Category: NHL

There are a lot of factors that go into a team making a playoff run that leads them to a Stanley Cup. Momentum is one of those factors, as we regularly see teams manage to dig out of a hole and get on a run. The Tampa Bay Lightning had the momentum coming into this…

For the first time since 2015, the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers will face off in the NHL playoffs as the Rangers host the Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay is favored for the game on the NHL odds and for the series. How to…

We are down to our final seven teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the number is seven because of the four-game sweep by the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Florida Panthers in the second round. There are still three series left in progress, and buckle up because we could be in for a long…

The Colorado Avalanche had Game 5 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal series against the St. Louis Blues in the bag and a trip to the West Finals set … and then they didn’t. The Blues made a stunning rally to force Game 6 back in St. Louis on Friday. However, the Avalanche are favored…

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are moving along, with one team already punching their ticket into the Conference Finals and another one very much on the brink of doing the same. The 2-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning are the team moving on, with the Colorado Avalanche looking set to join them. These developments all…

The start of the second round of the NHL playoffs has been as good as the first, but there is zero time to catch our breath, as we are about to head into the weekend with a bunch of games coming our way. It’s a quieter night on Saturday, with just 1 game on the…

We’re now down to the best eight teams in the NHL. We’ve got some offensive powerhouses left in the field, and we’re sure to see some exciting hockey action throughout the rest of the Stanley Cup playoffs. We have some semifinal matchups of teams with some contrasting styles. This is the best time of the…

The first “Battle of Alberta” NHL playoff game in three decades between Edmonton and Calgary in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals was one of the wildest postseason games ever with 15 goals scored. What to expect in Game 2 on Friday? The Flames are heavy home favorites on the NHL odds. How to…

We’ve barely had time to catch our breaths from an amazing opening round in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but here we are getting ready for Round 2. There are 4 series set to go in this round, with 2 games coming every single night until we get down to the final 4. As strange as…

We are now just a day away from the start of the second round of the NHL playoffs. The opening round is going to be a tough act to follow, with so many of the series forced to go the full 7 games. The 8 teams that moved on don’t really have much time to…