AAA's SITUATIONAL BEATDOWN (RED HOT 111-72 YTD ON THE ICE!)
(NHL) Nashville vs. Pittsburgh,
Money Line: -145.00 Pittsburgh (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* SITUATIONAL BEATDOWN on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

We had a play on the Penguins in Game 1 and we think that Pittsburgh will find a way to get the job done in Game 2 as well. If you didn't get a chance to read the analysis from that selection, we feel its worth a look here right now as for the most part, the logic behind that pick also applies to this one:

Nashville owns the No. 1 defense in the playoffs and the Pens sport the No. 1 offense. They say "defense wins champions," but we've always thought that that addage has pertained more to the gridrion than to either the hardwood or on the ice. We think rest leads to rust for the visitors and expect the defending champs to find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. Play on PITTSBURGH.

The bottom line: The Pens managed only 12 shots on net and still won 5-3. Clearly that was a fluke and another effort like that would result in a loss, but we expect the defending champs to come out with a lot better performance in Game 2. And for the Predators, they saw their massive effort wasted behind a tragic game from their star goaltender Pekka Rinne. Rinne can't possibly play any worse, but we feel that Nashville's psyche has taken a major hit and we think the Predators stumble again this evening. Lay the price, play on the PENGUINS.

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