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Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Panthers lead series 3-1
Series odds: Panthers -1000, Lightning +650
The Battle of Florida heads back to Amalie Arena with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s season on the line at the hands of the Florida Panthers. And what a battle it’s been between the state rivals, as Shayna Goldman points out, following a spicy Game 4 that saw Aaron Ekblad take Brandon Hagel out with a forearm to the head and Niko Mikkola fined $5,000 for boarding Zemgus Girgensons.
The Panthers have looked the part of the reigning Stanley Cup champions, outplaying Andrei Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov, whose playoff goal drought continues to stretch.
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St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets
Series is tied 2-2
Series odds: Jets -185, Blues +150
The Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues head back to Canada Life Centre with their series tied 2-2. The Jets got off to a 2-0 lead, but back-to-back routs at the hands of the Blues have put the Presidents’ Trophy winners behind the eight-ball.
Jeremy Rutherford explored whether the Blues have benefited from the longer breaks between games, while Murat Ates discussed six players who need to step up for Winnipeg to regain control of the series. Spoiler: Goalie Connor Hellebuyck is first on the list. For the second year in a row, the league’s top regular-season goalie on the league’s top regular-season team is playing to poor results in the postseason. “I am going to be better. I’ve studied goaltending extremely hard. I’ve probably studied the most out of anyone in this world, so I know what to do and how to get my best game,” Hellebuyck said after the Jets’ 5-1 loss on Sunday.
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