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Will Capitals Retain Title?

Article posted on Monday 17 September - 08:06 EDT

This isn't the day of dynasties where teams used to own the Stanley Cup for years at a time. The Montreal Canadiens were the champions for five straight years from 1956-60. The Toronto Maple Leafs ruled the league from 1962-64. The Canadiens won four straight in the late '70s before the New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers reigned in the 1980s. But in the last two decades, only two teams have won back-to-back Stanley Cups — Detroit Red Wings (1997-98) and Pittsburgh Penguins (2016-17).

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2018/19 NHL Future Odds: Who Will Win The Stanley Cup?

Article posted on Monday 10 September

The Stanley Cup has proven to be an Eastern dominated trophy the last three springs, and the oddsmakers don't anticpate that scenario will change during the 2018-19 NHL season. Bovada lists the Toronto Maple Leafs (+650) and Tampa Bay Lightning (+750) as the top contenders to win the Cup and rate four teams from the East among the top six-ranked clubs in their Stanley Cup future book.

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2018 Stanley Cup Finals Picks: Vegas Will Make History

Article posted on Friday 25 May

For just second time in NHL history, the Stanley Cup final feature teams that have never won a Stanley Cup game. The Vegas Golden Knights are a first-year team, and the Washington Capitals were swept in their only previous Cup final.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs Predictions: Wild West Is Up For Grabs

Article posted on Thursday 26 April

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, it isn't so much about how the West was won as it is about who will win the West. You can make a legitimate case for all four of the remaining teams being the last one left standing. The Nashville Predators were last spring's finalist, while the San Jose Sharks were there a year earlier. And you can't discount the Winnipeg Jets or Vegas Golden Knights.

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NHL Playoffs 2018 First-Round Series Predictions: Nashville Predators Prey On Silver Mug

Article posted on Wednesday 11 April

It just wouldn't be the Stanley Cup playoffs without some intriguing storylines to make it more compelling, and this spring is no exception. The Nashville Predators look to win their first Cup, the Pittsburgh Penguins seek their third straight title, and the surprising Vegas Golden Knights look to be the inaugural first-year expansion team to win it all. And what should we make of the perennially-contending Washington Capitals?

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2018 Stanley Cup Playoff Odds: History Not On Penguins' Side

Article posted on Monday 09 April

The last time the Pittsburgh Penguins came into the playoffs as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions was in the spring of 1993. They did so with an NHL-best 119 points during the regular season, and rode a league-record 17-game winning streak into the postseason. But the Penguins were eliminated in the second round by the New York Islanders. Which only goes to prove that the playoffs are anybody's game.

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