Oilers are the betting favourites to win the Pacific Division

And here we go. One for the Stanley Cup. The Vegas Golden Knights can end a six-year chase Tuesday with a Game 5 win. Fans went wild at City National Arena Monday. The Golden Knights sound locked in, too. Matthew Tkachuk's status is iffy for Game 5, and the Florida Panthers could be just about cooked. The new NHL trade rumor out of Philly involves…

Don't have an account? Create Account Puck drop for Game 1 of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers took place on June 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights entered the series as slim favourites to win. Vegas has made the playoffs five times since their inaugural season in 2017-18 and…

The Stanley Cup finals is set between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers. The Knights won their third overtime game of the series to eliminate the Dallas Stars in five games after Florida swept the Carolina Hurricanes. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals is Saturday, June 3 with face-off from T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. All games…

Late July is typically not the time for the NHL to be in the news. That all changed when the Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers engaged in a trade to end all trades and one that made not just NHL news but national news. Calgary shipped its leading scorer, Matthew Tkachuk to Florida, in exchange for the Panthers' top point producer, Jonathan…

Toronto fans were ready to roast Boston agitators Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi, but their catcalls and homemade signs will now be directed toward Panther pests Matthew Tkachuk and Sasha Barkov when the second round of the NHL playoffs starts tonight at Scotiabank Arena. Yes Leaf Nation, you read that right - the second round. The Florida…

The Calgary Flames are teetering at the moment. After starting the campaign with a 5-1 record, the Flames are now 5-5-2 on the season and are 12 points behind the pace-setting Vegas Golden Knights in the Pacific Division. Despite the slow start, the Flames are still one of the Stanley Cup favorites at+1200. The betting market is expecting Calgary…

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…

I'm picking Edmonton to win the Stanley Cup this year. And I wouldn't be surprised if the Oilers end up beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the final. That is, if both teams' goaltending holds up. It's just one of the questions heading into the 2022-23 season. From whether the Calgary Flames are better or worse after dismantling their core, to…

The NHL might not be wide open this season. But it feels uncertain. The league's flat salary cap the past three years is causing issues for many of the top teams. Out of the five best clubs recordwise last season, three - Colorado, Toronto and Minnesota - will have a new primary goaltender. Another, Pacific Division winner Calgary, lost two-thirds…

The 2022-23 NHL Season gets underway on Friday afternoon when the San Jose Sharks take on the Nashville Predators in Prague. With just a few more days to go until the puck drops, the betting market for the upcoming campaign looks about set, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few teams out there worth a punt. Today, we'll take a look at the top of…

The Battle of Alberta is back on. After losing Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk this summer, the Calgary Flames are no longer favourites to finish first in the Pacific Division again. That honour, according to covers.com, now belongs to the Edmonton Oilers, who are+200 favourites. Calgary, which replaced Gaudreau and Tkachuk with Jonathan…

And they said the NHL is one of the best leagues for parity? Not according to the NHL betting odds. The 2023 Stanley Cup outrights favor the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Colorado Avalanche, to win it all by the summer of 2023. Colorado sits at+400, which is more than double the Tampa Bay Lightning (+900). But can Colorado repeat even with…

The parade lap was skated. The handshake line is closed. As we speak, the Stanley Cup is making its series of daily summertime trips through the Colorado Avalanche organization. But the B/R hockey team is still thinking about, well...hockey. Which means now that an early compilation of odds for the 2022-23 NHL season has been compiled by…

First it was Johnny Gaudreau who left the Calgary Flames. Could Matthew Tkachuk be next? The evidence seems to be pointing in that direction. On Monday night, the Flames tweeted out that they have elected for salary arbitration for Tkachuk. This move allows them more time to figure out their next move while not having to worry about the possibility…

The Battle of Alberta begins at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday night as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Calgary Flames for Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal showdown. Each team needed seven games to dispatch their quarterfinal foe, with the Oilers outlasting the Los Angeles Kings, and the Flames squeaking by the Dallas Stars. Which…

To quote John Davidson, back when he was a hockey broadcaster: "Ohh baby." For the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, we have a Battle of Alberta series between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. It's been quite a while since this heated rivalry had a playoff series, but fate has seen to it that we get one here and it should all…

Scotiabank Saddledome is the site for a Tuesday night battle between the San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames. The Sharks won each of the first two meetings of the season between these teams, but both took place before the Flames embarked on a 19-4-2 run from Jan. 24 to present. With Calgary now squarely on the road to the postseason, and San…

Getting a little skin in the game can make watching NHL hockey even more exciting. During the 2021-22 season, Daily Faceoff will help you become an improved bettor thanks to this betting model and our betting tools. Each day we will look at each game, the, and the odds of each team winning based on the model created by Philip Bulsink. Based on…

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep a six-game winning streak alive as they head to Calgary to take on the Flames tonight. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Flames prediction and pick. Both teams are red hot right now, as the Calgary Flames are playing a back-to-back game tonight after coming off of a huge 6-0 shutout…

Pacific Division rivals Vegas Golden Knights and the Calgary Flames will be facing off against each other Wednesday night. The Knights are currently occupying the top spot of the division with 59 points, while the Flames have 52 - three points back of the third place, thus highlighting the importance of this contest. With that said, it's a good…

Vegas Golden Knights (28-16-3) vs. Calgary Flames (23-13-6) February 9, 2022 9:30 pm EDT The Line: Calgary Flames -141 / Vegas Golden Knights+120; Over/Under: -6.5 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Vegas Golden Knights and Calgary Flames meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Vegas Golden Knights look for a win after…

Calgary Flames (18-11-6) vs. Edmonton Oilers (18-16-2) January 22, 2022 10:00 pm EDT The Line: Edmonton Oilers -110 / Calgary Flames -110; Over/Under: +6 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers meet in NHL action from Rogers Place on Saturday night. The Calgary Flames will look to build on a 5-1 win over…

The Edmonton Oilers will be looking to maintain the pace that lifted them to a second-place finish in the North Division standings last season when they return to action in the upcoming NHL campaign as+450 second favourites on the odds to win the Pacific Division at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Despite hitting the ice for just 56 games…