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If the Stanley Cup playoffs don’t really get started until one of the favorites gets bounced, then consider the NHL postseason off and running. The eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks stunned the San Jose Sharks in six games in the first round behind goaltender Jonas Hiller, and now face the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semifinal.
NHL Playoffs Round 2 Matchups
West – Chicago vs. Vancouver
Anaheim vs. Detroit
East – Carolina vs. Boston
Pittsburgh vs. Washington
The hard-hitting action of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is underway but there’s still time to wager on the series’ winners at betED.com.
After yesterday’s Eastern Conference preview, we switch gears to the NHL’s Western Conference, which boasted four teams with 100 or more points. Here’s a look at who NHL odds are favoring in the first round of the playoffs, plus below we pick the NHL winners!!
After a surprising regular season in which many experts didn’t even predict the Boston Bruins would make the playoffs, the B’s find themselves as the top seed in the Eastern Conference and second in the NHL as they enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
But, as the +150 favorite to win the Eastern Conference, are the Bruins the best value? Boston is matched against its Original Six rival, the Montreal Canadiens, a team Boston has struggled against in recent playoff appearances.
The online NHL betting regular season is in the books and postseason starts on Wednesday, April 15 (four games), as 16 teams battle for Lord Stanley’s Cup. With the puck ready to drop this postseason, now’s the time to visit Our NHL odds (futures) for series prices, odds to raise the Cup and more! Here are the eight first round matchups reviewed for your viewing pleasure, with game 1 odds listed as well.
We had to wait for the final Sunday on the final day of the 2009 NHL season, but we now know all of the playoff matchups for both the Western Conference (Preview tomorrow) and the Eastern Conference. Below we pick the NHL winners! The NHL’s second season begins this week!
Give the people what they want.
Commissioner Gary Bettman has gotten mixed reviews since he took over the NHL’s top job in 1993. His legacy includes two work stoppages, getting and losing TV deals with FOX and ESPN, and aggressive expansion (some would say over-expansion) into the United States. But all is forgotten when the puck drops on a game that people care about.
BOSTON BRUINS -250 over Ottawa Senators
I was kind of excited about NHL betting on Ottawa for a brief moment there, and a 10-4 SU record over their last 14 games was certainly reason to get wet. But going 2-3 SU in their last five games on the road makes me weary as they head straight for Boston after losing to Florida.
It’s time to foil up.
Yes, so the 1977 Paul Newman film Slap Shot remains the enduring image of hockey to many American sports fans. As far as they’re concerned, it’s either all about the fighting, or it’s a joke because of the fighting.
Whether it’s sheer luck or if there is really something to it, Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Evgeni Malkin always seems to pick up his game when his parents come to visit from Russia.
Last season when they were in town Malkin who scored 106 points, picked up 15 points in five games.
If everything goes according to plan this week then New Jersey Devils veteran goalie Martin Brodeur will ironically enough have a chance this Saturday in Montreal to tie Patrick Roy’s record for all time wins by an NHL goalie.
In what can be summed up as taking a huge risk, the Montreal Canadiens made a major shakeup on Monday when they fired head coach Guy Carbonneau with only 16 games to go and replacing him with current general manager Bob Gainey.
Just when the NHL betting playoff picture looks like it’s taking shape, crazy things start happening. The Flames win the trade deadline and are suddenly rubbing shoulders with the elite. The Habs and Rangers show a bit of fight. Most of all, the Penguins – written off by many online betting fans as recently as two weeks ago – are the hottest team in the league.
You know what they say, NHL betting fans: you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. So you can’t teach Martin Brodeur to, uh, not…stop…pucks. OK, it’s a bad analogy. But it’s Monday, so gimme a break.
As of this writing no team in the NHL Central Division has a losing record. Overall San Jose has the beat record in the NHL going 41-9-9 for 91 points. Joe Thornton and company are an amazing 26-2-3 at home this year. The best team in the Eastern Conference is the Boston. The Bruins are 41-12-8 and have outscored their opponents by a league best 68 goals.
We’ve officially reached the NHL’s dog days of winter, though next week’s trade deadline will inject life back into the league. This time of year is dangerous for NHL betting fans, as even the best teams can lag (read: New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 0).
Last week, the Sharks reasserted themselves, the Wings stood pat and the Devils went backward.
