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Was there ever a doubt that the best-of-7 series between the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes would go the distance? And with home ice holding up the entire way, was there ever a doubt which team would be favored on the NHL playoff odds board heading into Game 7? After coming out on the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes are one win from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the second time in four years. Just don’t expect that win to come against the New York Rangers in Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday — unless, of course, you don’t believe in the power of undefeated trends. Carolina is […]

The Colorado Avalanche hit the ice Wednesday night as a massive favorite in the NHL playoff odds market to eliminate the St. Louis Blues and clinch their first trip to the Western Conference in two decades. And with less than a minute to play in Game 5, Colorado had that conference finals berth in its […]

The best-of-7 Eastern Conference playoff series between the Rangers and Hurricanes returns to Carolina on Thursday — and not a moment too soon for the Canes. That’s because 11 games into Carolina’s postseason, the home team is a perfect 11-for-11. So, naturally, the Hurricanes are favored in the NHL playoff odds market heading into Game 5. […]

It has been exactly two decades since the Colorado Avalanche advanced as far as the Western Conference finals. All the Avalanche need to do to end that drought: Pick up one more victory against the St. Louis Blues in the next three games. If you buy into the numbers in the NHL playoff odds market, […]

Looking for some serious Stanley Cup playoffs drama? You’ll find it Tuesday night in two different countries, where a pair of pivotal Game 4 contests are on tap. The fact both home teams are barely favored in the NHL playoff odds market suggests we could be headed for some down-to-the-wire tension. Dare we go so […]

Ten days ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning were one defeat away from seeing their two-year reign as Stanley Cup champions come to an end. Now, they’re favored on the NHL playoff odds board to sweep their second-round series, reach a third consecutive Eastern Conference final, and keep their three-peat dream alive. One day after rolling […]

Just how much have the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers lit up the scoreboard in their best-of-7 conference semifinals series? The 23 combined goals that the Alberta rivals tallied in their first two games in Calgary exceeded the combined goal total from the first two games of the other three conference semifinal series: Panthers-Lightning, Hurricanes-Rangers […]

The Colorado Avalanche played with fire throughout Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the St. Louis Blues, yet escaped unscathed. So the Avs stuck their hands in the flames again in Thursday’s Game 2. This time, they got burned — as did bettors who laid a big price on Colorado. Speaking of […]

It was a tale of two NHL playoff games — in two different countries — Wednesday night. Down in the southeastern U.S., the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers slugged it out in a classic low-scoring overtime nailbiter. North of the border, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers engaged in old-fashioned shootout that featured less […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers entered the postseason as the first and second choices, respectively, on the Stanley Cup championship futures board. While both squads advanced to the second round, only one is living up to the prognosticators’ NHL playoff odds expectations. Fresh off an overtime victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference […]