Yahoo Sportsbook's Sports Betting Analyst Minty Bets delivers her top plays for Thursday's Stanley Cup Playoff action and explains why she believes the Lightning's quest for a three-peat will still be alive after Game 6.

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Welcome back to cheddar bats brought to you by bet MGM while the NBA has a pair of game sixes tonight. The NHL has four and the maple leaves. Hope to end any thoughts about a lightning threepeats tonight on the road while the hurricanes, blues and kings also look to close out their series and advance to the next round of the Stanley cup playoffs as well. Joining us now to discuss the latest on the ice. Minty bets, sports betting analyst at yahoo sports book minutes. So let's get right to it. What has betting on the Stanley cup playoffs this year taught us so far Well, typically playoff games in any major sport usually mean low scoring games, stepping it up defensively and neutralizing the opponents so they don't have the opportunity to score. That's not at all. What's happening this year in the NHL playoffs. We're seeing tons of goals, high powered offense and a lot of goaltending issues. So a lot of good for over bettors is what we've learned. Alright, so looking at the maple leafs now, they've historically have had a hard time holding a lead in the playoffs. But can they end the lighting's quest for a three peat tonight? And we understand you're expecting a lot of goals. Yeah. So I'll start with the goals. This matchup has over written all over. It believes have proven that they have a lot of offensive advantage in the regular season. They were one of the top scoring teams and they've continued that into the postseason. So just for that. I like the over. Even though it's set high at 6.5 uh, and tonight for the winner. I'm actually looking at the Tampa Bay Lightning in the preseason. I like the Lightning to win their third Stanley cup in a row. However, going up against the Leaves has proven to be a challenge. Um, I don't believe the Leaves will win it all this year, but they do look good. Um, the Lightning, they have home ice advantage, they're phenomenal at home. And on top of that I saw a tweet earlier From a gambling Twitter friend Josh that the lightning are 16 and o off a loss over the past three postseasons. So that is a big reason to vent on the lightning tonight. Alright man, he talked to me, we're talking home ice advantage. Been a major factor in this Bruins caine series as well with the home team winning every game so far in the series, boston at home tonight. Are they forcing a game seven? Oh yeah, this is Carolina series to win. They have proven their stronger on the offensive end and more reliable in the net With Raanta in it coming into the series, the hurricanes were a little worried as their main goaltender frederik Andersen was ruled out of the playoffs but they're doing just fine. To me, boston is it's a little lackluster. So I very well believe the hurricanes could win this series tonight. Well meanwhile in the West now Minnesota has been reeling after a pair of 5-2 losses and now they find themselves pretty much in a do or die position on the road. Can they survive the blues? Yeah. So I picked the wild in that last game and I got burned because the Blues one, I'm gonna pick the wild again tonight in this game. I know they're in ST louis, but you can't deny that Minnesota possesses a player that has scored seven goals in the post season, which is second most carol Capris off. He's one of the top goal scorers in the playoffs and I think you can get through tonight. Everyone is super high on ST louis because Tarasenko had that hat trick the last game. So this may be a good spot to grab the wild. Alright, Mindy last one for you. You're as sharp as they come on the ice. So I gotta ask you here, explain this to me like I'm five. Edmonton favored to win tonight's game against the Kings on the road despite being down three to why, I mean, this is a must win for the Oilers or else they will never hear the end of it losing to the L. A. Kings. Like this one is the trickiest matchup for me because you have top goalscorers in Edmonton with Kane and Dry. Seidel and McDavid's and they're currently a spot ahead of L. A. In expected goals for Edmonton's downfall is their goaltending mike smith has not been reliable, but I have to pick the Oilers to bounce back here. There's no way they're going to have the Kings beat them in this game in this series. However, it would be quite a sight to see the King's advance, but I'm on the Oilers. Alright, that's minty Bet sports betting analyst at Yahoo Sports Book. Thank you, Mindy.