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Some playoff games are duels, while others are just plain dull. The Ottawa Senators prefer the latter. In fact, it's what they strive for, and three games into the Eastern Conference final, it is what they have perfected.

The post positions have been drawn and on Saturday 10 top US thoroughbreds will be racing 1 3/16 miles on the Pimlico Race Course dirt, chasing the Preakness Stakes title and the second leg of the US Triple Crown.

The Anaheim Ducks had the Nashville Predators down in Game 3 of the Western Conference final but couldn't take them out, as Nashville rallied for a 2-1 win and the club's 10th straight playoff victory on home ice at Bridgestone Arena.

The 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes will be on Saturday, May 20 at Pimlico Race Course, affectionately known as "Old Hilltop" in Baltimore, Maryland. The second leg of the Triple Crown is one of the oldest and most important races in the country.

With Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming expected to be the heavy favorite for the 2017 Preakness Stakes, finding some value in the exotic bets is going to mean taking a gamble in trying to beat him.

When the gates open for the running of the 2017 Preakness Stakes on Saturday, there will be 10 or 11 horses in the field, but it may turn out to be a two-horse race.

One goal per game won't cut it at any stage of the NHL season, let alone in the Eastern Conference final. As this set switches locales to Ottawa, the Pittsburgh Penguins must find ways to get the puck past Senators goalie Craig Anderson.

While the world famous Kentucky Derby is perhaps the most important Triple Crown title in the eyes of the public, for the jockeys who ride, winning any of the three races is is considered a career milestone.

After a long wait, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals is finally upon us. Will the Cleveland Cavaliers' extended time off work against them, or will they have no trouble covering a modest spread against the Boston Celtics? Using TopBet's lines, we render a verdict.