When it comes to professional sports and Las Vegas, they have often been separated. The theory is that since Las Vegas offers sports betting and has a certain atmosphere about it, professional sports franchises wanted to avoid it. Now with the day and age of not only a modern feel about sports and sports betting that is all about to change.The National Hockey League is about
As usual, when one season ends, the preparation for the next begins. Fourteen NHL teams got a head start on planning for the future. Series by series, other teams started to shift the focus entirely to the 2016-17 season. When all was said and done, the Pittsburgh Penguins lifted Lord Stanley’s Cup after six games against the San Jose Sharks.With that, the 2015-16 season was
The NHL Playoffs are the most exciting time of the year. The long regular season has come to a close and the long grind of the night in and night out schedule, now turns into a must win, do or die, scenario on a regular basis. This fast paced action is enough to excite every fan and always keeps the hockey betting fan entertained.The Stanley Cup playoffs started this week and t
The final week of the NHL regular season is here. It is probably the hardest week of the year to bet on the NHL because you never know what kind of effort you are going to get. Obviously teams fighting for playoff spots are good to back, but all eight spots in the Western Conference will be decided early in the week. In some cases, teams are fighting for seeding, so there’s that to play for, but
The push for the NHL postseason is down to just a few weeks. Most teams have somewhere around 10 or 11 games left to play and the wild cards in both conferences are up for grabs. Seeding remains a big deal, as teams fight for home ice in the first and/or second rounds of the playoffs. Entering this week, only two teams have clinched one of the 16 playoff spots. That means that we can use the sched
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 6 Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks
Stanley Cup Finals Game 6Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose SharksDate/Time: June 12, 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBCNHL Betting Odds From Galaxy SportsMoneyline: San Jose -120Total: 5The Stanley Cup was in the building. The parade route was being planned. The Pittsburgh Penguins were going to win the city’s first title at home since 1960. The script was written. The San Jose Sharks had different idea
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 5 Pick: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Finals Game 5Matchup: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh PenguinsDate/Time: June 9, 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBCNHL Betting Odds From Galaxy SportsMoneyline: Pittsburgh -160Total: 5The Pittsburgh Penguins have the chance to something that they’ve never done before. Win the Stanley Cup at home. Pittsburgh’s three previous Stanley Cup-clinching victories have come on the road, but the odds are in
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 4 Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks
Stanley Cup Finals Game 4Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose SharksDate/Time: June 6, 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBCNHL Betting Odds From Galaxy SportsMoneyline: San Jose -140Total: 5With their backs against the wall, the San Jose Sharks picked up their first Stanley Cup Finals win in franchise history. They’ll need a second one on Monday night to truly get back into the series with the Pittsburgh Pen
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks
Stanley Cup Finals Game 3Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins at San Jose SharksDate/Time: June 4, 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBC Sports NetworkNHL Betting Odds From Galaxy SportsMoneyline: San Jose -145Total: 5.5In a dictionary definition sort of way, Game 3 in a best-of-seven series should never be termed a “must-win” game. For the San Jose Sharks, however, it’s pretty clear that Game 3 is exactly that. The
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Pick: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Finals Game 2Matchup: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh PenguinsDate/Time: June 1, 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBC Sports NetworkNHL Betting Odds From Galaxy SportsMoneyline: Pittsburgh -135Total: 5.5Oddsmakers and bettors certainly took notice of the effort from the San Jose Sharks in Game 1. Heading into Game 2, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been adjusted down anywhere from 10 to 15 cents on the open
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Pick: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Stanley Cup Finals Game 1Matchup: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh PenguinsDate/Time: May 30, 8:00 p.m. ETTV: NBCNHL Betting Odds From Galaxy SportsMoneyline: Pittsburgh -155Total: 5.5It takes 16 wins to lift Lord Stanley’s Cup. The San Jose Sharks and the Pittsburgh Penguins each have 12 wins to date in this year’s postseason. One of them will grab win number 13 here on Monday night in Game 1 of
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Preview: San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Sixteen wins. That’s what it takes to win the Stanley Cup. The Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks are each four wins away from that goal. For the Sharks, this is their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history. This is San Jose’s 18th playoff appearance in 24 seasons after coming into the league as part of Gary Bettman’s desire to expand the NHL to non-traditional hoc
