Category: NHL Betting
Bettman’s big bet: Why 2004-05 lockout benefited the NHL
In Gary Bettman’s 25 years as NHL commissioner, his greatest move has been the one he’s most reviled for: presiding over the league when it elected to become the first North American sports league to sit out a whole season for a work stoppage. Click here to read the full article…
Strength of remaining schedule for all 31 NHL teams
Rob Vollman Special to ESPN.com Hockey analytics pioneer Rob Vollman is ESPN Insider’s armchair GM, exploring how modern statistics can inform front-office decisions. Follow on Twitter There are a variety of ways to evaluate the strength of a team’s schedule, like how often they get to play at Click here to read the full article…
He’s back: Fisher comes out of retirement
Mike Fisher, 37, will rejoin the Predators for the remainder of the 2017-18 NHL season. Click here to read the full article…
Puck Daddy Countdown: Fare thee well Jaromir Jagr
The entire NHL is a far less fun place without the presence of Jaromir Jagr. Click here to read the full article…
He’s back: Fisher comes out of retirement
Mike Fisher, 37, will rejoin the Predators for the remainder of the 2017-18 NHL season. Click here to read the full article…
Fisher coming out of retirement with Preds
Mike Fisher, who retired last summer after 17 seasons in the NHL, is returning to the Predators. Click here to read the full article…
The NHL’s Olympics decision costs Team USA shot at gold
It is better to have played and lost than to have never played at all. Thus, there’s nothing worse than knowing that the U.S. men’s national Olympic ice hockey team had its best shot in years to win gold — and that’s been ripped away. Click here to read the full article…
Power Rankings: No. 1 Vegas continues to defy the odds
The trade deadline looms, and with so many teams still in the hunt — especially in the uber-competitive Central and Metro divisions — we may see more buyers than usual. Will the Golden Knights be among them? Here’s the lowdown on where each team stands. Click here to read the full article…
Power Rankings: No. 1 Vegas continues to defy odds
The trade deadline looms, and with so many teams still in the hunt — especially in the uber-competitive Central and Metro divisions — we may see more buyers than usual. Will the Golden Knights be among them? Here’s the lowdown on where each team stands. Click here to read the full article…
The good, bad and ugly of Gary Bettman’s 25-year NHL tenure
When he was hired as the NHL’s first commissioner on Feb. 1, 1993, Gary Bettman said “we have a great product that’s underappreciated.” Has that changed in the quarter-century since? Here are the highlights and lowlights of hockey’s head honcho’s tenure. Click here to read the full article…
Roenick gets weird with chainsaw on live TV
Jeremy Roenick doesn’t need a chainsaw in his hands to look like a mad-man, but here we are. Click here to read the full article…
Jaromir Jagr’s long NHL career appears to be over. Should the #Penguins retire his number? Vote here:
PITTSBURGH — If you spent any time around a water cooler Tuesday, you probably heard Jaromir Jagr’s name thrown around at least once. Jagr, who will turn 46 in two weeks, was waived Sunday by the Calgary Flames. He cleared waivers and will return to his native Czech Republic to continue his playing Click here…