Anaheim (1-2) at Edmonton (2-1)
When: Wednesday, May 3rd 2017
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Time: 10:05 ET | TV: NBC Sports Network
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The Anaheim Ducks look to tie up their Western Conference semifinal series with the Edmonton Oilers and improve to 4-0 this postseason in the province of Alberta. Anaheim took care of both games in Calgary in the first round en route to a series sweep, and won Sunday’s contest in Edmonton 6-3 to cut their series deficit in half. Jakob Silfverberg scored twice for his first career multi-goal performance and extended his goal-scoring streak to three games. Silfverberg’s six goals trail only Pittsburgh rookie Jake Guentzel for the league lead and now has 31 career points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 30 playoff games over the last three seasons. Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and an assist, and Rickard Rakell, Chris Wagner, and Ryan Kesler also scored for Anaheim, which lost the first two games of the series at home. Anaheim added yet another skater to the injury wagon as forward Patrick Eaves was seen wearing a walking boot following Game 3 on the heels of a neutral-zone collision with former Duck Patrick Maroon in the third period. Eaves joined defenseman Kevin Bieksa (lower body) in the stands during Tuesday’s practice, with his availability to play in Game 4 depending greatly on if he’s able to skate on Wednesday morning. Bieksa’s status is much clearer as he will miss his third straight game on Wednesday.
Connor McDavid scored a highlight-reel goal in Game 3 for his second point in the series and sixth in the playoffs, but also had a -2 rating on Sunday. McDavid was named a Hart Trophy finalist on Monday on the heels of his 100-point regular-season performance. Patrick Maroon and Anton Slepychev also scored for the Oilers, while Kris Russell finished with two assists. Two forwards who are not pulling their weight in this series are Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle. Nugent-Hopkins finished the regular-season with nine points in his last nine games, but has just two assists this postseason. Eberle finished strong as well, recording six points (four goals, two assists) in his final four regular-season games, but has just two assists in nine playoff games. Goaltender Cam Talbot has been struggling to keep the puck out of the net, owning an .898 save percentage in his past six starts after recording two shutouts in the previous three.
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The Ducks seem to be more comfortable on the road right now and Talbot is struggling with his confidence after getting scorched on Sunday. Don’t forget, the Ducks went 19 games straight without a regulation loss heading into this series. I think they win this one and even the series.
Pick: Ducks +100
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