Detroit to win the Stanley Cup tonight
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
You bet because there’s no way why this series is going to a seventh game.
It’s no surprise that the Detroit Red Wings are in full control of the 2009 NHL Stanley Cup Finals. After simply destroying the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5, there’s no way for you to think that Detroit doesn’t have the Cup in the bag.
It was an annihilation as the Detroit Red Wings got one step closer from being crowned as the 2009 Stanley Cup champions after humiliating the Penguins, 5-0 last Saturday. The win extended Detroit’s series lead to 3-2, putting them only a win away from their 12th Stanley Cup, their fifth one in 12 seasons.
Sure, every hockey fan who’ll be watching Game 6 live this Tuesday should be behind the Pittsburgh Penguins since the game will be played on their home ice but the fact of the matter is, the Red Wings know letting Pittsburgh extend this series to a Game 7 will be detrimental to their run for the title and they can’t give these Penguins any momentum whatsoever.
Sure, a Game 7 back in Detroit will be fantastic for Red Wings fans but if you’re Detroit, why would you risk extending it to another game when you can end it in Pittsburgh on Tuesday?
‘’The other game is three days away so I don’t know if [the shutout] has much bearing on what’s going to happen in Pittsburgh,’’ Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood said after Game 5.
‘’It’s more important for us to get a little break so we can be at full capacity when we go to Pittsburgh.’’
History suggests the Detroit Red Wings will hoist the Stanley Cup for the second straight year as 14 of the last 19 teams to win Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals have went on to win it in six games.
Last year, the Penguins won Game 5 trying to…
2009 NHL Playoffs Betting Tips
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
The NHL Playoffs are now underway.
And while most of us would rather keep our eyes glued on the NBA’s postseason wars, the 2009 NHL Playoffs still got underway and our friends from SPORTSBETTING.COM wasted no time in milking from it.
The puck dropped on the NHL postseason on Wednesday and as it stands, the balance of power lies in the West with the defending champions Detroit Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks listed as the odds-on favorites at SPORTSBETTING.COM to take the Stanley Cup at +300. Boston has the best odds of the Eastern Conference teams at +500.
The defending champions will take on the Columbus Blue Jackets first. A threat to repeat as champs, the Detroit Red Wings had a successful season accumulating 51 wins, 21 losses and 10 OT losses for 112 points but thanks to some shoddy goal tending, went 3-7 in their final 10 regular season games. Chris Osgood, who finished the season with a 3.09 GAA and a .887 save percentage, is expected to start for Detroit.
In stark contrast, the Wings will be up against a good, albeit young, goalie Steve Mason (33-20-7, 2.29 GAA, .916 save percentage and 10 shutouts) and the Columbus Blue Jackets, who finished the regular season with a 41-31-10 record for 92 points, the Jackets are +5000 to win it all this year. In terms of series prices, Detroit is a prohibitive fave to win the best of seven series at -450 and while Columbus is a +350 underdog.
Dating back to 2006, the Red Wings have the advantage against the Blue Jackets winning 12 of 20 games and in those 20, the Under has prevailed 14 times.
Next, we have that other powerhouse team from…
A Red Wings – Penguins NHL Stanley Cup Final in 2008?
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Who’ll be playing for the biggest title on ice?
The 2008 NHL playoffs is heating up as teams inch closer to the highly coveted Stanley Cup. Who could be playing for it? Read on.
From the Eastern Conference, No.2 seed Pittsburgh Penguins continue their run in the 2008 NHL Playoffs. Thanks mainly to their team captain Sidney Crosby. Sidney Crosby’s leadership has been the main factor, doing his part in scoring which is tied for second with 15 points in the postseason.
‘’He never takes a shift off,’’ forward Max Talbot said. ‘’That’s the thing about him. He’s the best player in the world and the best worker on the team. It’s impossible for that not to make an impression.’’
Taking game one of the best of seven series against the Philadelphia Flyers was big for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins are 6-0 at home in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history and they have a good chance of making it all the way to the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup finals.
Meanwhile, in the Western Conference, the Detroit Red Wings took game 1 of their seven game series against the Dallas Stars. The Red Wings showed no signs of rust then, coming off a six-day lay off.
The Red Wings scored three power-play goals against a strong Dallas Stars penalty-killing unit. The Red Wings also improved to 6-0 at home and is one of the contenders for this year’s Stanley Cup.
Detroit was much quicker and consistently breaking…
Anaheim Ducks, two wins away from Stanley Cup trophy
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
After it looked like the Ottawa Senators are in for a Cinderella ending to the NHL season, they had to face the Ducks. When it looked like the Ottawa Senators are destined to have a fitting end to what has been an unbelievable season and bring the Stanley Cup back home to Canada, they fell [...]
Ottawa tries to even Stanley Cup series vs Anaheim
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
The Anaheim Ducks (-130) will aim for a two-game lead in the Stanley Cup finals tonight, when they host the Ottawa Senators (+110) in Game 2 at the Honda Center. The Ducks rallied for a victory in the series opener on Monday, as they scored twice in the final six minutes of play to post [...]
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