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On paper, the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars series is probably the tightest matchup of any in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs — but if the Wild want to force a deciding Game 7, they’re going to need more from Kirill Kaprizov. The Russian superstar hasn’t found the scoresheet since scoring in […]

A week ago, the New York Rangers were up 2-0 on the New Jersey Devils and seemed to be cruising towards the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Friday, they find themselves down 3-2 in the series with a do-or-die Game 6 on tap for Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. If you’re […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one of four teams that can book their ticket to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win on Friday night — and coach Rod Brind’Amour is considering replacing Antti Raanta with Frederik Andersen against the New York Islanders. “Earlier there was no chance and now he’s definitely […]

The Edmonton Oilers will attempt to end the season for the Los Angeles Kings as the two teams meet for Game 6 of the first-round series. We are at Crypto, sharing our NHL odds series, making an Oilers-Kings Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Oilers defeated the Kings 6-3 […]

The Winnipeg Jets looked to be in solid shape after stealing Game 1 against the Golden Knights in Las Vegas — but it all went downhill after that as Rick Bowness’ team lost four straight and became the first team eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2023. Bowness had no patience for his team […]

The New Jersey Devils will attempt to close out the first-round series as they meet the New York Rangers for Game 6. We are at Madison Square Garden, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Devils-Rangers Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Devils shut out the Rangers 4-0 in […]

The Vegas Golden Knights became the first NHL team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a convincing 4-1 win in Game 5 to send the Winnipeg Jets home — and the team has aspirations to go all the way in 2023. “I think it was our best, or closest […]

After reaching the Stanley Cup Final for three consecutive years and winning two titles, elimination games are not something the Tampa Bay Lightning have gotten too familiar with — unless it’s talking about the other team. But after blowing two home leads in Games 3 and 4, Jon Cooper’s team finds themselves down 3-1 to […]

The Boston Bruins fell in overtime to the Florida Panthers for the second time this series.  They hit the road to Florida with a chance to close out the Panthers in game six. We continue our NHL odds series, with a Bruins-Panthers Game six prediction, pick, and how to watch. It was a Linus Ullmark […]

The Winnipeg Jets are on the verge of losing in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the third time in the last five seasons, but they could have one of their best players back in Nikolaj Ehlers for a do-or-die Game 5 in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights on Thursday. Ehlers […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will make a second attempt to win the series, as the New York Islanders attempt to force game seven. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Islanders game six prediction, pick, and how to watch. In game five, the Islanders took a 1-0 lead in the first period, and […]

The Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday night — and they could have a crucial piece of their team back as Joe Pavelski is a game-time decision for the contest. Pavelski hasn’t played since getting absolutely destroyed by Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt […]

The defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche will attempt to stay alive as they face the Seattle Kraken in Game 6 of the first-round series. We’re in Seattle, sharing our NHL odds series, making an Avalanche-Kraken Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Kraken defeated the Avalanche 3-2 at Ball […]

Heading into the 2022-23 NHL season, the Calgary Flames seemed like a pretty sure bet to make the playoffs. The Flames were coming off a first-place finish in the Pacific Division the year prior, and the expectation was they’d be right back in the hunt again. Calgary also ended up having an eventful summer, which […]

The Dallas Stars will attempt to advance to the second round as they face the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 of the first-round series. We are in Minneapolis, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Stars-Wild Game 6 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Stars defeated the Wild 4-0 in Game […]

The Boston Bruins never had a stranglehold in Game 5 like they had during Games 3 & 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers, but for much of the night, it was clear they were the team playing better hockey. Yet when the final buzzer sounded, it was the Panthers that managed […]

Jared Bednar knows what it feels like to be at the highest peak of being a head coach in the NHL. After all, he steered the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup title in the 2021-22 season. This time, though, he and the Avs are on the brink of elimination right in the very first […]

The Colorado Avalanche are the defending Stanley Cup champions. However, their title defense could end prematurely at the hands of the Seattle Kraken on Friday. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs ended with Colorado on the losing end of a 3-2 score. And as with many other games this postseason, the Avalanche’s loss comes […]

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron had a mouthful to say about Linus Ullmark, not long after the Swedish goaltender committed a painful blunder in a 4-3 Game 5 loss to the Florida Panthers. Bergeron offered words of support for Ullmark after his game-losing error in overtime as he failed to clear the puck, leading to […]

The Florida Panthers saved their season on Wednesday with a big win against the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bruins fans were certainly stunned, but the Panthers knew they had a great chance of winning. Panthers forward Sam Bennett spoke to the media following the Game 5 victory. He pulled […]

The Florida Panthers came into Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins needing a win to save their season. Florida got their win, with a play by goalie Sergei Bobrovsky literally saving their season. With seven seconds left in the third period, a faceoff occurred in the Panthers’ offensive zone. The […]

The Florida Panthers were thought by many as nothing more than sacrificial lambs for the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But that’s not how things are unfolding the series, with the Panthers lasting for at least six games against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins following a series-extending 4-3 overtime […]

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark certainly wants to forget how Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Florida Panthers ended. And it seems he is taking a page from the playbook of popular TV show Ted Lasso to do so. The Bruins lost on Wednesday after Ullmark attempted to clear the puck from […]

The Boston Bruins had a chance to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday. However, the Florida Panthers had other plans for Game 5. The Panthers defeated the Bruins in overtime to force a Game 6 back in South Florida. Boston lost the game on a brutal turnover from star […]

Former Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Derek Lalonde made some interesting comments after Tampa lost Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And current Lightning head coach Jon Cooper isn’t exactly thrilled with what he heard. Lalonde’s comments regarded the ability of goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Lalonde, who is the head […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are not going to make an adjustment to what’s been working for the team of late. Even though Michael Bunting is now eligible to play following a three-game suspension, the Maple Leafs will continue to roll without him on the ice, at least in this coming Thursday’s Game 5 at home […]

The Winnipeg Jets head into Game 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday looking to stave off elimination. But, they will be without a very important player. Rick Bowness said Wednesday that Mark Schiefele won’t be available to play but a Game 6 return is still possible if they get that far, as reported […]

The Winnipeg Jets trail 3-1 in the series heading into game five of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. This game will continue our NHL playoff odds series with a Jets-Golden Knights prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. The Jets pulled off an impressive 5-1 victory in […]

The New Jersey Devils play host to the New York Rangers with the series tied at two games apiece. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game five Rangers-Devils prediction, pick, and how to watch. After losing both games on home ice by a combined score of 10-2, the Devils turned […]

The Boston Bruins have the opportunity to be the first team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night — and they could have their captain Patrice Bergeron back for a potential series clinching Game 5 against the Florida Panthers. Bergeron is expected to return on Wednesday after not […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs can close out the series after winning three straight over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game five Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Toronto got an overtime goal to seal the win in game four. Depending on which side […]

The Carolina Hurricanes came into Tuesday’s game in dire need of a win after falling to 3-1 in their NHL Playoffs opening-round series against the New York Islanders. At one point in the second period, the Hurricane’ chances of securing a crucial home win and thereby starving off elimination took a massive hit — both […]

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno got thrown out so early in Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Dallas Stars after he got slapped with a game misconduct plus a five-minute major penalty just two minutes into the contest. That was after he had a knee-on-knee collision with  Dallas center Radek Faksa. The Stars forward was […]

To say it was an underwhelming 2022-23 NHL season for the Pittsburgh Penguins would be an understatement. For the first time since Sidney Crosby’s rookie season in 2006, the Penguins missed the playoffs. Technically, they were also knocked out in the qualifying round of the 2020 postseason as well but had at least ranked fifth […]

This exhilarating series is all tied up at two games apiece, as Game 5 in Denver has officially arrived between the Seattle Kraken and the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. It is time to check out our NHL odds series where our Kraken-Avalanche prediction and pick will be revealed. Trailing 2-1 in the series entering Monday night, […]

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar has been suspended for one playoff game due to his interference penalty against Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced. Cale Makar’s hit on McCann came in the first period of the game. He was initially assessed a major penalty, but it was eventually reviewed […]

The Boston Bruins are one game away from eliminating the Florida Panthers. The NHL’s best home team is back in Boston for game five, looking to move on the in playoffs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Bruins game five prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Bruins took both […]

The Colorado Avalanche could be without one of the game’s best defenseman for a pivotal Game 5 as Cale Makar will have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for a late hit on Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann on Monday night. “Colorado’s Cale Makar will have a hearing today for Interference against […]

Things were looking great for the New York Rangers after winning the first two games of their opening round series on the road against the New Jersey Devils, but after back-to-back disappointing home losses to knot the series at two, it now becomes a best of three headed back to Newark. Rangers coach Gerard Gallant […]