NHL Betting Preview: Eastern Conference Playoff Matchups, Odds, Analysis

April 11th, 2016 by OddsShark.com Leave a reply »
The Washington Capitals (56-18-8) were the best team in the NHL during the regular season and will try to become the first team since the 2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks to win the Stanley Cup after earning the Presidents’ Trophy.

The Capitals are overwhelming 3-2 favorites on the odds to win the Eastern Conference and have 4-1 odds to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.

The Blackhawks are the only team to win the Presidents’ Trophy and the Stanley Cup in the previous seven years, as the New York Rangers had the league’s best record last year but then lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final.

The Rangers (46-27-9) and Lightning (46-31-5) are contenders to win the East again this year, but they are not nearly as strong as last season, when they had two of the top three point totals in the conference.

The Rangers are listed at 7-1 to win the East, finishing third in the Metropolitan Division this season behind the Caps and Pittsburgh Penguins (48-26-8) after winning it a year ago. The New York Islanders (45-27-10) and Philadelphia Flyers (41- ...

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