Ottawa Senators want to bring Stanley Cup to Canada

Monday, May 28th, 2007 at 10:20 pm

The battle for Lord Stanley’s Cup begins this evening in Southern California, as the Anaheim Ducks (-135) host the Ottawa Senators (+115) at the Honda Center in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals.

The second test of this series is scheduled to take place Wednesday night in Anaheim.

The Senators, who have only played 15 total playoff games en route tOttawa Senators Stanley Cup Oddso the franchise’s first-ever finals appearance, have been off since wrapping up the Eastern Conference title with a Game 5 victory over Buffalo on May 19.

The Ducks were the late-comers in the equation and they haven’t played since ousting Detroit in the sixth game of the Western Conference finals last Tuesday.

All that rest has given the clubs plenty of time to recharge their batteries as they prepare for what should be a competitive and highly-entertaining series.

Some series betting info:

  • Ottawa is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
  • Ottawa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
  • Ottawa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Anaheim
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim’s last 5 games
  • Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
  • Anaheim is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
  • The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim’s last 7 games at home

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Stanley Cup Tips: This is a toss-up series. Take the more physical Ducks on a tough call. It could go seven games.

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