Friday night serves up the Western Conference Finals Game 3 and the Oddsbay hockey handicapping team has a side and total play ready to go. Make Oddsbay your home for the best sports betting information and free picks available anywhere!

If the San Jose Sharks are going to get back into the Western Conference Finals they need to win this game for any number of reasons, not the least of which is to bounce back from a dismal defensive performance in Game . Unfortunately, the 6must win component of this game is well known to the 6public and has been factored into the line which means that the value is on the visiting Canucks. Vancouver fought back for a Game victory and then shredded the Sharks -3 in Game . Our concern was a potential 6letdown of intensity and particularly after the near collapse against Chicago. Were starting to think that was more of an aberration than anything else. As we pointed out at the time, the Blackhawks were the toughest tactical matchup in the West for the Canucks and although it took games and an overtime Vancouver survived this test.

Statistically, in all sports with game playoff series the team that loses the first two games on the road is a 55% winner overall in Game 3. If you break down the individual , however, youll notice that the NHL is an exception. In hockey, the team that won Games and is a 53.% winner in Game 3 overall and a 54.% winner in the Conference Finals. Further buttressing this technical data is the tendency of this Canucks team to build upon their winning success. After a 3 game unbeaten streak the Canucks are – +. units this year. Theyre facing a team that has struggled in the postseason when playing from behind in a series. San Jose is on a 4- run when trailing in a playoff series and since 00 is a brutal 0-6 -6. units in the conference finals. Canucks have now taken 5 of the 6 meetings against the Sharks this season with all but one Vancouver win going OVER. Were thinking that now theyll continue to roll playing from ahead in the series and well play Game 3 accordingly.