NHL Hockey Betting

On a night when Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin stepped out of the spotlight, the Washington Capitals still had enough firepower to earn their ninth straight victory.
Mike Knuble and Nicklas Backstrom fueled the Capitals vaunted attack with three points apiece, and Washington pulled away to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
Knuble [...]

UNIONDALE, NY -Alex Ovechkin was held in check, but Alexander Semin scored twice for the Washington Capitals, who netted four goals in the first period and surged to their seventh straight win, 7-2 over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Semin had two unassisted goals, and Brendan Morrison and Mike Knuble also scored against [...]

Shane Doan took the penalty that led to the goal that nearly sealed Detroits win.
Instead, the Phoenix captain wound up winning the game and the Red Wings blew another late lead.
Doan redeemed himself by scoring in overtime after the Coyotes scored twice in the final 90 seconds for a 5-4 win over the Red Wings [...]

Chris Conner, recalled from the minor leagues earlier in the day, netted two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored twice one minute apart in the third period to beat the slumping New York Rangers 4-2 Monday night.
After Artem Anisimov gave the Rangers their only lead 9:15 into the third with his second goal of the [...]

Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury went through a full practice Saturday and is expected to start Sunday in Philadelphia.
Fleury, a member of the Canadian Olympic team, has missed three games with a broken ring finger on his left hand. He is using a different type of glove that accommodates a splint on the broken finger.
Penguins forward [...]

NEWARK, NJ -Martin Brodeur made 22 saves for his 108th NHL shutout and Travis Zajac scored the winning goal late in the second period as the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.
Dean McAmmond added an short-handed, empty-net goal in the final [...]

It would be nice if the Blue Jackets could keep Raffi Torres. One can imagine the contribution he could make to a good team.
Last night on his first shift in Nationwide Arena, Torres used a headlock to rip off the helmet of St. Louis Blues defenseman Roman Polak after Polak took post-whistle liberties with Derick [...]

First, Sidney Crosby went into a slump, and Evgeni Malkin followed by going into an extended one. Those days look to be gone for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who finally watched both of their Stars enjoy big games on the same night.
Malkin broke out of a slump with three goals and Crosby scored twice while figuring [...]

UNIONDALE, NY -Rick DiPietro made 20 saves for his first shutout in almost two years and Matt Moulson scored twice, leading the New York Islanders to a 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
The resurgent Islanders have four straight wins, matching a season high. New York has won six of seven overall [...]

Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his knee and is expected to be out for the next two-to-four weeks.
Hejduk has missed several games this season because of the injury, including a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
Hejduk has 30 points in 40 games this season. He also [...]