Betting Picks

It doesn’t exactly have the appeal that other Western Conference playoff series may have, but the matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators is sure to be an exiting contest and one bettors will want to put their money on.

If history repeats itself, then the Calgary Flames are in trouble. Two springs ago, the Anaheim Ducks whipped them in a five-game Stanley Cup series. It will be a more difficult task to beat Calgary again this year.

NHL teams battle through an 82-game regular season first of all to garner one of the 16 spots in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and secondly, to earn home-ice advantage for the postseason. But is the latter really worth it? Does home ice matter?

The road to the Stanley Cup for the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals begins with the upstart, rookie-laden Toronto Maple Leafs. Considering Washington's shaky playoff history, this one has trap written all over it.

Goaltending is the ultimate X-factor of the Stanley Cup playoffs. A team can play its best hockey but if that team runs into a hot goalie, their playoff hopes will quickly be over. No team will win the Cup without spectacular netminding.

The NHL playoffs have finally arrived and with it brings five mouth-watering matchups set for Wednesday night. Kicking things off are the Bruins and Senators, who have never met in the playoffs before, but are sure to produce a compelling best-of-seven series.

It’s amazing the difference one year makes. The Oilers found themselves dead last in the Western Conference a year ago. Fast forward to 2017 and Edmonton enters the first round of the playoffs with home-ice advantage against the San Jose Sharks.

Two Metropolitan Division rivals will do battle in the opening round of the playoffs as the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins face the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series that could very well go the distance.

A series that’s been determined for more than a week, the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers will clash in a highly-anticipated best-of-seven battle, which begins Wednesday at the Bell Centre.