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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs – NHL Picks

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The 2015/16 regular season will begin this Wednesday, with an opening game between two long-time rival teams, as the Toronto Maple Leafs meet the Montreal Canadiens at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Both teams had less-than-stellar showings in the preseason, with Toronto only winning 3 out of 8 games. Our current betting odds have...

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Can Max Pacioretty Captain Montreal Canadiens to Stanley Cup?

• Ryan Stetson

• Last Updated: February 20, 2026

Oddsmakers have the Montreal Canadiens as the country’s best shot at winning the Stanley Cup. Is Max Pacioretty the best choice to lead the team? Max Pacioretty has been named the new captain of the Montreal Canadiens, which means now he’s the man in charge to lead the Habs to their first Stanley Cup title...

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Stanley Cup Odds: Crosby and Kessel Combo Won't Help Penguins

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2018

Now that Phil Kessel has joined Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins are among the 2016 Stanley Cup favourties.  Phil Kessel is the Pittsburgh Penguins’ new toy, a toy that has potential of delighting fans with flashy goals one moment and bringing them to tears the next when it doesn’t whistle and whirl like the user manual...

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Quebec City, Las Vegas Apply For NHL Expansion Teams

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

This past Monday was the deadline for interested parties to submit applications for NHL expansion teams, and of the 16 applications that the League sent out, only two of them were officially returned. This is sad news for hockey fans in cities that seemed like locks to apply for a team, such as Toronto and...

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NHL Trade Tracker: Leafs Shock Canada with Phil Kessel Deal

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are saying goodbye to their star forward Phil Kessel in one of the many bold trade moves that Canadian NHL teams are making this offseason. The NHL season came to a conclusion a few weeks ago, with the draft taking place last week. With the conclusion of the draft, a flurry...

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2015 NHL Free Agent Signings: Live Tracker and Updates

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Keep up with all the important free-agent signings in the 2015 NHL off-season with our handy list. We’ll be monitoring all the action and keeping our list up-to-date, so check back regularly for updates! 2015 NHL Free Agent Tracker

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2015 NHL Draft Odds: Connor McDavid and Pick Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Every professional sport has a lot of build up to their annual draft but the NHL is currently about to hold one of the most media-hyped draft days in recent memory, due to the unusually deep talent pool available. Most notably, the arrival of what could be two once-in-a-lifetime franchise players in Connor McDavid and...

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Quebecor Ready to Bring NHL Nordiques Back to Quebec City

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Now that the NHL is seriously looking into expansion, a Quebec City company has committed to bring back the Nordiques.  You’re never going to get a straight answer from National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman, but on Wednesday he finally opened the door to league expansion to a number of markets, including Quebec City, the...

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2015 NHL Awards – Full List of Nominees

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Chicago Blackhawks claimed the NHL’s biggest prize last week after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals, but there are still several awards and accolades that have yet to be decided for a number of candidates. The league’s dignitaries and biggest stars will convene at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino...

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Does 2015 Stanley Cup Make Chicago Blackhawks a Dynasty?

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions once again, and are already odds favorites to win it again next year. Many are calling them a dynasty team, but can they live up to that title? This is the Blackhawk’s third time winning the Cup since 2010, and they did it in a game 6, 2-0...

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Bolts Unsure If Bishop Can Go, Vasilevskiy Could Get Nod

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to even the series with the with the Chicago Blackhawks 1-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday, but not without leaving some viewers scratching their heads about the state of Bolts goaltender Ben Bishop. Bishop left game 2 in the third period with an undisclosed ailment which gave rookie...

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Stanley Cup: Lightning vs. Blackhawks Odds, Scores and Predictions

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 24, 2018

It’s the battle-tested Blackhawks against the young Lightning in the Stanley Cup Finals. Chicago is a -175 favorite to hoist Lord Stanley’s mug. Everybody knows what the Chicago Blackhawks are all about. They’re a modern-day dynasty even if they can’t win their sixth Stanley Cup title this year and know what it takes to win...

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Poker Pro Daniel Negreanu Goes All In With NHL Vegas Expansion

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Canadian Daniel Negreanu is comfortable playing with big stakes at the poker table. Now he’s pushing all of his chips in to support NHL expansion in Las Vegas. Daniel Negreanu knows a lot about odds from winning six World Series of Poker championships and right now he likes the odds that an NHL expansion team will...

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Can Mike Babcock Turn the Maple Leafs into a Playoff Team?

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Toronto Maple Leafs caught the biggest (and most expensive) fish in the free agent coaching pond, and now they’re putting their hopes and dreams into the hands of one of the most high-profile names in the game. Mike Babcock agreed to an 8-year contract with the Leafs organization, and the details of the contract...

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New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Odds, Scores and Prediction

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Friends and former teammates become the enemy as the Lightning and Rangers fight for a crack at Lord Stanley’s mug. In the Eastern Conference finals, friendships are set aside and that’s going to be a major factor in this series between the New York Rangers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Three former Rangers who were instrumental...

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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks: Odds, Scores and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Western Conference teams have had the advantage over the East since the start of the 2005-06 season. Will the West’s decade of dominance continue? If you were hoping for a star-studded, offensively powered match up in the Western Conference Finals in the NHL Playoffs, you got it. The can’t-really-call-them-underdogs -103 Anaheim Ducks will face the...

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Anaheim Ducks Eliminate Calgary Flames to Advance

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Calgary Flames were able to push the Anaheim Ducks into double overtime in game 5 of the second round of the NHL Playoffs, but it wasn’t enough to force a game 6. Calgary was eliminated from postseason play last night as Anaheim came from behind yet again to advance to the conference championship round...

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Blackhawks New Favorites to Win Stanley Cup

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Chicago Blackhawks are making a run up the Stanley Cup futures board. Heading into the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the New York Rangers were the favorite to hoist Lord Stanley when the dust settled, but halfway through their second round series with the Washington Capitals, they have found themselves the +1900 underdogs. The regular...

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Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Preview, Scores, Prediction

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Lightning owned the Canadiens in the regular season but can the well-rested Habs figure them out in this series? Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens hit some potholes on their road to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Habs were nearly pushed to a seventh game after taking...

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Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks Preview, Scores and Prediction

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Anaheim Ducks did what most thought they would do by sweeping the Winnipeg Jets to advance to the second round of the NHL Playoffs, but there weren’t many who believed the Calgary Flames would even make the playoffs, much less beat higher seeded Vancouver to make it to round 2. The Ducks will have...