Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs are starting to hit those crucial elimination games.  We have already seen one team, Colorado, advance through to round 2 with a sweep of the Nashville Predators.  Tonight, we see another elimination game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers.  There are two players I really like to hit the over in their shots on goal prop tonight.

First up is Jake Guentzel.  Guentzel has been a great playoff performer in his career with 31 goals and 54 points across 55 games played.  So far this series, Jake is over his shot on goal line in 3 out of the 4 games, hitting all 3 during regulation time.  He is averaging 6 shots on goal in the 4 games and his one miss he had 3 shots on goal.  His shot attempts are there as well as he has 29 shot attempts in the 4 games.

Over his past 10 playoff games, Jake has hit this line in 7 out of 10 games.




Next up is Adam Fox, a defenseman for the New York Rangers.  Fox is over this line in 7 out of his last 10 games including 3 out of the 4 games this series.  The Rangers need to win this game to avoid elimination so look for the defenseman to join the rush early to try and push the pace of play back at home.  

The Penguins have been allowing the most shots on goal by defenseman since the beginning of March. If the Pens keep getting to Igor then that will only increase the amount of time that Fox will jump into shooting position.




Getting both of these players at plus money is great value for tonight’s pivotal game 5.

Bet #1: Jake Guentzel o3.5 Shots on Goal +115 (DK)
Bet #2: Adam Fox o2.5 Shots on Goal +115 (DK or MGM)

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