Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

The Penguins will begin their quest to get back to the Stanley Cup Championship where they lost to the Redwings last season. Their opponent, Philadelphia, started the season winless over their first six games, but regrouped, got hot and went 18-8 over their next 26.  However, reality is over the last 52 games they have barely been better than a breakeven team. The Penguins left many doubts with their lethargic mid-season play, but they finished looking like a team ready to repeat last season's run closing at 16-5. The difference for them was clamping down on defense and strong goaltending on home ice. The Penguins allowed just 11 goals in their last seven home games, just 1.57 a game. Flyers are just 16-40 in their last 56 on the road vs a home team with a greater than .600 winning percentage, while the Penguins sport a stellar 21-5 mark as a home favorite of -151 to -200 in their last 26. Tight defense and excellent goaltending has been the trademark of the Penguins down the stretch, and I'll take them along with the UNDER here, which has gone 6-1 in their last seven quarterfinal games.