NHL Stanley Cup: All eyes on JonathanToews

He always wondered to brings Stanley Cup home to Winnipeg would be like, but never in these dreams did Jonathan Toews picture about 15,000 people would be welcomed as a hero, and the city will rename its own community center in his honor.

"You always envision it being such a big deal coming home, but you don't think people will take time and hours out of their lives to come out just to get an autograph or a picture with you,"

Chicago Captain said to NHL.com shortly before it was a quiet family dinner at Earl's Restaurant in South St. Vital, a part of Winnipeg. "To them it means the world. That's what makes the Stanley Cup such a special thing and that's what makes you want to win it so bad, so you can share it with other people.

"You're the lucky one that is able to play the game and do all the fun stuff and they're still equally, if not more passionate about it than you are," he added. "I think that's amazing. It means so much to people. It changes lives. It definitely has a positive effect on all people." Read More!

Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers Game 3: NHL Playoff Betting

Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers Game 3

Down 0-2 in their NHL playoff betting Eastern Conference Final series, the Montreal Canadiens play host to the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3. Hockey betting odds for this one actually favor the home club, despite the fact that Philly has actually shut out the Habs two straight games. Sports Betting breaks down the NHL betting for this crucial game.

The story so far in this series has been the special teams and the goaltending of Michael Leighton. Philadelphia has not allowed a power play goal and has been deadly on their man advantage opportunities. Daniel Briere and Simon Gagne are leading the Flyers offense against a supposedly tough Montreal defense. Jaroslav Halak was god-like in earlier rounds, but right now he’s looking human and Philly is even making him look bad.

Philadelphia has been virtually unbeatable at home, but they’ve also won some big road games as well, including games 5 and 7 of the Bruins series. As for Montreal, they are a mere 3-3 at home so far this postseason. However, they have won their last two at home and did play better in game 2 than in game 1.
Still, Montreal has to put more pressure on the Philly goaltender and create more traffic in front of him. Sports Betting has the NHL odds as -125 on the moneyline for the Canadiens and +105 for the Flyers.

Until Montreal can score a goal in this series, you would have to go with the hot hand and the team that has shut them down so far in Philadelphia. Take the Flyers on the NHL betting money line in game 3.
The hockey total betting for this matchup is set at 5. It may seem low, but again, Montreal has simply not been able to mount any offense, whatsoever. While it’s not as strong a play as the moneyline, we would lean towards the under in light of the Habs scoring troubles.

If the Canadiens are to get back in to this series, they will need leading goal scorer Mike Cammalleri to start lighting the lamp again. He leads all NHL playoff scorers and must return to form if Montreal is going to have a chance in either game 3 or the series.

On the injury front, Philadelphia will probably wait to bring Ian Laperriere back into the fold. Meanwhile, no one knows if Montreal will insert game 2 healthy scratches Ryan O’Byrne or Benoit Pouliot.

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Chicago Blackhawks Vs Anaheim Ducks NHL Live Odds

The Chicago Blackhawks have suffered their share of disappointment over the past dozen years, but for a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, the past weekend was pretty humiliating.

Chicago (44-18-6), which has two playoff appearances in the last 11 seasons, is poised to win its first division title since 1993 and has played like a Stanley Cup favorite for much 2009-10. Those dreams of winning the franchise’s first championship since 1961, however, may have taken a hit over the weekend.

The Ducks (31-29-8) are essentially out of the playoff picture - they are 10 points back of eighth-place Detroit - but are coming off an impressive 4-2 win over Western Conference-leading San Jose on Sunday. Anaheim snapped a five-game losing streak and avoided getting swept by the Sharks in the six-game season series.

Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. “We were just worried about winning the next one and the next one. We’ve proven to ourselves that we can play at a high level if we focus and get our mindset right. Read More!

Calgary Flames Vs Colorado Avalanche NHL Live Odds

The Calgary Flames could point to their last two games as the reason they’re currently on the outside of the playoff picture in the Western Conference.

They could also blame their performance this season against the Colorado Avalanche.

The Avalanche can improve to 5-0-0 against their Northwest Division rivals and notch their fourth consecutive win overall as the desperate Flames visit the Pepsi Center on Wednesday night.

Colorado, which has totaled 24 goals in its last five games, used its latest offensive outburst in support of backup goaltender Peter Budaj(notes), meaning Anderson should be back in net Wednesday. He had started 23 straight games before Tuesday.

Calgary’s Miikka Kiprusoff(notes) is 0-4-1 with a 3.00 GAA in his last five starts against the Avalanche after winning seven of his previous nine in the series. Read More!

New Jersey Devils Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Live Odds and Preview

New Jersey Devils Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Live Streaming at Sportsbook Online

New Jersey has won all five meetings and is one win away from sweeping Pittsburgh in a season series for the first time since the franchise entered the NHL as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974-75.

That dominance continued Friday as Martin Brodeur(notes) and Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) led the Devils to a 3-1 victory. Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists and Brodeur made 15 of his 34 saves in the third period.

“There is no explanation for it,” Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said. “You need a little luck. But when you do well against one team, it builds confidence and you think you can play at that level all the time.”

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