Odds the Detroit Red Wings win next Stanley Cup? Not pretty

The Columbus Blue Jackets hit the road on Tuesday and take on the Edmonton Oilers. When looking at the Columbus Blue Jackets standings - they are 14-22-9 on the season, and that 37 points is dead last in the Metropolitan Division. The Blue Jackets are coming off a home loss to New Jersey on Friday. We like the value that the Columbus Blue…

Just weeks after the Las Vegas lifted their first ever Stanley Cup, we are ready to welcome the next generation of NHL players with the 2023 NHL Draft. The selection show will take place from the 28th to the 29th of June in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena. Much like the NFL Draft, the NHL Draft has seven rounds and there will be 224…

Can Colorado rebound after an injury-plagued season to defend their title from 2022? DENVER - Look for a bounceback in 2024 for the 2022 Stanley Cup champions. That's what the good people at Fanduel are expecting, at least. The Colorado Avalanche are the early favorites to win the Cup next year, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton…

The Boston Bruins have been on a historic tear during the 2022-23 NHL season, setting new all-time records for marks that have stood for decades. Boston has set the record for most regular season wins at 64 and has a chance to extend that record this Thursday when they face the Montreal Canadiens. The former record holders were the Detroit Red…

There's only one question Toronto Maple Leafs fans really care about: can the team ever win the Stanley Cup again? Well, the oddsmakers seem to think they've got one of the best shots in the league this season. Oddsmakers at Sports Interaction are giving Toronto the fourth-best odds (9.24) at the Stanley Cup this season. Everyone who's spent any…

While we're not quite yet at the holiday break portion of the NHL season, we're deep enough into the league calendar that Stanley Cup contenders have started to separate themselves from the field. The Cup hasn't been awarded to a Canadian team since the Montreal Canadiens won it all back in 1993, some 29 years ago. Per the odds at Stake.com,…

The Colorado Avalanche took home ice hockey's most coveted trophy in style, seeing off back-to-back champions Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 to claim their first Stanley Cup in 20 years and third overall. The win saw the Avs maintain their 100% win record in the finals, making them the only one of 12 NHL teams with at least three championships. The chase…

The Ice Guys NHL Hockey betting show presented by National Hockey Now for Saturday, November 19 as Ian Cameron and Alex B. Smith preview and analyze the massive Saturday NHL card from a betting perspective Bet $5 on the Moneyline, get $200 with The Ice Guys Promo Link. NHL Betting Card - Saturday, November 19 New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa…

October is a sports fan's Christmas morning. It features the MLB playoffs, NFL and NCAA regular seasons, NBA tip-off - and the return of the NHL, which after two games overseas began its full schedule Tuesday night. The Colorado Avalanche have had a few months to enjoy an entire offseason as champions. Now, it's officially time to begin the pursuit…

Toronto Maple Leafs 118 Florida Panthers 112 Tampa Bay Lightning 104 Boston Bruins 94 Ottawa Senators 88 Detroit Red Wings Buffalo Sabres 78 Montreal Canadiens 68 The Maple Leafs remain built for success in the regular season but are set up for failure in the playoffs. The Panthers have added toughness and scoring with Matthew Tkachuk; now, they…

The Colorado Avalanche buried the competition on the ice by winning the Stanley Cup last season, and the chase for hockey's top prize is about to begin again. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks opened the 2022-23 NHL season overseas last week. Now, the action returns to the U.S. on Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Lightning, last year's…

The 2022-23 NHL season begins in earnest Tuesday night with the New York Rangers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Most of the league starts up Wednesday night, including the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Eastern Conference, in particular, is absolutely loaded. Four of the teams…

With a little less than a month remaining before the 2022-23 season, we're finally starting to get a look at how NHL 23 will shape up. EA Sports released the rankings of the top 50 players in this year's game, highlighted by Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid: 1. ConnorMcDavid (C, Edmonton Oilers): 95 2. AustonMatthews (C, Toronto Maple Leafs):…

The Vancouver Canucks might be confident in their abilities to return to the playoffs, but the oddsmakers aren't convinced. Betting and professional sports have never been more tied at the hip than they are today, and the odds betting platforms provide have become a pretty valuable asset in judging how analysts see any specific team's chances of…

Last season, divisional races went down to the wire as playoff seeding was up for grabs. There are only 4 divisions in the NHL, with each division winner claiming a #1 seed in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche won the Central Division and made their way through the playoffs easily, winning their first Cup…

What do the New York Rangers have to do in order to get the respect they deserve? The latest Stanley Cup odds have come out and the Blueshirts are tied for the 9th along with the Pittsburgh Penguins? I'm not sure the Penguins are over Jacob Trouba's flying elbow off the top of the steel cage yet, but aren't they the same team that may lose Evgeni…

The NHL season came to an end Sunday night with the Colorado Avalanche lifting the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. Who's ready to start talking about next year? While the Avalanche are already the betting favorites to repeat as champions in 2022-23, the Dallas Stars will find themselves in a year of transition. The…

The Toronto Maple Leafs have high hopes for success this coming season. We analyze how the Leafs goals align with bookmakers' odds. Every team in the NHL puts together a roster with the goal of winning the Stanley Cup. While some franchises look to set themselves up for a future run, others put players in place to try and win hockey's biggest prize…

The Chicago Blackhawks didn't have that good of a year in 2019-20. They went into the season with expectations of being a playoff team. Whether or not those were realistic expectations is a topic for another day but they failed to meet them nonetheless. This is a franchise trying to hang on to the last bit of hope they can before some extra hard…

The NHL season has passed the quarter mark and the playoff picture is looking different this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning, who made the postseason since 2018 with two championships and one Stanley Cup Final appearance during that time, were out of a playoff position on the morning of Dec. 4. So were the New Jersey Devils. The 2022-23 non-playoff…

The Colorado Avalanche buried the competition on the ice by winning the Stanley Cup last season, and the chase for hockey's top prize is about to begin again. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks opened the 2022-23 NHL season overseas last week. Now, the action returns to the U.S. on Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Lightning, last year's…

Welcome to the NHL On Tap. Three NHL.com writers will share what they are most looking forward to on the schedule each day. Today, their choices from 10 games Thursday. Jack Eichel being back in Buffalo and feeling as good about his game as he has in a long time could make for some very interesting TV. The Vegas Golden Knights center has a six-game…