Category: NHL Betting
How we’d realign the NHL divisions after expansion to Seattle
If the league adds a franchise in Seattle, how will the 32 teams be divided? Here’s our vision of the future — including a return of the old-school Smythe, Norris, Adams and Patrick names. Click here to read the full article…
Bergeron says anything Couturier can do he can do better
Patrice Bergeron, a Selke Trophy mainstay, answered Sean Couturier’s two-goal game Saturday with a four-goal game of his own as the Bruins beat the Hurricanes. Click here to read the full article…
The silver-medal toss? Come on … it was glorious
If you thought the toss of a medal into the crowd was bad form or poor sportsmanship or something worse, you need to relax. A kid tossing aside a participation award? That’s actually a sign of progress. Click here to read the full article…
Best and Worst of the Week: Athanasiou, chucking sticks and snatching beards
Nazem Kadri gives Joe Thornton a little trim. Andreas Athanasiou didn’t have the best performance from a statistical standpoint — that would go to Sidney Crosby, William Karlsson and Mike Hoffman with four points each — but he was an unstoppable force against the Senators. Click here to read the full article…
Crazy week: Chucking sticks, snatching beards
Nazem Kadri giving Joe Thornton a little trim and a coach’s tirade are among the wild things that happened around the NHL. Click here to read the full article…
Gulutzan hot ahead of Flames matchup with Ducks
Calgary Flames head coach Glen Gulutzan was the talk of the National Hockey League on Friday. Gulutzan went on a Twitter-trending tirade during practice as the team prepared for Saturday’s home date with the Anaheim Ducks. The night before the Flames overcame 2-0 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Click here to read the full…
Distraught Swede throws silver medal into seats
Sweden captain Lias Andersson took his team’s loss to Canada in the world juniors gold medal game to heart and didn’t — or couldn’t — contain his disappointment. Click here to read the full article…
Rene Fasel’s 2022 Olympic ‘mission’ faces same challenges as PyeongChang
“To have the best-on-best in the Olympics in Beijing, this is my mission to do it.” Click here to read the full article…
Are dark days ahead for Blackhawks?
Chicago’s problems go well beyond the “details” — and they won’t be going away anytime soon. Click here to read the full article…
Are the Golden Knights the best expansion franchise ever?
The NHL’s newest team is off to a historically great start. Its recent eight-game run tied Vegas with the 1976-77 Nuggets for the longest winning streak by a pro franchise in its inaugural season. Here’s how it stacks up against other first-year forays. Click here to read the full article…
World Juniors gold-medal game preview: Team strengths, top players, X factors
Canada and Sweden square off for the title on Friday night — and for once, Canada isn’t the team with the more loaded roster. Here are the keys to the game for both team, along with a guide to top players and more. Click here to read the full article…
Bruins energy line continues to deliver results
The Bruins fourth line has inspired a sense of confidence for coach Bruce Cassidy this season, and is perhaps the best bottom group since the ‘Merlot Line’. Click here to read the full article…