NHL Playoffs Ice Trends for Tuesday, May 3

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 Tuesday, May 3 below.

• Game 1 - Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers (ESPN, 7:00 p.m.)
• Game 1 - Washington at Florida (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.)
• Game 1 - Nashville at Colorado (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)
• Game 1 - Dallas at Calgary (ESPN2, 10:00 p.m.)

Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (ESPN, 7:00 p.m.)

• New York has won three straight games when facing Pittsburgh.
• The goal total has gone UNDER in three of the last four meetings.
• New York has covered the puck line in four straight games when facing Pittsburgh.
• Pittsburgh has lost four of its last five games in Madison Square Garden.
• Pittsburgh has failed to cover the puck line in seven straight games when playing at night after winning at home the game prior.
• New York has gone OVER the goal total in five straight home games when facing Pittsburgh after winning at home the game prior.
• Pittsburgh has seen the home team win the 1P ML in six of its last eight games.
• New York has gone UNDER 0.5 1P total goals in four straight divisional home games.

Edge Play: New York PL

Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.)

• Florida has failed to go UNDER the goal total in 30 of its last 41 home games.
• The underdog has covered the puck line in nine straight meetings.
• Florida has won the 1P ML in three straight home games when facing a team on a current losing streak.
• Florida has won eight straight games after losing on the road the game prior.
• The goal total has gone OVER in eight straight meetings.
• The home team has won four straight games played between Washington and Florida.
• Washington has lost four straight games.
• Florida has lost three of its last four games.

Edge Play: Over, Florida ML

Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)

• Nashville has won three straight games when facing Colorado.
• Colorado has failed to cover the puck line in six of its last seven games.
• The underdog has won six of the last seven meetings.
• The home team has won 1P ML in four straight meetings.
• Nashville has gone OVER the goal total in eight straight divisional games.
• Nashville has gone OVER 1.5 1P total goals in eight straight divisional games.
• The goal total has gone OVER in four straight meetings.
• Nashville has scored exactly five goals in three straight games when facing Colorado.
• Nashville has lost four of its last five games.
• Colorado has lost six of its last seven games.
• Nashville has seen the BTS Over 1.5 total goals market hit in eight straight games.

Edge Play: Over

Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames (ESPN2, 10:00 p.m.)

• Calgary has seen the underdog win five of its last six home games when facing Dallas.
• Dallas has covered the puck line in three of its last four games when facing Calgary.
• The goal total has failed to go UNDER in four straight meetings.
• Dallas has won three of its last four games.
• Calgary has gone OVER the goal total in five of its last six home games.
• Dallas has lost the 1P ML in five of its last six games when facing the Pacific.
• Dallas has seen the BTS OVER 1.5 total goals hit in seven straight games.

Edge Play: Over

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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