#Richard Trophy

With the 2022-23 NHL season entering the second half, it's a good time to see where we're at in the betting markets. A lot has changed since the puck first dropped in early October, including the emergence of Tage Thompson as an elite No. 1 center, Erik Karlsson's renaissance season and the Panthers and Flames both coming out as losers (this…

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…

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 top two teams inthe Metropolitan Division will meet in Carolina, as the Hurricanes host the NewJersey Devils. Read on for our best Devils vs. Hurricanes pick based on top odds. The path to the topof the Metropolitan Division is paved by puck possession. Carolina is the only teamin the league controlling more than 60% of…

A team that's halfway through the NHL schedule with less than 10 regulation losses should feel good about itself and provide fans ample positives ahead of playoffs. But these are the Maple Leafs, whose string of six first-round defeats in the Shanaplan era keep clouding such semi-annual midway mirth. You can sense the pessimism in Leafs Nation.…

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…

A new name makes it into the Who's Hot list as winger Travis Konecny leads the way for the suddenly resurgent Philadelphia Flyers. Familiar faces Alexander Ovechkin and Erik Gustafsson of the Washington Capitals and Linus Ullmark of the Boston Bruins join him. Ullmark continues his pursuit for the goaltending triple crown as the Bruins remain the…

Is Toronto Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews having a better season or a worse season than he did in 2021-22, or are other things going on for Matthews and his team that have changed the way he plays? If so, are those changes a good thing for the Blue and White? Last season, Matthews put together a season for the ages, winning the Rocket…

All eyes are on goal-scoring in the NHL at present, but it isn't McDavid's mission or Tage's tear that has us talking. We were thinking about beyond 802, but now that Alexander Ovechkin has surpassed Gordie Howe, we've turned to 894, the once untouchable career goals total by the Great One. However, this year's Rocket Richard Trophy race is shaping…

Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is back on the "Who's Hot?" list. He is joined by another returnee, Carolina Hurricanes' goalie Pyote Kochetkov. Kochetkov is a major reason Carolina hasn't suffered a regulation loss in December, while leapfrogging New Jersey into first place in the Metropolitan Division. Carolina (+900) has moved into third…

It's an All-Canadian Saturday night clash when the Jets visit Vancouver for a date with the Canucks. Puck drop is scheduled for 10:00 pm ET from Rogers Arena with CBC broadcasting the game nationally in Canada. Winnipeg is 10 points ahead of Vancouver in the Western Conference standings, but it's the Canucks who are -125 home favorites in the NHL…

In a cross-conference showdown, the Capitals match up against the Oilers in what should be a high-scoring matchup. Find out why we're banking on goals and fading the home team in our Capitals vs. Oilers NHL picks and predictions. The Edmonton Oilers have fallen on hard times again as they currently sit ninth in the West and are 2-6 SU in their last…

Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews is off to a somewhat slow start, compared to his previous seasons, but it's about to change. During the 2020-21 campaign, Auston Matthews had the greatest season in Toronto Maple Leafs history. He scored a team-record 60 goals and finished with 106 points. However, when it was all set-and-done, the year ended…

Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe and Alex Ovechkin. That's the complete list of players in the NHL's 800-goal club this morning. Ovechkin scored a hat trick as the Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Tuesday night, joining The Great One and Mr. Hockey as the only players to ever reach 800 career NHL goals. The fans at the United Center…

The Maurice'Rocket' Richard Trophy was introduced in 1999 and is awarded to the NHL's leading goal-scorer each season. It could be called the Alexander Ovechkin award because the Great Eight has claimed the trophy a record nine times (41%) since its inception. Auston Matthews has taken home the title in back-to-back seasons and is very much looking…

Let's imagine a hypothetical hockey player. Say they're a left winger for some team in the Central Division, and are currently in their third year in the NHL. To drive home the idea that this player is not real and is completely made up, we'll give him a nonsensical name: Rason Jobertson. Jobertson had an excellent rookie year, scoring only a few…

Every team has played at least 10 percent of its season, and there have been surprises. The upstart New Jersey Devils have looked like one of the best teams in hockey, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche appear to be dealing with a championship hangover. There's still months remaining in the regular season, which means ample…

Keeping the puck out of the net has been a big issue for the Blackhawks lately, and the over/under is set at 6.5 goals for this contest with the free-wheeling Oil. Linemakers put the odds of the over at -115, while the under pays -105 if you're so inclined to believe this will be a different story from their first clash this year, a 6-5 Edmonton…

The lone NHL game on Monday, April 11th sees the Winnipeg Jets (34-28-11) take on the Montreal Canadiens (20-41-11). The puck drops at 7:00 PM EST at Bell Centre. NHL Network will carry the broadcast. The Jets are listed as -148 road favorites in the Monday NHL odds. The total is set at 6.5 as Winnipeg battles to keep their slim playoff hopes…

After finally getting over the hump and proving themselves to be the class of the NHL last season, the Avs were slow out of the gate this year with just four wins from nine games in October. They seem to have righted the ship, as they've started off November with three straight wins. The Avs have also been hit hard by the injury bug, with a number…

The Pittsburgh Penguins (5-6-2) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (7-4-3) are headed in opposite directions. Pittsburgh has been struggling since kicking off a five game road trip in late October. The Penguins snapped a seven-game losing streak on Wednesday against the Caps. Their defense has been the main culprit, as they gave up at least three goals in…

The Boston Bruins (0-0) open their 2019-20 season against the Dallas Stars (0-0) Thursday at American Airlines Center. Puck drop is scheduled for shortly after 8:30 p.m. ET. Tuukka Rask vs. Ben Bishop Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy has set a loose guide of 50-55 starts for Rask this season. The 32-year-old posted a.912 save percentage and 2.48…

Auston Matthews, who has yet to shoot a puck into a net this season, has one goal in his first seven games. But the Toronto Maple Leafs forward remains the favourite to win the Rocket Richard Trophy. And why shouldn't he be? Matthews (+250) might not be leading the NHL in scoring. But he is among the leaders in shots (33), which is an indication…

The 2022-23 Minnesota Wild season begins Thursday night (7PM vs NY Rangers) and NHL analytical projection models are bullishly optimistic on their outlook. How is that possible when, in the offseason, a cap-strained Wild team was forced to let an 80-point scorer, Kevin Fiala, walk? Their best regular season goalie, Cam Talbot, forced his way out…

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens kick off their regular seasons with a rivalry match at the Bell Centre. The pregame narrative: Auston Matthews looks to begin his Hart Trophy defence with a bang, Cole Caufield is a candidate for a breakout year and former Norris winner Mark Giordano has taken on a more conservative role with the…

For the second consecutive year, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens open their respective NHL seasons with a matchup against one another. Toronto prevailed by a 2-1 score in 2021, but the Habs have had the Leafs' number lately. Oddsmakers have priced the Maple Leafs as heavy -265 favorites in the Leafs vs Habs Wednesday NHL odds. The…

It's the season opener for a couple of aging, but still contending Eastern Conference NHL squads on Wednesday, October 12th, when the Bruins visit the Capitals in Washington. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 pm ET at Capital One Arena with TNT providing the broadcast of the game. With injuries to some key players, Boston are the underdogs in this one,…

The Boston Bruins begin their 2022-23 NHL season Wednesday night against a familiar foe in the Washington Capitals. A lot has happened with the Bruins since they were eliminated in Game 7 of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. The Bruins fired head coach Bruce Cassidy and hired Jim Montgomery to replace him.…

Y'all came out swinging with your bold predictions heading into the 2022-23 season. I loved the range from team to team, and I loved that most of the predictions straddle the line between bold and conceivable. Let's address the most popular opinions. Shawndaugherty: The Buffalo Sabres finally return to the playoffs There's a recurrent logical…

Only one player can go wire-to-wire in the race for the Rocket Richard Trophy, and even he was but a co-leader in goals after the first game. Nino Niederreiter did come home with three tallies from the two-game "Global Series" in Prague that officially launched the NHL season, featuring the veteran winger's Nashville Predators and the San Jose…

The start of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is upon us, and with it, projections for the NHL's individual player awards and assorted other predictions as well. With input from NHL agents, players, scouts and media, this is one writer's opinion on who is likeliest to make headlines this year. To reiterate, this is just one person's perspective; if…

For the longest time, NHL teams just didn't repeat as Stanley Cup champions. Between 1989-2015, only the Pittsburgh Penguins (1990-91, 1991-92) and Detroit Red Wings (1996-97, 1997-98) were able to win back-to-back titles. Recently, there's been some repetition in repeating. The Penguins did it again in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Then the Tampa Bay…

For our Canadian Sports Bettors, on behalf of Gambling.com. Happy Thanksgiving! It's a long weekend, a time for turkey and all the trimmings. Naturally, this is the week that the starts. As for Ontario Sports Betting, this is again the time of perpetual hope for the Toronto Maple Leafs and even the Ottawa Senators. The 2022-23 NHL season expects to…

It was during a conversation last month about whether he wanted to win the Hart Trophy, when Nathan MacKinnon expressed frustration that has no doubt affected several players over the years. The MVP is a popularity contest. "I used to really care about that for sure, but It's just tough to put your happiness in the fact that Jim from Philly didn't…

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 Toronto Maple Leafs' season starts soon which means fans will get to watch Auston Matthews terrorize opposing goaltenders once again. The sharp-shooting forward had a career year in 2021-22, finishing with 60 goals and 106 points. The most impressive part about his yearly totals was the fact that he missed nine games, making it fair to wonder…

Last season went down in the what-might-have-been department for the New Jersey Devils, with Jack Hughes missing 32 games, Miles Wood only playing in three games and defensemen Dougie Hamilton and Ty Smith also out for extended periods. New Jersey wasn't making the playoffs even with a completely healthy roster, but perhaps the Devils could have…

Sure, we only get a couple of games in the Czech Republic between the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators with the rest of the teams starting up next week, but at least it's regular season hockey! Now is your last chance to bet on some futures, so I'm going to give you my favorite bets here. Fade or tail, these are the best I've got! Best of…

The Montreal Canadiens' run to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final was the ultimate underdog story. Montreal barely got into the playoffs and stunned favored Toronto and Las Vegas before the dream run ended in five games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Montreal fans should hold onto those memories for as long as possible because it could be a while before the…

The Stars made five cuts to their preseason roster on Thursday afternoon, drawing their Opening Night roster into further focus following the signing of Jason Robertson on Wednesday night. Dallas loaned forwards Oskar Bäck, Mavrik Bourque, Fredrik Karlström and Fredrik Olofsson, plus defenseman Ryan Shea to AHL affiliate Texas on Thursday, leaving…

Ottawa is loaded with talented rising stars at forward and added some experience in the off-season with a trade for Alex DeBrincat, a two-time 40-goal scorer with the Chicago Blackhawks, and signed former Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux. Veteran defenseman Travis Hamonic was also brought in. With the return of Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris,…

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews has claimedthe title as the league's best goal scorer. We look at whether he can he win a third straight RocketRichard Trophy with our top NHL picks. The National Hockey League turned the dial toward more offenselast season, with an average of 6.22 goals scored per game. It was the first season since…

In some NHL awards markets, like the Norris Trophy or the Rocket Richard Trophy, it's hard to make a case to go against the chalk. But in others, like betting who will win the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender, it makes sense to completely bypass the top of the board and throw some beer money on a couple of longshots. That's because…

The NHL season is just around the corner, with preseason action already well underway. With regular season action nearing, we've laid out a plethora of key dates below for you to mark on your calendars. The summer is over and preseason action is well underway as teams prepare for the upcoming year. There are several notable days throughout…

Can Auston Matthews score 60 goals again? According to BetOnline.ag, which put his over/under line at 56.5 goals, the odds are good that the Toronto Maple Leafs sniper at least gets close. That is, if he doesn't spend too much time on the injured list. Matthews, who is the two-time reigning Rocket Richard Trophy winner, finished with 60 goals in 73…

NHL odds have been released and there's no better way to prepare for the new season than to take a deep dive into some intriguing futures bets. Unlike some other leagues, NHL predictions are tough when it comes to futures with so much parity between the star players and teams. The good news though, the odds reflect just how tough making the correct…

The NHL season is just around the corner, so it's always good to get a refresher on the different hockey betting terms. You don't have to just settle for betting on who will win or lose. You can bet on goal scorers and who will dish out an assist as well. There are also more complex ways to bet on NHL games whether it's betting on who will win the…

Some players sign longer deals and then break out in a big way while others sign contracts they can't live up to. Still, others take bridge deals in hopes of earning a big pay raise by the end of their contracts. That is who we are focusing on here. Fifteen stars in the NHL who are underpaid this upcoming season excluding those players still on…

After several grueling hockey-less months, the 2022-23 NHL season is only about a month away. Even though it's still a bit too early to start wagering on hockey games, the time is perfect for getting in on the available futures betting markets. Whether predicting the next Stanley Cup champion or league MVP, there are futures markets for everyone…

Toronto Maple Leafs' star Auston Matthews is favored to win the Hart Trophy following his monster season last year where he potted 60 goals. Leon Draisitl is a ways behind him sitting at+600, along with McDavid at+650. The goal in hockey is, well, to score goals. As many as you can, actually, with the Maurice Rocket Richard Trophy awarded to…