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Case of the Mondays: Jets Become Expansion Knights' Latest Victim


by - 5/21/2018

Connor Hellebuyck Winnipeg Jets

Not even the previously red-hot Winnipeg Jets could avoid a season-ending fate at the hands of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Is Vegas in line for a finals showdown against the Tampa Bay Lightning, or will the Washington Capitals avoid another playoff meltdown? On the hardwood, meanwhile, a back-and-forth Western Conference Finals has taken another turn for the worse for the Houston Rockets.

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Winnipeg Jets . The Golden Knights are in their first season in the NHL. They are also in the Stanley Cup Finals. You can't make this stuff up, folks. The Jets opened the series with a 4-2 win in front of their home fans, but it all fell apart for them thereafter-dropping Game 2 in Winnipeg, losing both road games in Vegas, and getting eliminated at home with Sunday's 2-1 loss. Over the last four contests in the series, the Jets scored a grand total of six goals. The Golden Knights are +105 to win the Stanley Cup.

Washington Capitals . In their 43rd season, the Capitals are still seeking their first Stanley Cup. Recent history has been especially disastrous in terms of playoff collapses, to the extent that even a 2-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning-and going back to Washington-did not feel safe. Sure enough, the Caps lost Game 3 and Game 4 at home and then fell at Tampa Bay 3-2 this past Saturday. After scoring 10 goals in the first two contests, they have lit the lamp six times in the last three. The Capitals are -125 home favorites in Game 6 on Monday.

Houston Rockets . Losing to the Golden State Warriors-especially when you're on the road-is not exactly shameful. But the Rockets didn't just lose in Game 3 on Sunday. They got blown out by 41 points (125-94). Especially bad news for Houston is that Stephen Curry is back, as the former Davidson star erupted following two lackluster performances to score 35 points on 13-for-23 shooting (5-for-12 from three-point range). James Harden scored a modest 20 points, and the visitors committed 19 turnovers to Golden State's eight. The Rockets are +8.5 road underdogs in Game 4 on Tuesday, and they are +550 to win the series.

Brad Ziegler . On Sunday afternoon, the Miami Marlins led the Atlanta Braves 6-0 after four innings, 8-2 midway through the seventh, and 9-4 going into the bottom of the ninth. The Fish still couldn't win. Atlanta treated its home crowd to six runs in the ninth, including five with two outs. Ziegler, Miami's closer who has eight saves this season, got two outs before leaving with a line of four runs allowed on three hits and one walk. Tayron Guerrero came in and finished what Ziegler started, giving up the final two runs on two hits and two walks. Dansby Swanson's walk-off, two-run single completed the Braves' incredible comeback for a 10-9 victory. The Marlins (Hernandez) are +112 underdogs at the Mets (Vargas) on Monday night.

Jason Garrett . The NFL Draft has come and gone; organized team activities have not yet begun. This is supposed to be a relatively stress-free time of year for NFL head coaches. That certainly wasn't the case for Garrett this past week. First, former receiver Terrell Owens sounded off by expressing disbelief that Garrett is still head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. "When you really look at it, it doesn't make sense for Jason Garrett to continue to have his job," Owens said in a recent radio interview. They are not really expanding or progressing even as a team under his coaching tenure there…. For me, it's mind-boggling…. I just don't understand why this guy still has a job." Meanwhile, current receiver Terrance Williams was arrested over the weekend for public intoxication after crashing his Lamborghini into a light pole near the Cowboys' practice facility. Dallas' "over/under" regular-season win total is 8.5

Alexander Zverev . With his Rome title defense on the line, Zverev came close to picking up a famous clay-court win at the Foro Italico on Sunday. After getting destroyed by Rafael Nadal 6-1 in the first set of their final, the 21-year-old German roared back to take the second by the same score and also surged to a 3-1 lead in the decisive third. But with Zverev up a break at 3-2, a one-hour rain delay interrupted the match and completely halted the underdog's momentum. When the two competitors came back out, Zverev did not win another game. Nadal took the next four-ending with five in a row including his service hold prior to the interruption-en route to a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory. It was the Spaniard's eighth triumph in Rome and he will soon seek title No. 11 at the French Open when the season's second major begins next week. The King of Clay is a -225 favorite to triumph for an 11 th time at Roland Garros.

Marc Leishman . Leishman and Aaron Wise went into the final round of the AT&T Byron Nelson in a virtual match-play situation, leading all other competitors by at least four shots. Wise seized a two-stroke lead over the Australian through four holes on Sunday and put the clamps down quickly with a 5-under 31 on the front nine. The 21-year-old American also birdied the 10 th, coasting to victory the rest of the way with eight consecutive pars. Leishman at least managed to finish solo second, three shots behind Wise and one clear of a three-way tie for third place. The 34-year-old, who opened with an incredible 61 to take early control of the tournament, was seeking his first win of the season. Instead, Wise bagged the first win of his career. Leishman is +5000 to win next month's U.S. Open; Jordan Spieth is a +900 favorite.

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