Betway starting goalie bet of the day: Bet on Linus Ullmark to steal game 6 for Boston

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An action-packed night of game fives in the NHL led to our first team eliminated in the 2023 playoffs as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Winnipeg Jets in five games. The dream of a cup coming back to Canada for the first time since 1993 is now in the hands of the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs. 

Toronto’s bid to advance to the second round for the first time since 2004 was stalled for the time being, as the experienced Tampa Bay Lightning led by Andrei Vasilevsky lived to fight another day.  

Akira Schmid’s first career playoff shutout led the Devils to a 3-2 series lead over the Rangers, Schmid has been the early story of the playoff this season rallying the Devils to three straight wins after a 2-0 series deficient. 

Friday is the day of game six, as four teams are able to join the Knights into the second round of the playoffs. Here is a goalie prop I like for tonight’s games. 

Goalie Prop

Linus Ullmark to make over 30.5 saves at -130.

The betting favorite to win the 2023 Vezina trophy Ullmark had a rare “off game” at least to his lofty standards on Wednesday. Florida scored four goals on 25 shots and staved off elimination. 

The Panthers in a must win game will throw everything and the kitchen sink at Ullmark at home for a game six. Florida led the NHL in shots with an astonishing 36.8 average during the regular season. 

In Boston’s game 4 victory, Ullmark stopped 41 of 43 shots and expect a similar effort tonight in a close-out game on the road. 

Last Game Bets 

In this section, we will review our bet from the night before and keep a tally on how much we’re up or down throughout the playoffs.