As the NHL comes out of its All-Star break on Monday – although some teams won’t return to the ice until the weekend – the books favor a Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final with the Oilers slight overall favorites to become the first Canadian team to hoist the Cup since 1993. Here’s a look at two intriguing early-week matchups, including Edmonton trying… Read More
The two-round NHL All-Star Game format returns on Saturday. In the first round, two of the four teams play against each other. The winners of Round 1 then face off in Round 2 for the NHL All-Star Game title. On Thursday evening, Team Matthews, Team Hughes, Team McDavid, and Team MacKinnon chose their respective rosters. Check out our analysis as well as a final pick… Read More
There are only a few games around the NHL early this week because the All-Star Game is Saturday. Most teams already have begun their break including Toronto. Superstar Auston Matthews enters the break with 40 goals and on track for a rare 70-goal season. He’ll be at the All-Star Game of course. Here’s a look at two intriguing early-week matchups. Top NHL Betting Picks of… Read More
The Calgary Flames will be without forward Dillon Dube for the foreseeable future as he has taken an indefinite leave of absence to address his mental health, the team said Sunday. The 25-year-old has played in 43 of the team’s 46 games this season, totaling seven points (three goals, four assists), eight penalty minutes and a plus/minus of minus-13. He has an average time on… Read More
The head coaches for this season’s All-Star Game, which is Feb. 3 in Toronto, were named over the weekend: Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers, Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins, Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks. The coaches will be assigned to one team each when the player and celebrity captains are named for the new… Read More
The Los Angeles Kings will be without backup goalie Pheonix Copley for the rest of the season, the team announced over the weekend due to ACL surgery. Copley was 4-1-2 with a 3.16 goals-against average, .870 save percentage and one shutout in eight starts this year. David Rittich will be the primary backup for the rest of the season. He is 2-0-1 in three starts… Read More
Some pretty big goaltending news over the weekend as the Toronto Maple Leafs have waived former No. 1 Ilya Samsonov – although it doesn’t necessarily mean he won’t play for the club again. The 26-year-old is 5-2-6 with an NHL career worst in both save percentage (.862) and goals-against average (3.94) this season. Samsonov will be assigned to the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey… Read More
After a short break for Christmas, the National Hockey League resumes play on Wednesday. Great games happen each day for the rest of the week, including a terrific matchup between Carolina and Toronto on Saturday. Check out NHL odds for Hurricanes at Maple Leafs and five other of this week’s top plays. Top NHL Betting Picks of the Week (December 25th, 2023)… Read More
A very capable goaltender but one who has struggled this season is available on waivers as the Carolina Hurricanes surprisingly placed Antti Raanta on waivers Saturday. The 34-year-old goalie is 6-5-1 with a 3.61 goals-against average and .854 save percentage in 14 games (12 starts) this season. He allowed six goals on 30 shots in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday. Read More
The Columbus Blue Jackets are having another disappointing season and it may not get better soon because one of the team’s top forwards, Boone Jenner, is expected to be out six weeks because of a fractured jaw suffered Saturday against St. Louis. Jenner, the Blue Jackets’ captain, is second on the team in points (18) behind defenseman Zach Werenski (20), and first with 13 goals. Read More
