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NHL's new jersey tuck rules the start of another No Fun League?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 16, 2013

It looks as though the NHL is about to take a page out of the NFL’s playbook by instituting strict rules regarding how players wear their jerseys. This season the NHL will make it illegal for players to tuck their sweaters into their pants. Of course, likely the game’s greatest player ever, Wayne Gretzky, never...

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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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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...

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Southeast Division Preview: Capitals Ready for Revival

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: January 18, 2013

As the Pacific Division was once an afterthought in the Western Conference, the Southeast Division has long been regarded as the weak link in the East. A couple of teams have made moves to improve, and that should hold them in good stead. NHL props NHL futures Carolina Hurricanes Jim Rutherford was a busy general...

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NHL Playoffs: Battle-Tested Caps, Rangers to Meet In Game 7

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: May 10, 2012

While going the distance has not been a rare thing in the 2012 race to the Stanley Cup, the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals have really gone above and beyond, providing one of the more intriguing and momentum-shifting contests seen in recent years. Sacrifice has been a key word for both teams. Shot-blocking involves...

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NHL Playoffs: Capitals Face Defending Champion Bruins

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: April 9, 2012

Most observers expected the Boston Bruins would be facing the Ottawa Senators in the first round of the playoffs. Then the Sens lost three in a row, the Washington Capitals scored back-to-back victories and the Florida Panthers won their way into the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Now it’s Washington which draws the unenviable...

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NHL: Sharks at Capitals Headlines Monday’s Action

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: February 13, 2012

There are only three games on Monday in the NHL but all of them have big playoff implications. Al Dannity breaks down tonight’s battles. Thornton looks to continue impressive run This is the second game on a 9 game road trip for the Sharks. Things didn’t go their way in the first leg, losing 3-0...

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NHL Thinking Playoffs at the All-Star Break

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 27, 2012

It’s All-Star weekend and Frank Doyle looks ahead to the second half of the hockey season as the teams hurtle towards the playoffs! The great players of the NHL are exhibiting their skills in Ottawa this weekend at the All-Star Game, but don’t be fooled. Whatever those guys do on the ice at the Scotiabank...

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NHL: Canadiens, Blackhawks, and Caps in Action on Friday

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 20, 2012

There are only four games in the NHL tonight but Al Dannity says they all carry a sense of intrigue as the All-Star break nears. Great to be in the Original Six…unless you’re a Canadien This season has seen the best cumulative performance from the Original Six since 1974. As it stands, four of the...

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NHL: Meeting of Meltdowns as Caps Visit Canadiens

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 18, 2012

These are dark times in Montreal and it’s not that much brighter in D.C. Ahead of the Capitals’ clash with the Habs, Al Dannity looks at what went wrong with two of the NHL’s premier franchises. Patch-work could only last so long Montreal’s malaise through the 2011/12 season is not a one-off blip. Things appeared...

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The Kid is Back – Can the Crosby-Ovechkin Rivalry Return Too?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 23, 2011

Frank Doyle celebrates the Return of the Kid, and previews St Louis at Pittsburgh and Winnipeg at Washington. All sports fans you know that sports are graced by the greatest players, no matter where they play. The guy might break your heart every year but if he’s great you can see it and you have...

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Leafs' Strong Start to Continue at Boston?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 20, 2011

There’s a big slate of hockey games on tonight – Frank Doyle looks at three of the best! How about those Maple Leafs? The sleeping giant of hockey is off to a 4-0-1 start this year but Toronto starts a four game road trip tonight that will test the Maple mettle. Toronto visits Boston tonight,...

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NHL Preview: Washington Capitals

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 7, 2011

Heroes in the regular season, zeroes in the playoffs. Charlie Boccanegra wonders where now for the Washington Capitals? Four consecutive Southeastern division titles and three consecutive 100+ point regular seasons mean all but nothing for the Washington Capitals. With all the regular season success they have never made it out of the second round of...

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Somewhere, Ovi the Rainbow – Caps Look Good in NHL East

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 12, 2011

Frank Doyle weighs up the contenders in the NHL Eastern Conference. The Eastern Conference looks like a straight fight – and I choose my words carefully – between Washington and Boston. Washington is the NHL betting favorite to win the East, +225 at time of writing, while Boston is fourth favorite at +450. Philadelphia and...

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Calgary Can Still Edge Chicago in NHL Playoff Race

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 5, 2011

Frank Doyle crunches the numbers to see who’s still worth betting on in the final week of the NHL regular season. It’s the end of the road. This is the final week of the regular season and if anybody wants to get on the bus, they’ve got to get on now. Calgary did the Flames’...

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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 Betting Returns to 'Hawks, Caps and Canucks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 7, 2011

Frank Doyle hails the return to form of the Blackhawks, Capitals and Canucks over the weekend. How about those Chicago Blackhawks? After being more or less flatlined and forgotten about all season, they’ve only gone off and won eight straight to put themselves right back in contention for the playoffs. Chicago was an NHL betting...

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Canucks Can Do It According to NHL Odds

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 8, 2011

Frank Doyle looks back on the weekend hockey action, and notes that Vancouver looks like the best team in the League right now. The game with the biggest handle over the weekend was on Friday night, when Chicago was a road underdog at Vancouver. The Stanley Cup Champions have been struggling all season – as...

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Time to Shine for Stars, Lightning After All-Star Game?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: February 3, 2011

The All-Star game is the NHL’s bar mitzvah. The time for childish pursuits is over; it’s now time to get serious and be a man. This is the time when we find out who won’t be using their razors in April and May, and who will be watching on the TV – and maybe putting...