Category: NHL Betting News

The playoff race is heating up in the National Hockey League. Game recaps, jersey retirements, and more cover some of the latest NHL news and notes.Up to the RaftersJarome Iginla’s No. 12 was retired on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Iginla is the Flames’…

Two Western Conference teams battle in the Bay Area tonight, as the Colorado Avalanche (28-24-12, 6th Central) are at the San Jose Sharks (37-19-8, 2nd Pacific).One of these teams is comfortably entrenched in the playoff picture, while the other is scratching and clawing to get in. Colorado is the…

The two top teams in the Atlantic Division and the entire Eastern Conference face off in “Beantown” tonight, as the Tampa Bay Lightning (49-11-4, 1st Atlantic) are on the road to face the Boston Bruins (37-17-9, 2nd Atlantic).These are the two hottest teams in the league right now, as they…

Two division foes just seven points apart square off at Enterprise Center tonight, as the Nashville Predators (37-23-5, 1st Central) go up against the St. Louis Blues (33-23-6, 3rd Central).Thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Oilers yesterday, the Predators leap-frogged the Jets and moved into…

Two Western Conference teams go toe-to-toe on Trade Deadline day, as the Edmonton Oilers (26-29-6. 6th Pacific) head to Music City for a game against the Nashville Predators (36-23-5, 2nd Central).As of this morning, neither team has made any moves leading up to the afternoon deadline. If they were,…

The NHL trade deadline is coming up fast, as teams are deciding whether to buy or sell. But there are plenty of stories and game recaps around the league, as well as a few pre-deadline trades, so here’s the latest going on in the hockey world.Overtime in the OutdoorsIn front of a sellout crowd at the NHL Stadium…

It’s an outdoor special in Philly, as the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-7, 4th Metropolitan) take on the Philadelphia Flyers (28-26-7, 6th Metropolitan) at Lincoln Financial Field in a Stadium Series showdown.There will be pageantry, special uniforms, and likely some rain for this Stadium Series…

Out in Calgary, two Pacific Division teams will face off. The Anaheim Ducks (24-27-9, 6th Pacific) will aim to stay alive in the playoff race as they take on the first-place Calgary Flames (37-16-7, 1st Pacific).Since firing Randy Carlyle and general manager Bob Murray stepping in as the interim head…

Two Central Division teams clash in the Lone Star State tonight, as the red-hot St. Louis Blues (32-22-5, 3rd Central) take on the Dallas Stars (29-25-4, 4th Central).Although these teams are right next to each other in the standings, six points now separate them. For the Blues, they come into this game…

It’s an Eastern Conference showdown tonight, as the Tampa Bay Lightning (45-11-4, 1st Atlantic) head to the “City of Brotherly Love” to face off against the Philadelphia Flyers (28-24-7, 6th Metropolitan).These are two teams who are in the middle of a long, great stretch of hockey. The Flyers had an…