Alexander Ovechkin
Catching Up With the Nhl
I live in Canada, so I am surrounded by a skewed awareness of the NHL. It is a condition of citizenship here that you are able to discuss the power play woes of teams, the playoff prospects of the nearest squad, and the injuries that are keeping Canadian stars out of action, even if you are far from a hockey fan. I know, and frankly I’m thankful, that the rest of the world isn’t obsessed with hockey like my fellow Canadians are. Despite that, though, hockey games have two teams and you can bet on them, so they are at least worth a little attention. If you haven’t been watching the NHL much this year here are 10 things you need to know to get up to speed with what is going on. Happy betting, eh!
1) Home is sweet. Road? Not so much – There are some teams with ridiculous differences in their performance home and away. The most glaring is Minnesota. They have the third best home record in the league, and the second worst on the road. Calgary is almost as bad, and Florida and Boston are other squads that would probably be better off just forfeiting road games and getting some extra rest.
2) The Flyers are grounded – For a good part of the last two decades the Philadelphia Flyers have been a solid, decent team that wasn’t much fun to play. Those days are long gone. The Flyers are in the midst of one of those nver Broncos of the NHL.
5) Scoring is fun. It isn’t always profitable – There have been some incredible individual performances in the NHL this year. Sidney Crosby, despite being only 19, seems determined to run away with the scoring title. Tampa Bay teammates Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis are tied for second in league for scoring with last year’s rookie of the year Alexander Ovechkin. Don’t get blinded by the fireworks, though – all three of those player’s teams have been pretty bad bets this season.
6) Key injuries aren’t always key – Calgary’s Jarome Iginla was probably playing the best hockey in the Western Conference, so it would seem logical that the Flames would struggle when he went down with a knee injury. Instead, the team just kept on winning, and they scored seven against Colorado despite missing their chief offensive threat. Ottawa is incredibly hot despite missing Jason Spezza, and having star defenseman Wade Redden on and off the injury list all season. Don’t fall into the trap of assuming that a steam is in trouble without a star.
7) Become a Sharks fan – San Jose may not be a hockey hotbed, but the Sharks sure have been great to bet on. They are the top team in the league on the moneyline, they are profitable ATS, and the have gone under 26 times in 43 tries – a sweet 60 percent clip.
The Northwest is a mess – The five teams in the Northwest Division – Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota and Vancouver – are all separated by just five points. There is a new division leader every day. None of the teams are among the true elite of the league, but they are reasonably well matched, they don’t like each other and the stupid
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