#Stanley Cup

The time to bet the Colorado Avalanche's Stanley Cup championship odds may have passed. After the Avalanche beat the Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the odds of the Avs winning the cup have only gotten better … or worse, if you're a bettor looking for a larger payout. Last week Colorado had -200 odds to win the championship, according…

The early part of 2023 has been kind to both the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. Both teams are 5-1 in January as the Bruins continue to lead the NHL in points and Boston is up 11 points on Toronto in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers headed into Sunday's action still six points out of the last playoff spot in the Eastern…

Teams heading in different directions square off on Sunday. The Rangers are 5-0-1 in January and have points in their last seven games. The Canadiens have dropped four of their last six games and are in last place in the Atlantic Division. Montreal has lost the last three games on the back end of back-to-backs and has been outscored 16-6 in those…

If you're looking for Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens DFS picks in Sunday's Wild Card faceoff, then you've come to the right place. We've analyzed each team's highest-probability game scripts to assess the most likely outcomes, including which players are in line to thrive more than anticipated or fall short of expectations. The following…

SUVA, Fiji - Tyson Beukeboom celebrated her 50th cap with a try off the bench Friday as Canada defeated Fiji 24-7 Friday in its final test match ahead of next month's Women's Rugby World Cup. Beukeboom is the fifth Canadian woman to reach the 50-cap milestone. Sara Kaljuvee, Gillian Boag and Maddy Grant also scored tries for Canada in a game that…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to SILive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The New York Rangers are looking to win their third straight game when they host the Montreal Canadiens today, and BetMGM Sportsbook has a fantastic…

Two teams entering this matchup on winning streaks are set to collide tonight, with the New Jersey Devils visiting the Los Angeles Kings. All Odds Courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook New Jersey Devils (-105) vs. Los Angeles Kings (-115) Total: 6.5 (O-105, U-115) A rematch of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals is set to go down tonight, and both the Devils and…

Prediction for the NHL Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers match, which will take place on January 11. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options. Claim Your Welcome Bonus! Colorado has hardly been a fan favorite this campaign. The reigning Stanley Cup winner has 20 wins in 38 games and 18 losses, so with 43 points, they…

The Avalanche won the Stanley Cup last year after clinching the Western Conference and beating Nashville, St. Louis and Edmonton before facing Tampa Bay in the finals. The Lightning was looking for a third straight triumph but Colorado took the title in six games. But can it win back-to-back championships? Colorado was predicted by many before the…

SAN JOSE - Sharks general manager Mike Grier attended the recent IIHF World Junior Championships in Canada and just like everyone else, was blown away by the unbelievable performance of Connor Bedard. "It's a 19-year-old tournament," Grier said Friday. "For a kid to go in there and do what he did as a 17-year-old. After one game I said, 'I don't…

Vegas is the fourth choice in the Stanley Cup odds at+900, while Oil Country is+2200. The Knights are a -135 favorite in this contest that features a total of 6.5 goals. Puck drop is set for 10:00 pm ET at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV with ESPN+ broadcasting the game in the United States and CBC/Rogers Sportsnet showing it in Canada. The start…

The New Jersey will drive up the 5 Freeway to continue their Southern California road trip as they face the Los Angeles Kings. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Devils-Kings prediction and pick. The Devils are coming off a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center. Significantly, Jesper Bratt led the way with two goals.…

Look, I understand my job each week in my quizzes is to educate, illuminate and entertain you (and occasionally frustrate you as you attempt to go 9-for-9). I'm definitely not here to bring you down, even in a memorial for those we lost in 2022. I look at it more as a celebration of their lives and hopefully give you something to further remember…

With the NHL regular season nearing its halfway point, THN.com is checking in and assigning letter grades for what they've done so far. This is the second division-by-division file - we began the process yesterday with the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. On Saturday, we'll examine the Central, and after our three stars of the week…

Prediction for the NHL Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators match, which will take place on January 6. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options. Claim Your Welcome Bonus! Carolina is still a young team among the Stanley Cup contenders for more than a year while actively progressing. In the current regular season, the…

Outside of a pesky West Coast swing and a downer in New York, the Dallas Stars have been hot. Before losing in Los Angeles and Anaheim, Dallas had won four in a row and five of their last six. Since then they've won two of three, dropping their Thursday night matchup with the Rangers. The Flames meanwhile, are clinging to a Wild Card spot in the…

The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. They skated with the defending Stanley Cup champions on home ice and pulled out a victory which is not an easy thing to do. Of course, the Avalanche are not the team they were last year right now. There is a clear Stanley Cup hangover that has been helped by injuries and…

The Edmonton Oilers were not supposed to be in this position. Coming off a trip to the Western Conference Finals, the Oilers were the betting favorite to win the Pacific Division and were expected to contend for a Stanley Cup. But things in the NHL are rarely linear, and here we are more than halfway through the season with the Oilers are fighting…

The NHL Trade Deadline is seven weeks away and the New York Rangers hot play has them as buyers come March 3, 2023. While there's 19 games to be played for the Blueshirts between today and that date, it's always smart to plan ahead. Last season, GM Chris Drury made a handful of small to medium size moves to acquire Andrew Copp, Frank Vatrano, Tyler…

To mark the halfway point of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its third installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Hart Trophy, given annually to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. There are two important…

One of the biggest surprises this season has been the Seattle Kraken. Seattle looked like an expansion team in its debut season, but there is no hotter team in the league right now. Seattle just blanked the NHL-leading Boston Bruins to improve to 7-0-0 in January. As a result, multiple Kraken players make the latest "Who's Hot" list. Former…

Now that the calendar has flipped to January, NHL teams are going to start to focus more on where they stand in the playoff race. The Colorado Avalanche host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night and this is a huge game for both teams. Defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado lost for the seventh time in eight games with a 3-2 setback in Chicago on…

The Tampa Bay Lightning kept alive the possibility of a third straight Stanley Cup triumph after clinching a place in this year's playoffs with a 4-3 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday, and they're currently the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference. Tampa Bay wasn't the only team to secure a playoff spot on the night, as the Pittsburgh…

The Montreal Canadiens (15-15-2) take on the Colorado Avalanche (17-11-1) at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Canadiens vs. Avalanche odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. The Canadiens kicked off a lengthy 7-game road trip with a…

NHL- 1 Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche Stadium: United Center (Chicago) 13.01.2023 03:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,74 Bet TypeHandicap 2 (-1.5) Bookmaker Bet Now! Prediction for the NHL Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche match, which will take place on January 13th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team…

The New Jersey Devils are a different NHL team this season. Now can they be a different team on the road against the Anaheim Ducks? At 26-12-3, the Devils are on pace for their first winning season and Stanley Cup playoff appearance since the 2017-18 campaign. They'll also be looking for their fifth win in six games against the Ducks. At 12-26-4,…

The Boston Bruins are the best team in hockey. On a historic pace through 40 games, the Bruins hold an NHL-best record of 32-4-4 and leads the league in points (68), goals against average (2.13) and save percentage (.928). Boston is also second in goals per game (3.85) and third in power play percentage (28.2%). If they hold this pace, the Bruins…

The Vancouver Canucks (17-20-3) are sixth in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference and are on a two-game losing streak. They are coming off a loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-4) in their last outing and will now take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-1), who are third in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Lightning…

The midpoint of the season arrived Wednesday, and all week at NHL.com we have been running our Trophy Tracker series. Consider the Super 16 power rankings this week the Trophy Tracker edition, or at least the MVP addition. Who is the biggest reason for the Boston Bruins being the unanimous No. 1? Who has made the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple…

Ontario got its first full-service sportsbook with the grand opening of Caesars Sportsbook in Windsor on Wednesday. Hall of Fame ex-NHL goaltender Grant Fuhr helped cut the ribbon and made the ceremonial first bet, taking the moneyline that the Jacksonville Jaguars would upset the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday. "Today's grand opening is a…

Colorado heads to the Windy City of Chicago to face off against the NHL's worst team, the Chicago Blackhawks. The last time these two played this season, a banner was being raised to the rafters at Ball Arena. Boy, feels like forever ago. In said matchup on October 12 on Opening Night, the Avs wound up on top 5-2 to start the season off as most…

Bob McKeown, the veteran journalist and senior host of "The Fifth Estate," was discussing advertising in sports betting when he was transported back to an old news conference he once covered. It was held in 2006, as Wayne Gretzky was preparing to travel to Italy for the Winter Olympics. The hockey legend and his family were embroiled in a gambling…

Thursday, 4 p.m. , Amalie Arena. TV: Sportsnet. Radio: AM 650. TAMPA - It's a pretty bold statement about the strength of your division when 25 wins in 39 games has you just in third place. The Tampa Bay Lightning remain one of the league's powerhouses, but in the 2022-23 season they're trailing the odds-on favourite for the Stanley Cup and a…

The pandemic forced a lot of leagues to be creative, and the NHL was able to make a unique situation for the Montreal Canadiens two years ago. Playing in an all-Canadian division to help work with travel restrictions, Montreal finished in fourth place and defied NHL futures odds by making a run to the Stanley Cup Final before being dropped by…

Welcome to NHL 99, The Athletic's countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We're ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who's No. 1 - it's the 99 spots behind No. 99 we have to figure out. Every Monday through Saturday until February we'll unveil new members of the list. Brett Hull was just 21 years old and coming…

A busy Saturday in the NHL features a matchup between two of the best teams in the league. The Colorado Avalanche (54-14-6) host the Carolina Hurricanes (48-19-8) on April 16th. Puck drop is set for 9pm ET. The Avalanche are listed as -137 home favorites in the NHL odds. The total is set at 6 for a matchup that features some of the league's…

Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic's countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We're ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who's No. 1 - it's the 99 spots behind No. 99 we have to figure out. Every Monday through Saturday until February we'll unveil new members of the list. Martin St. Louis' decorated playing career…

The Dallas Stars will stay in New York and battle the Rangers after going up against the Islanders. The Rangers crushed Dallas in their first meeting 6-3. The game was tied at three entering the final period, but New York rattled in three goals in the final 20 minutes and ran away with it. The Stars are tied for the most points in the Western…

Toronto heads to the Little Caesars Arena to face the Detroit Red Wings tonight. These two teams are trending in opposite directions as the Maple Leafs look up at the Bruins while the Red Wings try to stay in the playoff hunt. Can the Detroit Red Wings take advantage of an unrested Toronto team who played against Nashville last night? Let's see…

Welcome to Blackburn's Big Board, a weekly check-in on the hockey things that I currently care about. It'll go a variety of ways, including teams that are earning my attention, players of note, storylines generating buzz and any other hockey topics that my weird brain finds compelling. The 2023 World Junior Championship concluded last week after an…

Two of the hottest teams in the NHL will square off for the second and final time during the regular season. Since the start of December, the Rangers are tied for the fourth-best points percentage of.750, with the Stars eighth at.684. Both teams have connected on more than 25% of their power-play chances during that time. The Stars are 6-3-1 over…

Los Angeles are+3000 underdogs in the Stanley Cup odds while the Sharks are massive+30000 longshots. LA is -220 favorite in this contest that features a total of 6.5 goals. Puck drop is set for 10:00 pm ET at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA with TNT broadcasting the game in the United States. Things have not gone according to plan for the…

Now that the calendar has flipped to 2023 and the holidays have come to an end, the 2022-23 NHL season has hit its midway point. And surprisingly, we've yet to see a head coach fired by the halfway juncture. Given how high the turnover often is in the NHL at the head coaching position, it's rare to last this long into a season without seeing one…

The Nashville Predators and the Toronto Maple Leafs put their winning streaks on the line when they collide at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. ET puck drop. The Predators are riding a four-game winning streak (their best run of form this season) while. the Maple Leafs are on a two-game winning run. Something's gotta…

This article is part of our NHL Picks series. The Boston Bruins have been terrific to begin the NHL season. In fact, at the time of writing, the Bruins haven't lost in regulation in 22 home games. Boston holds the best overall record in the Eastern Conference, giving fans plenty of reasons to feel optimistic for the second half of the season.…

The Edmonton Oilers need to win on their home ice on Monday night to keep their season alive. Edmonton is down 0-3 to the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Western Conference Final after suffering a tough home defeat in Game 3. Connor McDavid conjured up the perfect start to Game 3 with a goal 38 seconds into the contest, but then everything went…

This content was produced in partnership with The Hockey News' sponsor, BetMGM. The NHL season is winding down, which means the playoffs are almost here and NHL betting is heating up. While many look at NHL betting lines for individual games, there's also the chance to take a look at NHL Stanley Cup odds and get a good price before the playoffs…

We're halfway into the 2022-23 NHL season, and lately, the New York Rangers have looked a lot like the 2021-22 iteration of the team. The Blueshirts are winning games at an impressive clip, but there are some concerns about how they are achieving those results. New York's 5-on-5 numbers look pedestrian, but the team continues to rack up points. The…

Thanks to some last-minute voting which saw things pass in the early hours of August 1, 2022, legal sports betting is officially coming to the state of Massachusetts. The Bay State sports wagering launch is expected to go down sometime in early 2023, with the official launch date yet to be revealed. Several top online sportsbooks such as Barstool…

Who's ready for some Tuesday night hockey action? In this edition, the Calgary Flames will face off with the St. Louis Blues in what should be a Western Conference treat. Join us for our NHL odds series where our Flames-Blues prediction and pick will be revealed. Coming into this one at 19-14-8, the Flames find themselves in the thick of a heated…