NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Avalanche vs. Kings

I think this is the biggest mismatch of a series in the first round as the President’s Trophy winning Colorado Avalanche face the second Wild Card in the West, the LA Kings. I’m expecting this to be a pretty quick series. The Avalanche swept the regular season series between these teams, winning by multiple goals every game they played. On opening night of the season … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Avalanche vs. Kings

NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Penguins vs. Flyers

I wouldn’t say this is all that great of a series between the 7th and 8th best teams in the East but this Metro Division rivalry for the Battle of Pennsylvania is always fun as the #2 seed Pittsburgh Penguins face the #3 seed Philadelphia Flyers in the first round. During the regular season, these teams split their four games, with both Penguins wins being … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Penguins vs. Flyers

NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Stars vs. Wild

This Central Division matchup is one of my most anticipated of the first round, between the #2 seed Dallas Stars and the #3 seed Minnesota Wild. Both of these teams were fantastic this season, being the second and third overall seeds in the West, clinching their spots in the playoffs a couple weeks ago. I expect this series to be an all out war, and … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Stars vs. Wild

NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Hurricanes vs. Senators

Even though this is the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference vs. the second Wild Card team, I actually expect this to be a pretty solid series to start the playoffs between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators. This will be the first time these franchises have met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. During the regular season, Carolina went 2-1 against the Sens. They … Continue reading NHL Playoffs 2026 – Round 1 Series Preview: Hurricanes vs. Senators

NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/16/26

I broke even though I just went 1-2 on last night’s limited slate. Tonight’s the last night of the regular season, let’s go out hot on the couple games that matter in the West to head into the playoffs on Saturday! I’ll have full series previews of each round of the playoffs up on the blog before they start this weekend! Mammoth vs. Blues (7:30) … Continue reading NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/16/26

Sabres vs. Stars: 4/15/26 – Game Reactions/Recap

Yet another regular season ending with a meaningless game for the Buffalo Sabres…except this year, for the first time in 15 years, it’s because we already clinched a playoff spot and won the Atlantic Division to guarantee home ice through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Half our lineup is sitting out tonight to rest in preparation for the first round starting on Saturday … Continue reading Sabres vs. Stars: 4/15/26 – Game Reactions/Recap

NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/15/26

Last night on a pretty meaningless NHL slate, I went 2-3 to lose 1.64 units. Tonight the Eastern Conference wraps up the regular season with only one of these six games mattering in the West. Keeping it very light tonight, let’s win! Again, just like yesterday, I’m staying off all the meaningless games, who knows who plays and if they do play, who gets minutes. … Continue reading NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/15/26

NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/14/26

Last night I went 5-7 in the NHL, losing 0.78 units. Not horrible. The field is set for the Stanley Cup Playoffs making a pretty meaningless nine game slate tonight with just a few teams playing for seeding. Let’s win! I’m going to be going quite light these next few days with all the teams in the playoffs having their spots clinched. There isn’t much … Continue reading NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/14/26

Sabres @ Blackhawks: 4/13/26 – Game Reactions/Recap

Tonight the Sabres started slow but turned it around to lock up first place in the Atlantic Division with a 5-1 win on the road in Chicago! The Blackhawks started the scoring, pretty much immediately scoring as they went shorthanded, on a Ryan Greene breakaway goal, 3:56 into the game. Not good. Josh Norris tied it up with 57.8 seconds to go in the first … Continue reading Sabres @ Blackhawks: 4/13/26 – Game Reactions/Recap

NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/13/26

Brutal Sunday for me on the NHL, going a horrible 1-7 to lose 6.84 units and add to my worst year in hockey. Let’s cap off the last few days of this regular season with wins starting on tonight’s ten game slate. Lightning vs. Red Wings (7:00) I wouldn’t say this game in the Atlantic’s great tonight. The Lightning are playing for seeding, two points … Continue reading NHL Daily Gambling Preview – 4/13/26