NHL Playoff Races Tighten While Capitals Struggle The Washington Capitals are still the best team in the NHL, but they’re not playing their best hockey at the moment. They started March with just three wins in their first seven games, and while Washington was marking time, the rest of the league was playing catch-up. As […]
NHL Betting: Do or Die for #TBLightning in Game 6 #StanleyCup #Blackhawks
NHL Betting: Do or Die for Lightning in Game 6 It’s been a great playoff run for the Tampa Bay Lightning and their supporters, but it could all come to an end Monday night. At 8:00 PM ET (NBC), Tampa Bay will visit the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. […]
NHL Betting: Can Lightning Prosper without Bishop? #StanleyCup #TBLightning #Blackhawks
NHL Betting: Can Lightning Prosper without Bishop? At what point do they stop being considered underdogs? The Tampa Bay Lightning opened at +130 to beat the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, but after two games in Tampa, it’s all tied up at one game apiece. The Lightning are also +150 underdogs […]
NHL Betting: Underdog Lightning Strikes Again #NYRvsTBL #NYR #TBLightning
NHL Betting: Underdog Lightning Strikes Again If the Tampa Bay Lightning needed any “bulletin-board material” going into Game 5 of their Eastern Conference final versus the New York Rangers, all they needed to do was look at the Stanley Cup futures market. Even though both conference finals were tied at two games apiece, the […]
NHL Betting: Rangers Fight Back, Still in the Red #NHLplayoffs
Rangers Fight Back, Still in the Red The New York Rangers aren’t about to go gently into that good night. With back-to-back victories over the Washington Capitals, New York has evened this Eastern Conference semifinal at three games apiece, with Game 7 set for Wednesday night (7:30 PM ET, NBCSN) at Madison Square Garden. Despite […]
NHL Betting: Lightning Strikes Twice in Montreal #NHLplayoffs
NHL Betting: Lightning Strikes Twice in Montreal If you’re going to make a statement in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, scoring six goals against the presumptive Hart Trophy winner is a good way to do it. The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Montreal Canadiens, winning […]
NHL Betting: Rangers Still 9/2 Cup Favorites, Penguins 20/1 Despite Close Series #StanleyCup
NHL Betting: Rangers Still 9/2 Cup Favorites, Penguins 20/1 Despite Close Series Their Eastern Conference quarterfinal may be knotted at one game apiece, but there’s a gigantic gulf on the Stanley Cup futures market between the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. As we go to press, the Rangers are still the Cup favorites at […]
NHL Betting: Bad Seeds Pack Playoff Punch With Hot Goalies #StanleyCup
Bad Seeds Pack Playoff Punch With Hot Goalies Anything can happen once you get into the Stanley Cup playoffs. It’s not uncommon to see teams squeak into the postseason and do some damage in the early rounds; a hot goaltender can make all the difference in a seven-game series. Hot goaltenders like Andrew […]
NHL Betting: Kings Call up Richards for Desperate Playoff Push
NHL Betting: Kings Call up Richards for Desperate Playoff Push They’ve won two of the last three Stanley Cups, but if things keep going the way they are now, the Los Angeles Kings won’t even make the playoffs this year. The Kings (34-23-7-7 SU) are four points out of a Wild Card spot in […]
NHL Betting: Using Hockey’s Advanced Stats for Fun and Profit
Using Hockey’s Advanced Stats for Fun and Profit In the beginning, there was Moneyball. Actually, advanced statistics were used to analyze sports long before Billy Beane showed up in Oakland, but the success he had with the Athletics – and the popularity of Michael Lewis’ book – paved the way for a new generation […]
