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Rangers vs. Canadiens: Stanley Cup Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 10, 2017

The marquee matchup of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is an Original Six series between the New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. It’s the first time the Habs and Blueshirts have met in the postseason since New York beat Montreal in six games in the 2014 Eastern Conference Finals. Montreal is the...

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Senators at Canadiens: NHL Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: March 24, 2017

With less than 10 games to go in the NHL’s regular season, the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators are neck-and-neck for the Atlantic Division title. That makes their final meeting Saturday night in Montreal the most important game of the year thus far for each side because the season series is tied. The winner would...

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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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Washington Capitals Move Stanley Cup Odds at NHL Trade Deadline

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: March 2, 2017

The March 1 NHL trade deadline has come and gone. What are the first impressions of the fallout? The top Stanley Cup favourites only got better, and the teams with no hope of postseason hockey generally waived the white flag to worsen their records and improve draft lottery odds. Capitals, Wild Remain Stanley Cup Favourites The...

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NHL Trade Deadline Updates: 2017 Deals and Rumors

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: February 22, 2017

The 2017 NHL Trade Deadline is ay 3 p.m. ET on March 1st. So far, a lot of the chatter and rumors involve bigger name players like Kevin Shattenkirk, Matt Duchene and Ben Bishop, but of course there’s bound to be plenty of lower-profile trades going on for teams on the playoff hunt hoping to...

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Hockey Day in Canada: Odds and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: February 17, 2017

This weekend’s Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, February 18 is another great game day for Canadian hockey fans, with every team in Canada in action. The first game is an early one, at 2 p.m. ET, with the Winnipeg Jets heading to the Bell Centre in Montreal to face the Canadiens and their new...

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Claude Julien Improves Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 15, 2017

Working as a head coach in the NHL is a very tenuous position of late. On Tuesday, the Montreal Canadiens made the surprising decision to fire coach Michel Therrien and replace him with former Bruins and Habs coach Claude Julien. It was the 39th in-season coach firing in the NHL in the past 10 years....

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NHL 2017 Stanley Cup Odds and Best Bets

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 31, 2017

The NHL All-Star break isn’t really the halfway point of the regular season as many teams have already played at least 50 of their 82 regular-season games. However, it’s as good time as any to check in on the updated NHL futures odds at Sports Interaction and give our picks. Eastern Conference The Washington Capitals...

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Senators at Maple Leafs Odds: Bet NHL Hockey Night in Canada Picks

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 20, 2017

The Ottawa Senators have started a three-game road trip with consecutive wins, and they close it out with the first of two regular-season visits to Toronto on Hockey Night in Canada. It’s the second straight Saturday the teams will face off, and the Leafs are home favourites on Sports Interaction NHL odds. Ottawa Senators at...

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Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs: Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: November 19, 2016

Hockey Night in Canada brings us one of the most classic rivalries in all of sports as the surging Toronto Maple Leafs face the number 1 team in the league, the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Leafs earned their sixth win in eight games on Thursday, with a convincing trouncing of...

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Maple Leafs vs. Oilers: Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 31, 2016

The Edmonton Oilers will visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday and all eyes will be on the game to see the first meeting between Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews. Both are considered to be franchise players and representative of the future of the NHL. Current NHL betting odds...

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Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames: Odds and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 12, 2016

The Calgary Flames are hoping to make their mark on the Oiler’s snazzy new stadium tonight in Edmonton at Rogers Arena as the season opens in the Battle of Alberta. The Oilers have failed to make the playoffs for the last 10 seasons running, but they’re hoping that THIS number one draft pick will start...

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators: Odds and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 11, 2016

Just as we’ve caught our breath from the World Cup of Hockey, which was dominated thoroughly by the Mike Babcock-led Team Canada, the puck finally drops this Wednesday night for the 2016-17 NHL season. The first game of the season is between Ontario rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators. The Maple Leafs...

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NHL Player Awards: Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby Top NHL Odds

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 6, 2016

With less than a week to go before the 2016/17 NHL season officially gets underway, let’s take a closer look at the NHL Player Awards odds. This year we have prop bets on the Vezina Trophy for the top goaltender, the Hart Trophy for points leader, the Art Ross Trophy for regular season MVP, the...

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Odds Say Steven Stamkos Stays with Tampa Bay Lightning

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: June 29, 2016

July 1st 2016 will mark one of the most talked about free agency periods in recent memory, and it’s all due to the availability of Steven Stamkos. When the bidding begins on Friday morning, the focus will be on where Stamkos decides to lace his skates. The most likely outcome, according to the odds and...

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2016 NHL Draft Props – Howden & Nylander Brothers Face Off

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: June 23, 2016

The NHL Draft begins Friday night in Buffalo, and most players haven’t been seen before by fans — it’s not like college basketball or football where you have known prospects to casual fans. The 2016 NHL Draft has one mega-prospect in American forward Auston Matthews, who was dominant in the Swiss National League at just...

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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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St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks Odds: 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: May 13, 2016

Out of these two teams, both of whom have consistently dropped the ball in the playoffs, one will finally get a chance to exorcise their playoff demons and make it to the Stanley Cup Final. Neither the Blues nor the Sharks have ever won a Stanley Cup. The last time the Blues made it to...

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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...