Vancouver +105 Boston -115 Over/Under: 5 Game 3 of this year?s best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins is set for tonight at TD Garden with Vancouver holding a 2-0 lead. Game time is set for 8 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
Vancouver opened up a two-game lead in this series with 3-2 overtime win as a 185 favorite this past Saturday. The Canucks are now 14-6 overall this postseason; 13-4 as the favorite and 1-2 as an underdog. The total has gone ?over? in five of its eight games on the road and is 8-9-3 overall.
Alexandre Burrows scored 11 seconds into overtime to seal Game 2 for the Canucks. He now has two goals and an assist in this series compared to just one goal and two assists for the high powered trio of Ryan Kesler and Daniel and Henrik Sedin. The real story for the Canucks so far has been the play of goalie Roberto Luongo, who has stopped 64 of the 66 shots he has faced.
Boston?s perfect 6-0 record in the playoffs when leading after two periods came to an end in Saturday?s overtime loss. It is now 12-8 overall; 3-4 as an underdog and 9-4 as a favorite. The total has been evenly split at 5-5 in its 10 home games and is 10-9-1 overall.
David Krejci and Nathan Horton are going to have to find a way to get the puck past Luongo to avoid a dreaded 0-3 hole in this series. These two combined for 18 goals in the three previous series but have been shutout so far in this one. Tim Thomas has done his part in goal to keep the Bruins in both games with 63 saves on 67 shots. He has been in goal for all of Boston?s 20 postseason games and has a GGA of 2.27 and a .930 save percentage.
Both team?s defenses have been relentless and both goalies have been playing at a high level, so the best play in tonight?s game could be the ?under? as this game is setting up as another hard-hitting, low-scoring affair. Stick with Boston to grind out a win to get back into this series.
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