NHL Hockey Betting

NHL betting – Penguins in Six
Online betting handicappers were shocked when the Montreal Canadiens advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs by knocking off the Presidents’ Trophy winners, and Easter No. 1 seed, Washington. But the Canadiens aren’t really that dangerous; rather it was Washington’s failures that allowed them to advance. Jaroslav [...]

NHL betting – Blackhawks in Seven
Online betting players watched Vancouver and Chicago stage an exciting second-round series in last year’s playoffs, so they figured they would do it again.  The Blackhawks and Canucks know each other very well, and this series should go the distance, but Chicago will come out on [...]

Series preview: San Jose Sharks-Detroit Red Wings
Remember when the NHLs playoff promo slogan was “Is this the year?”
Unfortunately for the San Jose Sharks, they are still asking the question. In fact, the words have been stuck in their heads in every playoff season since the lockout including this one, and for good [...]

Series preview: Canadiens-Penguins
Call it magic, a miracle, or Montreals ghosts raising from the past. Whatever the explanation, the Canadiens find themselves into Round 2 of the playoffs after a stunning upset of the Washington Capitals.
For that great accomplishment, they get the dubious pleasure of meeting a team that has been to two [...]

They took it down to the last shift in the last minute of the last game, but ultimately the Washington Capitals managed only a monumental collapse while suffering one of the biggest upsets in playoff history.
Still, it was a breathtaking finish and a fitting end to a captivating first round of action, [...]

Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals
Canadiens Capitals Odds:  Capitals -310
The Washington Capitals are a huge favorite in the best sportsbook for Game 7 of their first round NHL playoff series with the Montreal Canadiens but NHL betting fans know that those odds are not indicative of how the series has [...]

Rookie Joe Sacco, who led the Colorado Avalanche on a surprising run to the playoffs, along with Phoenixs Dave Tippett and Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators, were selected as finalists Wednesday for the Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year.
Sacco went 43-30-9 in his first year behind the bench and [...]

A spirited practice was over. Most of the Boston Bruins players were back in the locker room.
But not Marc Savard.
With his return from a 24-game absence just days away, Bostons best playmaker kept working on the ice with a few teammates on Wednesday.
“It felt like the Boston Marathon,” said [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed free-agent goaltender Ben Scrivens to a one-year entry level contract Wednesday.
Scrivens, 23, was a finalist for the 2010 Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the NCAAs top player. He was also a first-team all-American with Cornell University and won the ECAC Hockey Ken Dryden Award as the [...]

Detroit Red Wings @ Phoenix Coyotes
Online NHL Betting Odds: Red Wings -120
Can anyone believe that the Detroit Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes are heading to a seventh game?
NHL betting fans have to be thrilled with this series – and the quality of NHL playoff hockey to date – [...]