Sportsbooks favor the Pittsburgh Penguins to win the Stanley Cup by 9/4 odds. Can they do it?

They swept the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the NHL playoffs and they’re on their way to doing similar damage to the New York Rangers. Believe it or not, the Pittsburgh Penguins now find themselves without a loss in these playoffs and are the favorites to take the 2008 Stanley Cup. Crazy, huh?

“We all realize how hard we have worked to get to this point,” Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said. “We cannot get caught looking ahead. We have to keep the same mindset we have had all playoffs, which is worry about the next one. I think we have done a good job of playing the game, erasing it and focusing on the next one.”

Tonight’s game is a do or die situation for New York, but it’s also a must-win for the Penguins, who look to keep their playoff record squeaky clean. The puck drops at 7 p.m. EST at Madison Square Garden.

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