NHL Playoff: Top Betting Lines for Tonight's Games

The race for the Stanley Cup has begun, with many of the opening round series still hanging in the balance.

The NHL Postseason continues, and we have for you the analysis for the Top Games of the Day, where Panthers could resolve the series today, and in the other side, the Stars have the chance to pair the series against the Golden Knights.

My Analysis

In fact, we have only seen one series come to an end thus far, with the New York Rangers taking out the Washington Capitals in a 4-game sweep. There are a few other teams on the brink of moving on, with one of those teams playing this evening. For the most part, all of the series have gone the way we all expected, but until a team wins that all-important 4th game, we cannot take things for granted. We have 2 games coming our way on Monday night, although only one of them can potentially end with the winner moving on.

Tampa Bay Lightning +130 at Florida Panthers -160

They did, though, look better in Game 3, picking up the 5-3 win on the road and putting the Lightning on the brink of elimination. It would have been easy for Tampa to fold, but they came out in Game 4 and delivered a 603 win. The series now heads back to Florida, where, as we mentioned, the Panthers won both games in this series. There is a glimmer of hope for the Lightning in this one, as they did win in Florida in their lone trip there in the regular season. That said, it’s tough to imagine Florida passing up the opportunity to close out the series on home ice. With that in mind, I think we see the Panthers win another close one.

NHL Expert Pick Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 4

Dallas Stars -115 at Vegas Golden Knights -106

When we did our opening round preview, we had this series as being one that could potentially go all the way. The Stars came in as the modest favorite, but we had the Golden Knights moving on die to their playoff experience. As it stands right now, things are playing out pretty much as we predicted, with the Golden Knights heading into Game 4 with a 2-1 series lead. Home ice advantage has meant nothing through the opening 3 games of the series, with the road team winning all 3. The Golden Knights were pretty close to taking a 3-0 series lead, with their first game at home going to OT before the Stars snatched the win to give themselves some hope heading into Game 4. Vegas won their lone game at home in the regular season series, so they have to be seen as the mild favorite heading into Game 4. I think we get another close one, with scoring once again at a premium, and I would not be surprised to see another OT game. That said, I like the Golden Knights to take control of the series with a win.

NHL Expert Pick Dallas Stars 2, Vegas Golden Knights 3