Oddsmakers currently have the Red Wings listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Penguins, while the game's total is sitting at 5½. The Penguins defeated the Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night for a clean sweep of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. The Penguins won that game as -140 favorites, while the five goals fell UNDER the posted over/under (5.5). Ruslan Fedotenko, Max Talbot, Bill Guerin, and Craig Adams scored for the Penguins in that victory. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots on the night. The Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks 2-1 in OT in Game 5 of the Western Conference final last time out, as -270 favorites. The teams played UNDER the posted over/under (5.5). Darren Helm scored the winner at 3:58 of overtime in that win, and Dan Cleary added his eighth of the playoffs. Chris Osgood was named the game's first star after posting a 30-save performance in the series clincher. Gambling Advisor blog Free Pick: Penguins + 130 Team records: A few trends to consider:
The fans at Joe Louis Arena will be treated to a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings when they take their seats on Saturday for the opening game of the Stanley Cup final.
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9
Detroit: 51-21-10
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games at home
