The Chicago Blackhawks are on the verge of winning their first Stanley Cup championship since 1961, thus ending the longest championship drought in the NHL. The honor of the longest length of time without a championship will fall to the last of the Original Six teams without a Cup victory since the NHL expanded in 1967, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Revenge may be sweet if not short lived.
All the Vancouver Canucks players could talk about after their game six win over the pesky L.A. Kings in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs was how much they were liking forward to meeting up with Chicago in round two.
Can Coyotes Down the Favored Red Wings?
Heading into their first round series with the Red Wings, the Phoenix Coyotes have to feel a bit disrespected as the NHL betting underdogs.
NHL Saturday Three-Game Parlay
Final game of the season for most teams on Saturday. The Montreal Canadiens are still trying to clinch a playoff spot, while most of the league just wants to finish the year with a win.
When the San Jose Sharks meet the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, it will be a tale of two teams locked in different types of playoff position battles.
Despite playing just .500 hockey over its past ten games, the Sharks are battling with the Chicago Blackhawks for the top spot in the Western conference, with home ice advantage through the first three playoff rounds on the line.
NHL betting always seems a bit more intriguing when either Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin takes the ice. Hockey fans get the best of both stars when they face each other in the league's best rivalry Tuesday.
The Thrashers are trying to make it into the postseason for just the second time in franchise history, although it’s going to be a difficult task.
Phoenix Coyotes (+145) at Calgary Flames (-165)
Wednesday, March-31-10, 9:35 PM EST (The NHL Network)