NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Preview: Can the Colorado Avalanche win back-to-back cups?

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs will start on Monday, April 17. Sixteen teams from the Eastern and Western Conferences will battle for Sir Stanley’s Cup in a marathon postseason full of goals, fights, and hard knocks.

When do the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs start? The playoffs will start on Monday, April 17. The final regular-season games will take place on Friday, April 14. Teams will have three days to prepare for their first-round match-ups. However, most teams will know their first-round opponents well in advance.

When is the Stanley Cup Final? The 2023 Stanley Cup Final will begin ...

2021-22 Stanley Cup Odds: NHL Playoff Preview

The NHL season has entered its final week of the season. The hockey playoffs start in just a week and NHL bettors have just a few more days to lock their futures betting pick.

Bovada online sportsbook has the Colorado Avalanche as the Stanley Cup odds favorites at +350. The Avalanche have not won the Stanley Cup since 2001. The 2000-01 season was also the last time the Avs made the playoff finals. In recent seasons, Colorado has been one of the consistent favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Can Colorado come good and lift Sir Stanley’s cup?

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NHL Qualifiers Predictions August 1: Five games on tap for first day of NHL restart

The NHL qualifiers begin on Saturday with five big matches on tap. Edmonton and Toronto are the NHL’s official hubs and the day will see five great ice hockey games played.

Today, we take a look at three of the five games on the Zcode System blog. Be sure to sign up to the website and visit the VIP page for picks on the other two games being played.

Remember the NHL qualifiers are best of five series with the winners of each series advancing to the playoffs proper. ...

NHL 2020: How will the NHL qualifiers work?

The NHL restart will take place on Saturday, August 1, with some massive series being played to determine which clubs make the NHL Playoffs. The NHL qualifiers will be unique and as the league, for the first time ever, plays a set of qualifying games to determine which sides will make the postseason proper.

Teams are back in training camps with a number of clubs playing intra-squad scrimmages this weekend to prepare for the games. Edmonton and Toronto are the hubs that will host the games for the NHL qualifiers and the full restart. Those two Canadian teams ...

NHL Playoff Simulator – Who will win the Stanley Cup?

The NHL regular season ends on April 6th, and shortly thereafter, the puck will be dropped on the postseason.

The league’s marathon playoffs will run until June when one team is crowned Stanley Cup champions. The Washington Capitals won the 2018 edition of the Stanley Cup Finals. Can they do it all over again or will another team beat them to the most prestigious prize in ice hockey?

Sixteen teams will battle for Sir Stanley’s cup. To determine just which team will lift the trophy, we will look at three different ZCode System Playoff Simulator simulations. However, let us ...

NHL 2016 Season Predictions: Eastern Conference

NHL 2016 Season Predictions: Eastern Conference Carolina Hurricanes Despite finishing 6th in the division in 2015, this team is possibly the worst in the NHL. Aside from Jordan Stall and Jeff Skinner, they have no impact players and their defense lacks experience. Look for them at the bottom of the standings all year. Buffalo Sabres The Sabres are progressing but doing so slowly. They are not a playoff contender this year. While they have a solid mix of fresh young talent and seasoned veterans, the team will continue to grow. However, temper your expectations. Wait a year or two and ...

2016 NHL Preview: The Western Conference

2016 NHL Season Preview: The Western Conference Vancouver Canucks The Canucks are a train wreck of mediocre goaltending and aging veterans without any solid prospects outside of Bo Horvat and Jake Virtanen. The team made weak offseason moves by trading Jared McCann, one of their few strong young players, for Erik Gudbranson and then paid way to much to acquire Loui Eriksson. This will surely be a disappointing season, and likely next few seasons, for fans in Vancouver. Arizona Coyotes This is a developing team with a ton of talented young players and a few solid veterans. However, the Coyotes ...

NHL Playoffs and Stanley Cup Recap

The Pittsburg Penguins Won the Stanley Cup As I predicted, the Pens won the cup on Sunday night in 6 games and I wanted to briefly recap what that meant for all those following my predictions. Not only did I have the pens winning the series, I had them doing it in 6 games. In the NHL playoffs alone we won 9.31 units through solid progression betting (only one progression missed I believe). We closed the year out with two separate progressions on the Pens- one to open the series and another to close, as well as a win on ...

NHL Playoffs Picks: Predators Sharks Game Seven

NHL Playoffs Picks: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks Game 7 I had the team that the Nashville Predators knocked out in the first round winning it all, but the Preds showed resilience and consistency in pulling off a win in Game Seven. Here, they face another Game Seven against what is by all accounts an inferior team to the one they just beat. My issue is whether the Nashville Predators have enough gas left in the tank to pull off another Game Seven victory on the road. Right now, I’ll say yes with limited confidence.

The Nashville Predators have ...

NHL Playoffs Picks: New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning

We will have another bracket for you guys after the Anaheim Ducks (hopefully) take out the Nashville Predators tonight, but I wanted to commit to the Tampa Bay Lightning here in an ABC progression. I’ve got them winning the series. The New York Islanders are hot, but Tampa is the better team with the better goalie.

I look at these teams as having a lot of top-line strength but limited depth. The New York Islanders are led by one central scorer, and so are the Tampa Bay Lightning. Heck, I’ll ...