The Tampa Bay Lightning are overwhelming favorites to win the Stanley Cup. After tying the record for wins in a season with 62, the Lightning have been installed as a +175 favorite to win it all per offshore sportsbook BetDSI. Calgary and Boston are the only other teams with odds of less than 10-1, so there is plenty of value if you are looking to take a chance on an underdog to win it all. Check out some of the other stories for today as we prepare for the NHL playoffs to get underway on Wednesday.
From @travisyost: Breaking down the Eastern Conference playoff matchups. MORE: https://t.co/jy6GR2WwDi pic.twitter.com/D2PidicG8m
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) April 8, 2019
TSN’s Travis Yost breaks down the Eastern Conference playoff match-ups right here. Yost is backing all of the favorites, and he gives pretty convincing reasons behind his picks. Yost is one of the better NHL analysts around, so it’s worth looking at his rationale.
All the facts and figures to get you set for each first-round series in the West https://t.co/HtbaVahF3S
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 8, 2019
The Eastern Conference has received the lion’s share of the praise in the NHL this season, but the Western Conference race will be a fun one. The West should be wide open, and SI points out some interesting facts ahead of each series.
The stars always come out to play but the playoffs are a time for surprise players to turn into heroes, driving their teams deep into the postseason.
Who will step up for each team this year? https://t.co/m1DrkcAQYN
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 8, 2019
Everyone knows about Alex Ovechkin, Nikita Kucherov, and Johnny Gaudreau, but playoff series are where no-name players can become legends. Sports Illustrated highlights one player on each team to watch.
Connor McDavid had to leave the ice after suffering a gruesome-looking injury.https://t.co/0AorOCygpH
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 7, 2019
We are still awaiting word on the severity of Connor McDavid’s leg injury, but the superstar has already been ruled out of the IIHF World Championship next month. McDavid finished the season as the leading point scorer in the Western Conference, and Team Canada will certainly miss him.
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- McDavid will not play at Worlds | TSN
