Game 6 NHL Pick San Jose Sharks vs. LA Kings Odds Playoff Prediction Preview 5-26-2013
The LA Kings will look to clinch their best of seven Western conference semifinal playoff series as they play Game 6 on Sunday against the San Jose Sharks in a pro hockey game.
The Kings and Sharks will begin on May 26th from San Jose with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network.
The NHL playoff odds for game six of this series has the home standing San Jose Sharks favored by -125 odds with the return on the road underdog LA Kings at +115 odds. The goal over under line is set at 4 ½ goals.
The pattern for home teams in this series winning continued in Game 5 as the LA Kings shut out the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night by the score of 3-0 as a -144 betting odds favorite. The total landed under the total of five goals.
The Kings finally found the net at 18:08 as Anze Kopitar scores his second postseason goal at even strength. Slava Voynov came through once again for LA as he finds the net at 53 seconds of the third period to give LA a 2-0 lead. The Kings seal the deal with an empty net goal by Jeff Carter at 19:28 as game five ends with LA winning 3-0. LA outshot San Jose by a 29-24 margin and won two more face-offs against the Sharks. Neither team have any success on the power play in game five as the Kings and Sharks go 0 of 3 on the man advantage. LA goalie Jonathan Quick was sharp in nets and he leads all goaltenders in the playoffs with a goal against average of 1.50. That is nearly a goal better than his regular season average. In the Kings Stanley Cup run in 2012 Quick had a goal against of 1.41 so he has found his form at the right time. The Kings offense has not been as brilliant as last season’s but game five may have been a turning point for this team.
The Kings and Sharks will begin on May 26th from San Jose with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network.
The NHL playoff odds for game six of this series has the home standing San Jose Sharks favored by -125 odds with the return on the road underdog LA Kings at +115 odds. The goal over under line is set at 4 ½ goals.
The pattern for home teams in this series winning continued in Game 5 as the LA Kings shut out the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night by the score of 3-0 as a -144 betting odds favorite. The total landed under the total of five goals.
The Kings finally found the net at 18:08 as Anze Kopitar scores his second postseason goal at even strength. Slava Voynov came through once again for LA as he finds the net at 53 seconds of the third period to give LA a 2-0 lead. The Kings seal the deal with an empty net goal by Jeff Carter at 19:28 as game five ends with LA winning 3-0. LA outshot San Jose by a 29-24 margin and won two more face-offs against the Sharks. Neither team have any success on the power play in game five as the Kings and Sharks go 0 of 3 on the man advantage. LA goalie Jonathan Quick was sharp in nets and he leads all goaltenders in the playoffs with a goal against average of 1.50. That is nearly a goal better than his regular season average. In the Kings Stanley Cup run in 2012 Quick had a goal against of 1.41 so he has found his form at the right time. The Kings offense has not been as brilliant as last season’s but game five may have been a turning point for this team.