NHL Betting News

One of the most storied franchises in the NHL’s illustrious sports betting history, the Chicago Blackhawks appear to still be feeling the effects of the Stanley Cup hangover, two seasons after breaking a near half-century curse. Currently owning the price per head worst power play in the league, the Blackhawks are making the so called ‘experts’ scratch their heads. On paper, this is a team that despite trading away many pieces of their lone championship squad should still be running the table in the Western Conference. Today for your bookie software pleasure, we’ll try to figure out why the Hawks are struggling.

Earlier this week, Chicago rival St. Louis hit the panic button on their season, by firing Head Coach Davis Payne and replacing him with former Stanley Cup winning coach Ken Hitchcock. The main reason the Blues evicted Payne, was because their special teams in particular their power play was a pain in the team’s success. Now, St. Louis is a team with the 29th power play, and Chicago owns the 30th ranked power play. Suggesting, if the Blackhawks continue to struggle, could we see Joel Quenneville get the axe soon too?

October brought many surprises for Breeders Cup betting enthusiasts gambling on hockey in North America. For example, two of the most prolific teams in the NHL, whom have struggled over the last three seasons, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers, started off the season, atop the power rankings. Both Canadian clubs jumped out to fast starts, before slowly losing momentum as the price per head month came to a close. With November arriving yesterday, it is time to look at the updated power rankings.

As we open up November, the NHL power rankings are offering bettors the same old feel of the last few years. That is to say, the teams that built through the draft either before or at the start of the lockout eight years ago remain on top, while teams that didn’t remain in the middle of the pack and the basement. Today’s bookie software power rankings should come as no surprise to any diehard hockey handicappers.

The first month of the Breeders Cup betting NHL season is almost over, and already several players are making early runs at an All Star spot. For the second year in a row, the NHL will be using the bush league approach of having the players pick the teams, with one unfortunate player being picked last and embarrassed on national television. However, for most price per head service users, it is believed that if Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel is picked last again, it won’t be that big of a deal. With the NHL All Star Draft still four months away, here is a look at a few possible line combinations.

Western Conference Team:

Goalies – The Western Conference has historically been a tougher conference then the East both in terms of skill level and grit. With that being the case, in order to award a goalie the All Star position, the votes are based more on who has worked the hardest, instead of a simple popularity contest.