Game of the Year (NHL) - Schule's +$11,772 Playoff Record Tested
(NHL) Nashville vs. Anaheim, 04/23/2016 2:00 PM, Score: 2 - 5
Money Line: -139.00 Anaheim (Home)
Result: Win
This is a 10* play on the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks got off on the wrong foot losing both Games 1&2 on home ice. A change between the pipes has flipped this series on it's head though, as Fredrick Anderson has come in and stopped 56-of-57 shots in back to back wins. The Ducks appear to be back in control heading home for Game 5.

There's a lot to like about the Nashville Predators, and if it wasn't for the fact that they play the Ducks in the first round, they might have been primed for a long playoff run. The Ducks finished with five more win in the regular season, which doesn't make a bit of difference here in the playoffs. What does make a difference though is that Anaheim allowed fewer goals than any other team in the league, and had by far the best special teams unit with the league's #1 ranked power play and top penalty kill.

Home ice could be huge in this series, as Nashville is a far better team at home than it is on the road. The Preds have lost five of their last six visits to the Duck Pond, and nine of the last 12 overall in this series. The Ducks have won 12 of their last 16 at home, and they have won six straight playoff games in the conference quarterfinals.

Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry finished he season firing on all cylinders, and when those two are on top of their game the Ducks are tough to beat.

Take ANA.

GL,

Jesse Schule