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New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens Preview, Pick, Scores, Results

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens Sports Interaction’s series odds: Canadiens -166, Rangers +126 Sports Interaction’s daily NHL odds here. Montreal Canadiens: The Canadiens proved to everyone that speed can beat brawn in their series win against the Bruins, but now they’ll face a Rangers team that’s very similar to their own. Montreal is getting...

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New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Preview, Scores and Prediction

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Rangers are in a New York state of mind as they head into the playoffs as Stanley Cup favorites. They’re big -278 favorites in this series with the Penguins but can they push aside Sid and Geno in the first round? New York Rangers: It’s pretty hard to argue the New York Rangers have been the...

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Predators vs. Penguins: Stanley Cup Finals Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 26, 2017

History will be made in the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals. Either the Nashville Predators will win the Cup for the first time in franchise history, or the Pittsburgh Penguins will become the first team this century and in the salary-cap era to repeat as NHL champions. Sports Interaction oddsmakers give the edge to Sidney Crosby...

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Senators vs. Penguins: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 11, 2017

The Ottawa Senators are in the conference finals for the third time in franchise history and first since 2007, when they fell to the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup Finals. Standing in the Senators’ way of a second trip to the Cup Finals is defending champion Pittsburgh and superstar Sidney Crosby. The Penguins are...

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Penguins vs. Capitals: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 26, 2017

Sports Interaction oddsmakers as of now believe that the winner of the Penguins-Capitals Eastern Conference Semifinal series that begins Thursday will take home the Stanley Cup, and I tend to agree. This is clearly the marquee matchup of the second round featuring the two most talented rosters remaining as well as arguably the two greatest...

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Blue Jackets vs. Penguins: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 11, 2017

The Pittsburgh Penguins finished with 111 points in the 2016-17 regular season.  That would have been enough to win every division but the one they play in, the Metropolitan. The Columbus Blue Jackets had 108 points. They would have won two of the other divisions with that total but finished third in the Metropolitan. Point...

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Penguins at Oilers: NHL Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: March 9, 2017

Good luck to those trying to get tickets if you want to attend Friday night’s Penguins-Oilers matchup. This will be the first time Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid will face off in an NHL game in Edmonton. It’s also the last meeting between Crosby and McDavid this season…unless the Penguins and Oilers meet in the...

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Pittsburgh Penguins Favoured To Repeat As Stanley Cup Champions

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: June 21, 2016

The Pittsburgh Penguins went on an amazing run in 2016 and may have the talent to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.  Which of the four major American professional sports leagues has the longest drought of a repeat champion? That would be the NHL, with the last team to win back-to-back  Stanley Cups being the Detroit...

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks Odds: 2016 Stanley Cup Final

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: May 27, 2016

The 2016 Stanley Cup Final promises to be a true battle between two very strong possession teams, as well as a clinic in playoff hockey from some big marquee names, including some of the greatest players to ever take to the ice. The San Jose Sharks meet the Pittsburgh Penguins starting this Monday, and this...

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Odds: 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: May 12, 2016

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins are now halfway there on the road to the Stanley Cup, and the match up between these two teams, arguably two of the fastest teams in the league, should be a nail-biter. Tampa has had more time to rest, and they may have faced what many consider...

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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals Odds: 2016 NHL Playoffs

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: April 27, 2016

The second round of the playoffs sees a battle between two marquee captains. This is only the second time Ovechkin and Crosby have met in the playoffs, the last being a seven-game ride in in 2009, won by the Penguins on their way to the championship. The Capitals have been the odds favorite to win...

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New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Odds: Stanley Cup Playoffs

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: April 13, 2016

In a matchup that’s becoming de rigueur for the Stanley Cup playoffs, these two division rival teams will face off for game one tonight as the post season begins. This is the third time in a row that the red-hot Penguins will be playing the Rangers in the playoffs, so expect a tight battle. The...

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Team Canada's Case for Chris Kunitz at Sochi 2014 Olympics

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 3, 2014

If you look at the numbers alone, Pittsburgh Penguins winger Chris Kunitz will be a member of Team Canada’s hockey team for the Sochi Olympics when the team’s squad is announced Jan. 7. But, of course, it’s not nearly that simple. Kunitz has spent the better part of his time with the Penguins riding shotgun...

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Friday Night’s Best NHL Betting Picks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 22, 2013

Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals (-130, 5.5) A couple days ago we talked about how the Montreal Canadiens needed to bust out offensively and placed the responsibility directly on guys like Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. Message received. Pacioretty scored a hat trick and Gallagher chipped in a pair of assists as the Habs downed...

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Crosby vs. MacKinnon in first Battle of Cole Harbour

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 21, 2013

Colorado Avalanche rookie Nathan MacKinnon is already turning heads, but he’ll have a chance to see how he matches up with Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby Monday night. MacKinnon had better get used to being compared to Crosby too. With both players hailing from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and being No. 1 overall picks, it’s easy to...

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Game 3 in Boston will make or break the Penguins!

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: June 5, 2013

It may not be an elimination game but it will sure feel like one in Boston when the Penguins, trailing 2-0, go search for their first win of the series. Al Dannity previews a crucial Game 3. Sidney Crosby may have a reputation as a whiner but he’s more than capable of being a classy...

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Don’t Count Out Daniel Alfredsson and the Senators Yet

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: May 23, 2013

Al Dannity says that despite Alfredsson saying it’s unlikely the Senators will beat the Penguins, it’s still too early to rule out this Ottawa team. Trailing 3-1 with a captain old as they come and about to hit the road, there’s not a lot to like about the Senators’ chances. Throw in a deep, really...

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NHL East Playoff Preview: Final Pairings

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: April 29, 2013

The seedings in this conference went down to the last day of the season. Ottawa’s 4-2 road victory in Boston helps the Montreal Canadiens win the Northeast Division, and the two teams will face each other in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Here is a look at that and the other three series...

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Doctors Clear Crosby to Practice With Penguins

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: April 26, 2013

After taking a thunderous slapshot square to the jaw in a game on March 30, Sidney Crosby looked like he was down for the count. Doubts were raised about his ability to return to the Pittsburgh Penguins lineup; after all, a fractured jaw takes time to mend. But now Crosby has practiced after getting medical...

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Erik Karlsson Confirms Return to Senators Thursday vs. Capitals

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 25, 2013

Against all odds, reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson will return to the Ottawa Senators’ lineup Thursday night against the Washington Capitals, according to his official Twitter account. “BOOM.! FINALLY.! Back in the line up tonight,” Karlsson tweeted just after noon on Thursday. Karlsson, who suffered a severed Achilles’ tendon in February, has been skating...