Slow Starters – NHL Sunday’s Best Bets

The Montreal Canadiens have been the cult heroes of the NHL Playoffs. Having reached the Semi-Finals, the Montreal Canadiens now find themselves only two wins away from the Stanley Cup Final. This BettingTop10 article will explore the best betting opportunities for this Sunday’s matchup, as the Vegas Golden Knights look to even their series with the Montreal Canadiens Lightning. Find out why this game could be Carey Price’s climax.

 Slow Starters – NHL Sunday’s Best Bets

The Montreal Canadiens surprisingly have gone up 2-1 in their NHL Semi-Finals series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Some of it has been luck, but a lot of it has been the brilliance of Carey Price and opportunistic counter-attacks from the Canadiens. Montreal quick and coiled has been using long stretch passes to catch the Knights out of position, allowing for breakaways and odd man rushes. And yes they were lucky to get into overtime in Game 3, but this team ceases every opportunity given to them.

Over 1.5 Goals 2nd Period -133 (Sports Interaction)

The second period has been action packed so far this series with two goals or more in all three games. The long change plays a huge factor in this. As mentioned before, Montreal lives on the counter-attack, which is perfect for the second period because Vegas defensemen get pulled out of position due to the long change. On the flip side, no one scores more in the second period than Vegas. The Knights have buried 22 second period goals during the playoffs, averaging 1.375 goals in the second frame. This period also has been Montreal’s weakest period defensively allowing 16 second period goals during their 14 games.

Under 0.5 Vegas 1st Period Goals +105 (BoDog)

We have spoken of Carey Price’s sensational play, but his first period play has been truly special. The Canadiens have allowed a goal during the opening frame only three times through 14 games. Price’s first period save percentage is .976%, which has got to be the greatest first period mark in modern playoff history. On the flip side, the Knights have struggled to get their offense going in the first period scoring only 8 goals in the opening frame, which is significantly lower than their second and third period totals. If Montreal wants to win this game, they will need to blank Vegas in the first period.

Over 1.5 Goals 2nd Period -133 (Sports Interaction) –> $100.00 returns $175.19