NHL Playoffs Tech Trends for Monday, May 2

Kevin Rogers Sports Betting Expert

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We're back on the ice as the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway. Check out the tech trends, player props and edge plays for games on Monday, May 2 below.

• Game 1 - Boston at Carolina (ESPN, 7:00 p.m.)
• Game 1 - Tampa Bay at Toronto (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.)
• Game 1 - St. Louis at Minnesota (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)
• Game 1 - Los Angeles at Edmonton (ESPN2, 10:00 p.m.)

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Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes (ESPN, 7:00 p.m.)

• Carolina has covered the puck line in five straight games when facing Boston.
• Carolina has won three straight games when facing Boston.
• Carolina has won six straight games.
• Boston has won six straight road games after losing the prior road game.
• Carolina has won 1P ML in five straight games when facing Boston.
• Carolina has gone UNDER the goal total in seven of eight home games after winning at home the game prior.
• Brad Marchand has seen an assist in four straight games.
• Patrice Bergeron has scored two or more goals in two of his last three games.

Edge Play: Hurricanes ML

Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.)

• Toronto has won 11 of its last 12 home games.
• The goal total has gone OVER in three straight meetings.
• The underdog has covered the puck line in four of the last five meetings.
• Toronto has won 1P ML in four straight home games when playing on a Monday.
• Toronto has gone OVER the goal total in eight straight games played on a Monday.
• Tampa Bay has gone OVER 1.5 1P total goals in four of its last five games.
• The BTS Over 1.5 market has hit in 24 of the last 27 games when Toronto is playing at night.
• Tampa Bay has won three of its last four games after winning the game prior.
• Auston Matthews has seen a point in three straight games when facing Tampa Bay.

Edge Play: Over

St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)

• The goal total has gone OVER in four straight meetings, and seven of the last eight overall.
• Minnesota has won 1P ML in five straight games when facing a team on a losing streak at night.
• St. Louis has covered the puck line in eight straight games when facing Minnesota as the underdog.
• St. Louis has won seven of its last eight games when facing Minnesota.
• St. Louis has seen the Over 2.5 1P total goal market hit in four of five games when facing a team on a winning streak.
• The BTS Over 1.5 market has hit in nine of the last 10 games for St. Louis.
• Kirill Kaprizov has scored a goal in four of his last six games.
• Brayden Schenn has seen a point in 11 of his last 14 games.

Edge Play: Over

Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers (ESPN2, 10:00 p.m.)

• Edmonton has won 20 of its last 21 home games after winning at home the game prior.
• Edmonton has won three straight games when facing Los Angeles.
• Los Angeles has covered the puck line in three of its last four games when facing Edmonton.
• The goal total has failed to go UNDER in four of the last five meetings.
• Los Angeles has won five of its last six games.
• Edmonton has seen the underdog cover the puck line in eight of its last nine home games when facing Los Angeles.
• Edmonton has won 1P ML in six straight games when playing as the favorite after winning a shootout the game prior.
• Edmonton has seen the Over 1.5 1P market hit in six of seven home games when facing Los Angeles.
• Edmonton has gone OVER the goal total in seven of its last eight home games after winning at home the game prior.

Edge Play: Over
Edge Play: SGP Kings PL, Oilers ML, Over (+377)

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Kevin Rogers

Kevin has been handicapping professionally since 2007 at VegasInsider before shifting to ScoresAndOdds. He focuses on MLB, NFL, college football, NBA, college basketball, and NHL and mainly uses trends, systems, and situations as his top handicapping angles. More from Kevin Rogers