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Leafs face Jets, Canucks play Kings on Last CBC-TV Hockey Night of 2011

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: December 30, 2011

The gigantic lighted ball on top of One Times Square in New York City will do its classic descent on New Year’s Eve, indicating the end of 2011. Several hours before that, the puck will drop on the last Hockey Night In Canada of the year. Joe LaTengo puts on his party hat. Should auld...

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More Misery for Ryan Miller When Maple Leafs Visit Buffalo?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 22, 2011

Ryan Miller’s got troubles, the Wild and Oilers would like a win and the Jets look for revenge against Montreal. Frank Doyle reports on the highlight matchups of tonight’s hockey action! What a rotten year it’s been for Ryan Miller. Firstly, the rest of the League seem to be queuing up to zap him on...

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Bruins at Leafs NHL Game of the Day

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 30, 2011

Frank Doyle looks forward to the Wild at the Oilers, the Habs at the spluttering Ducks and the highlight of the night, Boston at Toronto! No prizes for guessing what’s today’s game of the day. Two of the NHL’s hottest teams face off in Toronto when the Boston Bruins cross the border to take on...

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NHL: Montreal Travels to Boston to Renew the Habs, Bruins Rivalry

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 27, 2011

Montreal plays Boston for the 712th and 713th times this week and it never gets old. Frank Doyle on the latest iteration of one of hockey’s most storied rivalries. There has always been that certain frisson between the Habs and the Bruins. A goalie v goalie fight is a rare event in the NHL but...

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NHL Preview: Montreal Canadiens

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2011

Have the Habs done enough to improve in the offseason? Charlie Boccanegra reports. The Montreal Canadiens have now made the postseason four consecutive seasons but have never been a legitimate Cup contender. Don’t expect anything to change this upcoming season because this team has not done much to improve itself in the offseason. Montral will...

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Bombing Bruins and Can-Do Canucks Talked About Teams of the NHL Playoffs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 18, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at what NHL bettors have learned from the playoffs so far. You Don’t Have to be a Shark to Choke In noting how reliable the Sharks are to letting themselves down in the playoffs one throaty team was omitted from the role of honour. Step forward the big, bad Boston Bruins, the...

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Will Montreal Headhunt Chara at Boston Tonight?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 24, 2011

Frank Doyle anticipates strife when Montreal and Boston renew acquaintances in Beantown tonight. There’s always been something of a frontier spirit about hockey. A feeling that due process is all very well but sometimes you’ve just got to shoot a man a down to keep the peace in Dodge. This will be a source of...

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Caution Advised when Betting the Canucks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 18, 2011

Frank Doyle looks at the weekend matchups in the NHL as the playoffs loom. Vancouver’s suddenly patchy form over the past month didn’t really matter to the Canucks as regards the playoffs. The playoff berth was never in danger. But it was a matter of great concern to fans of NHL betting, who were never...

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Where the Tough Guys Are – Big Hockey Betting, Bigger Hockey Hits

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 11, 2011

Frank Doyle looks ahead to the weekend action, and thinks about just how tough you need to be to play hockey in the first place. Washington is a red hot favorite tonight when Carolina visits the Verizon Center. Washington has been a disappointment during the season – people expected all guns blazing offense and that...

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NHL Odds Against Penguins While Crosby Remains Out

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 4, 2011

Frank Doyle previews the weekend action including Pittsburgh’s crisis, the fast-rising Devils and the struggling Canucks. In the continuing absence of Sidney Crosby – it’s fifty-seven days and counting since the kid picked up a stick – Pittsburgh’s difficulty is morphing in a fully-blown crisis. Hopes that a shootout win at Toronto on Saturday meant...

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Call for Doctor Octopus – Are the Detroit Red Wings on the Rise Again?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 21, 2011

Frank Doyle enjoyed the Heritage Classic, and wonders if the Red Wings are a good longshot bet to win it all again? The media might have had their doubts about the worth or otherwise of the Heritage Classic but people who bet on NHL hockey just couldn’t get enough of it. The game between Montreal...

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Ducks on the Road, Stars on the Slide and a Classic in Calgary!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 18, 2011

Frank Doyle previews the weekend action – Anaheim at Minnesota and Philadelphia at Carolina tonight, Dallas at Vancouver tomorrow and the Heritage Classic in Calgary on Sunday! Ducks at Wild What an extraordinary road record the Ducks are currently enjoying. They’ve won their last six road games, starting with a 4-3 shootout win at Montreal...

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Ducks at Oilers Top Choice for Hockey Bettors

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 14, 2011

Frank Doyle looks back at the weekend hockey betting action, and thinks Mario Lemieux has more than fighting on his mind. The game with the most NHL betting action this weekend wasn’t Toronto at Montreal, although that was close. Most interest was shown in Anaheim’s visit to Edmonton last night, when opinion seemed pretty much...

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Hockey Betting Action in Toronto, Montreal Tonight

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 10, 2011

Frank Doyle previews tonight’s hockey action, and looks forward to Hockey Day in Canada as well. The Maple Leafs, whose fans’ patience knows no horizon, are dreaming of the playoffs again. Toronto hasn’t been there since 2004, the year before the strike, and the trade for Joffrey Lupul from Anaheim this week is a sign...