The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers are tied atop the Stanley Cup futures list at the sportsbooks as hockey fans cross their fingers that the league and its players will avoid another lockout.
The Pens and Rangers are both pegged at 8/1 on the odds to win the Stanley Cup at Bodog, which puts them just ahead of the 10/1 Vancouver Canucks and the 12/1 Los Angeles Kings – who are the defending Cup champions.
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The Los Angeles Kings and the New Jersey Devils are the final two teams left standing as NHL betting wraps up for the season with the 2012 Stanley Cup final.
The Kings and Devils both started the season in the middle of the pack on the Stanley Cup odds at the sportsbooks, with the Kings taking a noticeable dive on those futures as they struggled to make the playoffs as the eighth seed in the West.
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Only four teams remain on the odds to win the Stanley Cup, with the Kings, Rangers, Devils, and Coyotes the clubs left standing on the NHL futures.
On the Stanley Cup futures at Bodog heading into the third round of the playoffs the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers are tied as the 2/1 favorites to win the championship.
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The Los Angeles Kings entered the Stanley Cup playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference, but they’ve worked their way up to the top of the NHL futures list at the sportsbooks.
The Kings bounced the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the playoffs and had built a 3-0 lead on the St. Louis Blues in their second-round series heading into action on Sunday.
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Eight teams are still alive for NHL futures bettors as the Stanley Cup playoffs head into the second round this weekend – the Flyers, Devils, Rangers, Capitals, Kings, Blues, Predators, and Coyotes.
Here’s a look at the schedules for the four second-round NHL betting opportunities as the puck drops on the Eastern Conference and Western Conference semifinal matchups.
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With a first-round victory already in hand, the St. Louis Blues are now the favorites at the sportsbooks to come out on top in the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring.
The Blues have moved to 4/1 on the Stanley Cup odds at Bodog entering action this week, putting them just ahead of the 5/1 Philadelphia Flyers – who knocked out the Pittsburgh Penguins on the weekend.
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The Philadelphia Flyers have shot to the top of the Stanley Cup futures board at the sportsbooks as they look to finish off the former favorites, the Pittsburgh Penguins, this week.
The Flyers hold a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins, and as a result they’ve moved up from 14/1 to 4/1 odds to win the Stanley Cup this spring at Bodog.
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The Phoenix Coyotes captured their first ever Pacific Division title this season, but it doesn’t mean a whole lot to the oddsmakers at Bodog.ca who have listed them as series underdogs versus the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Coyotes are a +110 underdog in the series at Bodog.ca, while Chicago, who actually won three more game than Phoenix and had four more points are a -130 favorite.
The San Jose Sharks may have caught fire down the stretch to ensure they made it into the postseason, but they may have drawn the wrong first round opponent if they hope to end their playoff curse.
Maybe being the underdog will change the Sharks fate? San Jose is a first round underdog for the first time in a long time at +140 at Bodog.ca, while the Blues are a -160 favorite.
The Predators are slim favorites against the Red Wings at Bodog.ca, checking in at -115 on the latest series odds. Detroit isn’t far behind either at -105.
The Predators and Red Wings split the season series with three wins apiece, but Nashville won the last two matchups, including a hard to come by 4-1 win in Detroit.
