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The Winnipeg Jets take on the Las Vegas Golden Knights in game two of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Check out our NHL odds series as we hand out a Jets-Golden Knights prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Jets shocked everyone in game […]

The Los Angeles Kings will get one of their top young players back for Game 2 against the Edmonton Oilers after Gabriel Vilardi confirmed he would be in the lineup on Wednesday night, according to David Satriano of NHL.com. After missing the final nine games of the regular season and the team’s first postseason contest […]

The Seattle Kraken have a 1-0 lead heading into game two against the Colorado Avalanche. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we give out a Kraken-Avalanche prediction and pick. Game one of this series was surprsingly low scoring. Eeli Tolvanen opened up the scoring in the first period for the Kraken. Top […]

The Boston Bruins will be on the hunt for a 2-0 series lead against the Florida Panthers at TD Garden on Wednesday night, and like Game 1, they’ll have to do it without their captain Patrice Bergeron. Bergeron is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and won’t play in Game 2, B’s coach Jim Montgomery confirmed. […]

It was complete domination in game one, as the Tampa Bay Lightning scored seven times en route to a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game two Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Game one was vintage Tampa Bay Lighting in […]

Seattle Kraken goaltender Phillip Grubauer played three seasons for the Colorado Avalanche, but arguably saved his best performance for the other end of the crease, leading his new team to a Game 1 victory in Denver on Tuesday night — and Avs forward Nathan MacKinnon was not happy about it. “Nothing,” the Colorado forward said […]

The Seattle Kraken won their first ever playoff NHL game in style on Tuesday night, taking out the defending champion Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series at Ball Arena. It was a triumphant 3-1 victory for the Kraken, who stifled the high-flying Avalanche offense all night while getting great […]

The New Jersey Devils gave up five goals and fell in game one 5-1 to the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game two Rangers-Devils prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Devils got down early in game one, with Vladimir Tarasenk scoring 4:58 into the game […]

The Winnipeg Jets upset the Vegas Golden Knights in the opener of their first-round series on Tuesday night, and the win was headlined by forward Morgan Barron taking a skate to the face in the first period, resulting in more than 75 stitches. In true playoff hockey fashion, Barron returned to the ice less than a […]

Ilya Samsonov and the Toronto Maple Leafs entered their first-round series with the Tampa Bay Lightning as the favorite — and left Game 1 in shambles after being crushed by their Eastern Conference rivals on Tuesday night. The Leafs lost 7-3 in front of the home crowd at Scotiabank Arena, and their Russian goaltender got […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs got absolutely embarrassed by the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round series in the 2023 Stanley Cuyp Playoffs Tuesday night. In front of their home fans, the Maple Leafs absorbed a 7-3 defeat at the hand of the reigning Eastern Conference champions. Making the loss even harder to […]

The New Jersey Devils had home-ice advantage over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round series Tuesday night, but that did not matter to the men in blue, thanks in large part to the incredible job between the pipes by no other than netminder Igor Shesterkin. The Rangers goalie […]

Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings have set in motion their plan to upset the Edmonton Oilers, as they took down Connor McDavid and company in Game 1 on Monday via a 4-3 overtime victory. It was the best form of revenge for the Kings over a hit by McDavid on Mikey Anderson back […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs were throttled on home ice to begin their playoff run, losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3. It was 4-0 at one point, leaving the Maple Leafs crowd booing their team. They are clearly frustrated with the playoff failures that stretch for two decades. The Maple Leafs have not won a […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning began their defense of their Eastern Conference supremacy but dominating the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of their first-round series, 7-3. They jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on the road, leaving the home fans booing their Maple Leafs. However, Lightning veteran defenseman Victor Hedman appeared to sustain an […]

There are countless legends who have donned the colors of the New York Rangers, but not one of them has scored as many goals for the franchise in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as Chris Kreider. The veteran forward etched his name in Rangers history books with a goal in the first period of Tuesday night’s […]

For the Toronto Maple Leafs, the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs represent one last chance. Toronto has been a playoff threat for over half a decade now, but keeps finding ways to lose in the first round. Eventually, the Maple Leafs have to find a way to break through, and this may be their last chance […]

Minnesota Wild blueliner Matt Dumba won’t face any supplemental discipline for his monstrous hit on Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski in Game 1 of their first-round series on Monday night, according to ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski. “NHL Player Safety will NOT have a hearing for Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Duma after his hit took center Joe […]

The Boston Bruins controlled game one, winning 3-1 and taking the series lead over the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Bruins game two prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Bruins overcame illness to win game one over the Panthers. The Bruins scored early, getting a power […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have a 1-0 series lead and play game two in Raleigh against the New York Islanders. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Hurricanes a game two prediction, pick, and how to watch. Sebastian Aho got the scoring started in game one with a power play goal in the […]

The Colorado Avalanche open up their Stanley Cup title defense on Tuesday night when they welcome the Seattle Kraken to Ball Arena for the latter’s maiden playoff series. The Avs finished the regular season on an absolute tear, winning 10 of their last 12 games to leapfrog the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild and win […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are about to hit the ice for their first game of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they will play their series-opener in the first round Tuesday night at home versus the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s a long time coming too for defenseman Luke Schenn, who actually started his NHL […]

Jon Cooper and the Tampa Bay Lightning have made three straight Stanley Cup Finals since 2020 and solidified themselves as the most successful hockey team of the 2020s thus far, but they have a lot of work to do to make it four in a row. After defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games […]

Dallas Stars defenseman Ryan Suter has always been regarded as a hard-nosed player, but he may have taken his physical play a little too far in the team’s Game 1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. Suter caught superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov with multiple unnecessary cross-checks, remarkably not being penalized for either of […]

The Dallas Stars will attempt to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole as they host the Minnesota Wild for Game 2 of the First Round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. We’re in Texas, sharing our NHL odds series, making a Wild-Stars Game 2 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Wild […]

The Edmonton Oilers got dealt with a heartbreaking loss right out of the gate in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they squandered a 2-0 lead and lost 4-3 via an overtime power play goal by the Los Angeles Kings. The penalty that led to the Kings going on a man advantage was a tripping […]

The Edmonton Oilers held a 3-1 lead over the Los Angeles Kings at one point during Game 1 of their 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff matchup. In the end, however, the team fell in overtime 4-3. The winning goal was scored by Kings forward Alex Iafallo. The 29-year-old slotted home his chance on the power play […]

The list of Boston Bruins 50-goal scorers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs used to consist of only one man in the form of Cam Neely. Well, that list just welcomed a new member with Brad Marchand finding the back of the net in the Bruins’ series-opening 3-1 win Monday night at home over the Florida […]

The Vegas Golden Knights begin their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series with the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday and received some great news ahead of Game 1. Captain Mark Stone, who was just activated off the LTIR, is expected to suit up, per Jesse Granger. He hasn’t played since January 12th after undergoing back surgery, his […]

To the delight of hockey fans everywhere, the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs have finally arrived. Although 16 teams remain in the hunt for the greatest trophy in sports, there is a clear favorite among them. Of course, that team is none other than the Boston Bruins, fresh off a historic regular season. Boston just had […]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally upon us. After a long and hard-fought season, 16 teams remain in the hunt for Lord Stanley’s Cup. One of the teams that every hockey fan will be watching very closely is the Edmonton Oilers. After making a run […]

For the second year in a row, the New York Rangers have made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Last year, they reached the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost in six game to the Tampa Bay Lightning. This time around, they’re arguably a better bunch. With that said, here are three reasons why the […]

The Seattle Kraken make their first-ever playoff appearance and they face off against the Colorado Avalance. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game one Kraken-Avalanche prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Kraken improved from eighth place in their division, and 60 points performance in 2021-22. This year it was […]

It is just a 25-minute commute across the Hudson that separates these two teams, as the New York Rangers face the New Jersey Devils. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game one Rangers-Devils prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Devils get to host this first game, finishing 7-3-0 in […]

In a rematch of 2022, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs face off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game one Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Last year Tampa lost game one 5-0 in Toronto, before winning game two. The […]

Both entering into the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a one-year hiatus, we have game one between Winnipeg Jets and Las Vegas Golden Knights. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game one Jets-Golden Knights prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Jets were the final team to clinch the playoffs out […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup since 1967. They haven’t even won a playoff series since 2004. Don’t tell any of that to Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov, however. Samsonov is not lacking confidence as his team prepares to begin their run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In fact, he told […]

The Boston Bruins historic regular season campaign is now in the rearview mirror. Boston torched the rest of the NHL all season long, finishing with a 65-12-5 record, setting league records for most wins in a single season and most points in a single season as well. But none of that matters anymore; what matters […]

The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs are quickly approaching now that the NHL regular season is over. Monday night sees the beginning of an intense chase for Stanley Cup glory. This year’s playoffs see old and new faces in the first round. We also see a few rematches from a year ago. In the Western Conference, […]