Tampa Bay finally did what only Pittsburgh could do in the very first game of the playoffs: beat the Rangers at home. Behind a 25-save night from Andrei Vasilevsky, the Lightning pushed themselves to the brink of a date with the Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final. The two-time defending champ vs. the young, hungry […]
After two games in Tampa Bay, the story on the New York Rangers in the playoffs hasn’t changed: nails in Madison Square Garden, shaky outside of midtown Manhattan. Maybe they’re secretly powered by proximity to good pizza. With a series-tying Game 4 win, the Lightning dropped New York’s road record in the playoffs to 2-7. […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning were one period away from falling into a 3-0 series hole against the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon. Now the two-time defending Stanley Cup champs are one victory away from evening the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Final — and oddsmakers like their chances to do just that. After Tampa’s stunning come-from-behind […]
Three rounds into the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche have yet to lose a road game. Bookmakers expect that streak to continue Monday night in Edmonton, as Colorado is a consensus favorite on the Avalanche vs Oilers odds board ahead of Game 4. If the Avs meet the betting market’s expectation and post […]
As the great George Carlin said, hockey is actually three activities: ice skating, playing with a puck, and beating the … out of somebody. That said, we love the merging of those three activities into one, especially this time of year, when Stanley Cup odds take center ice. No one is doing a better job […]
The New York Rangers did something Friday night that no NHL team has done in more than three years: beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in back-to-back playoff games. Now the Rangers head south looking to do something no NHL team has done in … more than three years: hand the Lightning a three-game playoff losing […]
The Edmonton Oilers entered Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals having tallied an NHL-best 58 goals in the postseason, including six in a series-opening loss at Colorado. Edmonton will enter Game 3 still leading the NHL in playoff goals … with 58. After failing to solve Avalanche backup goaltender Pavel Francouz on Thursday night, […]
The New York Rangers have won seven consecutive playoff games at Madison Square Garden, including a 6-2 rout in Game 1 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals. The Tampa Bay Lightning have won 18 consecutive playoff games when coming off a loss. Translation: Something’s gotta give when the teams return to the ice Friday night […]
Looking for some goals? Like, lots and lots of goals? You’ve come to the right NHL playoff series, as the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche are more than willing to oblige. After combining for 14 goals in a wild Game 1 of their Western Conference Finals best-of-7 series, the league’s most prolific offenses in this […]
Forget about past history and current form and home-ice advantage. When looking at Lightning vs Rangers odds for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the handicap comes down to this: What side of the “Rest vs. Rust” fence do you stand on? Because Wednesday’s series-opening showdown between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York […]
The extra rest served us well. After taking Memorial Day off, we started the week with a perfect 3-0 effort with Tuesday’s Best Bets. That brings us to 102-94-2 overall since we started this Best Bets experiment — good for a solid 52 percent win rate. Let’s keep the momentum with three Best Bets for […]
The Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche rank 1-2 in scoring in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. So it’s a pretty good bet that the scoreboard operators will earn their paychecks during the Western Conference Finals, which start Tuesday in Denver. Certainly, the Game 1 total on the NHL playoff odds board reflects that presumption. However, the […]