NHL Predictions: Can Toronto Maple Leafs continue winning streak?

The NHL season is around 24 games old and a picture is being formed of which teams are playoff contenders. The Toronto Maple Leafs, who haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967, currently lead major sportsbooks’ Stanley Cup futures betting odds. Will the Maples Leafs continue their great play on Wednesday night or will the San Jose Sharks bring it to an end?

San Jose Sharks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs The Maple Leafs go into Wednesday night’s game against the San Jose Sharks at odds of +450 to win the Stanley Cup. According to leading bookies, Toronto ...

Are the Vegas Golden Knights a real contender for the NHL Stanley Cup?

The NHL is about to re-start after the Christmas break, and odds makers have had a serious look at possible Stanley Cup winners. As of December 26, Vegas is tied for second favorite in odds to lift the NHL Stanley Cup. Few would have believed an expansion team would have such great futures odds. However, the Golden Knights haven’t been your typical expansion franchise.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are currently odds on favorites to win the NHL Stanley Cup. Listed at +600, the Lightning’s odds reflect their fantastic performance through 35 games. Tampa Bay has the most points ...

2016 NHL Playoffs Predictions: Caps Ducks Stanley Cup

2016 NHL Playoffs Predictions: Anaheim Ducks vs Washington Capitals Stanley Cup The Anaheim Ducks had one of the worst starts I can remember for an elite team. We lost some money early in the year, as I had them picked to dominate the West. That said, we got off them quick, they sorted things out, and they somehow won the division. With that kind of momentum, I like the Anaheim Ducks to win the Stanley Cup this year. I just don’t trust an Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals team. Here are the rest of our 2016 NHL Playoffs Predictions:

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NHL Picks: Expert Hockey Predictions for Today – Caps, Ducks, Blues

NHL Picks: Today’s Expert NHL Predictions – Caps, Ducks, Blues Let’s try this again. We’re nearing the end of the season and that was our first day losing a unit or more in 3 months. As a result, when three more games fit my NHL system again today, let’s try to get some of that back. Once again, we will be laying out all the forum plays in the system today. We like the Anaheim Ducks, the Washington Capitals, and the St. Louis Blues.

While I’m disappointed that the Vancouver Canucks pulled out a win last night, I’m confident they ...

NHL Picks: New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks

NHL Picks: New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks The New York Rangers have been incredibly inconsistent this season. For long stretches the Rangers appear to be one of the best teams in hockey. At other times, like right now, they cannot get out of their own way. Against one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the New York Rangers have their work cut out for them with the Anaheim Ducks.

The Anaheim Ducks are in a little bit of a slump here, losing three of four. That said, they were on a bad stretch of the schedule and rebounded nicely ...

NHL Picks: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks Preview

NHL Picks: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks Recently, the Montreal Canadiens have stopped being laughably terrible. They have started to win games again and are no longer on a skid from the upper echelon of the league to the deepest depths of despair. Without Carey Price, the Habs simply haven’t been competitive until recently. With him, they would likely be one of the top seeds in the Eastern Conference.

The Anaheim Ducks stumbled mightily in the beginning of the season. They, unlike the Montreal Canadiens, had no real reason for their terrible start. Anaheim was a team that I predicted ...

NHL Picks: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks

NHL Picks: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks The Buffalo Sabres are playing better hockey of late, but they are still one of the worst teams in hockey. They have some players, at last, who are at least a little bit recognizable. The team is putting in solid efforts on a nightly basis and starting to develop a scrappiness necessary to win. While I personally think Robin Lehner’s scowling staredown last week during his shutout was a little silly, I can also see it as a rallying cry for a young team looking for leadership and intensity.

The Anaheim Ducks started ...

NHL Picks: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks

NHL Picks: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks The Minnesota Wild are a pretty good team. As I’ve said in countless NHL Picks Contest posts and game predictions, I am absolutely baffled by their sustained success at times. I also don’t understand how they can win so much and go into such a lengthy skid right now. The Minnesota Wild are a tough team to predict, because they have so much talent but lack superstar goaltending or defensive depth.

The Anaheim Ducks are probably the biggest disappointment in the NHL this season. Predictions for them to have one of the most successful ...

NHL Picks: New Year’s Eve – Islanders, Caps, Ducks, Red Wings, Blackhawks

NHL Picks: New Year’s Eve Hockey Predictions

Islanders, Red Wings, Capitals, Blackhawks, Ducks Happy New Year to everyone. In what I hope will be a nice way to end the year, I am posting all five of our forum selections for today. I am on the New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and Anaheim Ducks.

I like the Islanders to take out the Buffalo Sabres because they have been handling business against weaker teams. Even on the road, I see a lot of value in this line. The Sabres lack depth and the Islanders have explosive ...

NHL Picks: Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks

This is a trickier game than it looks. On it’s face, the Anaheim Ducks are the obvious pick even at these sharp odds. They’ve won four in a row while the Arizona Coyotes struggle, the Ducks are on home ice, and by and large the Ducks are the drastically better team as they look to be a top team our West while the Coyotes are battling to avoid last place.

That said, this win streak isn’t all that it looks to be. The Ducks have gotten lucky in a couple games with good ...