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The New York Rangers will try and even up the second-round series as they face the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 at the PNC Arena. It’s time to continue our NHL odds coverage with a Rangers-Hurricanes Game 2 prediction and pick.   The Rangers started well in the first period when Filip Chytil fired one past Antti […]

A total of 15 goals were scored in Game 1 between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames in what was a game both team’s goaltenders will surely want to forget. Oilers netminder Mike Smith was removed after just six minutes on the ice, having surrendered three early goals to put the Oilers in a major […]

The Colorado Avalanche will host game two of the second round against the St. Louis Blues after the Avs won game one in overtime. The Blues were very close to winning game one a few times, but couldn’t bury the biscuit when they needed it the most. The Avs are an elite team and proved […]

Game two of the Battle of Florida kicks off tonight as the Florida Panthers will host the winners of game one, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers are desperate for a win here as they didn’t get off to the start that they wanted in this series. The Lightning proved why they’re the back-to-back champions […]

The 2022 Battle of Alberta in the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers took off in an insane, high-scoring manner. Darryl Sutter and his Flames churned out a victory with a score that resembled that of two bad football teams, beating the Oilers, 9-6. In only a way Sutter can, […]

The Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers began their ‘Battle for Alberta’ on Wednesday night in their Western Conference Semifinal series. In what turned out to be one of the craziest games in recent Stanley Cup playoff history, things got very chirpy during the third period. Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk and Oilers forward Evander Kane got […]

The Calgary Flames earned the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs after an outstanding regular season. That was almost all for naught, as it took overtime in Game 7 to dispatch the Dallas Stars in the opening round. If some people thought that would create some doubt with the team, they were very wrong. […]

The Florida Panthers were embarrassed on home ice in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1. That was not the only blow, as defenseman Ben Chiarot was also fined for a head butt on Lightning’s Ross Colton. The incident happened midway through the second period. At that time, […]

Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitchell Marner was the victim of a terrifying crime on Monday evening after it was reported that he had his car stolen at gunpoint outside of a movie theater in West Toronto. The Maple Leafs forward released a statement on Wednesday via Twitter, indicating that he was okay following the scary […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to take Game 1 on the road against the Florida Panthers, even without star forward Brayden Point on the ice. Ahead of Game 2, it looks like they’ll be in a similar position, as Point is still dealing with a lower-body injury that head coach Jon Cooper anticipates will leave […]

The Boston Bruins were bounced in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after failing to win a single game on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes in their seven-game series. While they managed to get the job done in Boston, it wasn’t enough to force their way into the second round. With the […]

The Battle of Alberta is finally back as we haven’t seen these two teams face off against each other in the playoffs since 1991. The Calgary Flames host game one against the Edmonton Oilers where both of these teams hate each other. The Flames are coming off a series win against the Stars that almost […]

Round two get underway for these teams tonight as the Carolina Hurricanes will have home-ice advantage against the New York Rangers. The Hurricanes have yet to lose a home game after defeating the Bruins in seven games from round one. The Rangers came back from a 3-1 deficit to the Penguins and ended up winning […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are coming out of a grueling seven game series with the Boston Bruins in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In that series, the home team won all seven games, with the Hurricanes dominating on their home ice. Their excellent regular season earned them home ice advantage in that series […]

The New York Rangers are riding high after escaping the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins despite trailing 3-1 at one point in the series. Their next task will be the defensive-minded Carolina Hurricanes, who await them in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. We’ll be making some bold Rangers-Hurricanes predictions for their […]

The Edmonton Oilers are set for Game 1 of the Battle of Alberta against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night, and head coach Jay Woodcroft dropped a series of key injury updates ahead of the clash. Forwards Leon Draisaitl, Evander Kane, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins have all been dealing with injuries and didn’t skate at practice […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a crossroads when it comes to the future of some key players, most notably the likes of Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins veterans are both set to hit free agency, although they have both expressed their desire to return to Pittsburgh. Sidney Crosby is also keen on continuing […]

The St. Louis Blues managed to get past the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they have a far more difficult test awaiting them in Round 2. Their reward for fending off Kirill Kaprizov’s onslaught of goals is a date with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and the Colorado […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to stay hot against the St. Louis Blues in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avs made quick work of the Nashville Predators in the first round, defeating their opponents in four games, and now they’ll look to see similar results against the Blues. St. Louis […]

Round two in the West kicks off with a huge game in Denver as the Colorado Avalanche will possess a home-ice advantage against the St. Louis Blues. The Avs are coming off of the only sweep in the playoffs so far as they took down the Predators pretty easily. The Blues, on the other hand, […]

The Battle of… Florida? Who knew that two of the better teams in the NHL would both be from Florida, as the Florida Panthers will have home-ice advantage against the Tampa Bay Lightning in this best-of-seven series. The Lightning just came off of a game seven win over the Maple Leafs in round one, which […]

Things have gotten from bad to worse for Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner. Just days after Marner witnessed the Tampa Bay Lightning steal a win in Game 7 against his team, the skater got involved in a terrifying incident when he got carjacked at gunpoint in Toronto, according to Joe Warmington of the Toronto […]

The Calgary Flames are through the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, avoiding an upset by the stubbornly good Dallas Starts in a series that went the distance. That means more quotable postgame quotes from Daryl Sutter and, of course, a colossal Battle of Alberta showdown in the second round against the Edmonton […]

Coming off three straight come-from-behind victories during their first round match-up against the Washington Capitals, the Florida Panthers have established themselves as the comeback kings of the NHL. However, they may not be as fortunate during the Eastern Conference Semifinals when they’ll be tasked with taking down the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Going up against […]

The Vegas Golden Knights missed the playoffs for the first time since the franchise’s inception in 2017. Despite being expected to have a strong season and make a deep run in the postseason, Vegas dealt with injury troubles and inconsistency throughout the year, resulting in them missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs entirely. As […]

The Edmonton Oilers are looking to stay hot after rattling off back-to-back wins in elimination games to sneak past the LA Kings into the second round of the playoffs. Their next Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup pits them up in the battle for Alberta, a showdown against the Calgary Flames. This will be a heated rivalry […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are at a major crossroads when it comes to the future, with multiple key players on expiring contracts and not much financial wiggle room to work with. The futures of certain key players are certainly in jeopardy, including Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, and Bryan Rust, who all could hit free agency this […]

Tampa Bay will be up against the President’s Trophy winners in the Florida Panthers as the Lightning look to pull off a historic Stanley Cup three-peat. Ahead of the series-opener on Tuesday, the Lightning were dealt a concerning injury update to star forward Brayden Point. Point, who suffered a lower-body injury in Game 7 against […]

The Calgary Flames had to throw everything they’ve got at Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger during Sunday night’s Game 7 just to pull off a 3-2 overtime victory at home. Oettinger put up a performance that will be remembered for a long time despite the loss, as he did his best impersonation of a brick […]

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins had yet another early exit from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after getting eliminated in the first round by the New York Rangers in a dramatic 4-3 overtime loss at Madison Square Garden Sunday night. That loss could end up being a symbolic bookmark for the Penguins franchise that may […]

The Nashville Predators’ season came to an end about a week ago, following a first round sweep at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche. The Predators were outscored by a 21-9 margin in the opening round and had a hard time keeping up with the Avalanche. While being without Juuse Saros for the series was […]

The Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars played one of the most compelling first-round series in the NHL playoffs. It required all seven games, and even that was not enough. The game went to overtime at tied 2-2. The only thing better than Game 7 in sports is overtime in Game 7. That once again proved […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers have been battling for almost two weeks in a physical seven-game series in the first round of the NHL playoffs. The Penguins led the series 3-1 and were looking to close out the Rangers in Game 5, but an injury to Sidney Crosby appeared to derail that. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to keep the dream of a three-peat alive after winning back-to-back elimination games against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The 4-3 series win will see the Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in the second round of the playoffs, pinning the reigning Stanley Cup champions up against […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to play Game 7 against the New York Rangers in Madison Square Garden. The Penguins have lost two straight games since captain Sidney Crosby went down with an upper body injury midway through Game 5. Pittsburgh’s superstar skated on Saturday and was initially listed as a game-time decision. Well, it […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That’s a phrase attributable to any of the past six NHL seasons and still holds true in 2022. The Leafs blew a 3-2 series lead against the Tampa Bay Lightning and were defeated 2-1 in Game 7, once again putting […]

Sunday, May 15 will be a very busy day for Dallas sports fans. The Mavericks and Stars are both looking to advance in the playoffs after saving their series in their respective Game 6 contests at American Airlines Center. Now, they will play their do-or-die games on the same day. According to ESPN Stats & […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins are hoping to get star forward Sidney Crosby back from injury ahead of their series finale Game 7 against the New York Rangers on Sunday. Crosby has been out with a head injury, which many had described as a concussion. It turns out, however, that Crosby was not diagnosed with a concussion, […]

The Penguins and Rangers are set for a pivotal Game 7 in New York on Sunday after the Pens failed to close out the series at home in Pittsburgh in Game 6. Sidney Crosby was sidelined in their last matchup due to a concussion he sustained in Game 5. Pens fans will be hoping Crosby […]