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For perhaps the first time all season, the Vegas Golden Knights are facing serious pressure to win a game, as they visit the Washington Capitals on Monday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC. The Golden Knights won the first game of this series but they have dropped the past two and if they can’t find an answer on Monday they will head back home down 3-1 in the series. Let’s take a look at Monday’s contest and Stanley Cup picks. ... 

The Stanley Cup Final heads to Washington for Game 3 on Saturday night, with the best-of-seven series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals tied 1-1. The Golden Knights won a sloppy, high scoring Game 1 by a score of 6-4, while the Capitals won a better played 3-2 contest in Game 2. The series now shifts to D.C. for Games 3 and 4. Let’s take a look at Saturday’s contest and Stanley Cup picks.... 

The Vegas Golden Knights will look to continue their amazing run, as they host the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Golden Knights took Game 1 on Monday, winning by a score of 6-4. There was very little defense played in Game 1, the referees decided to ignore obvious penalties, and neither goaltender played very well. It could be a much different scenario on Wednesday. Let’s look at Game 2 and Stanley Cup Playoff ... 

Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals is set for Monday night in Las Vegas, as the Washington Capitals visit the Vegas Golden Knights on NBC. Both teams will be looking to start this series fast and each team is well rested. The Capitals are coming off a tough series against Tampa Bay, while the Golden Knights had little trouble dispatching Winnipeg. Let’s look at Game 1 and Stanley Cup Playoff picks.... 

History is going to be made in the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, as the Washington Capitals take on the Vegas Golden Knights. The Capitals have never won the Stanley Cup in their 43 seasons and played in just one Final, while the Golden Knights are playing in the Final in their first season of existence. The Golden Knights have home ice advantage in this series, with Game 1 set for Monday night in Las Vegas. Let’s look at the series and Stanley Cup Finals picks.

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It all comes down to Game 7 on Wednesday night to determine the Eastern Conference Finals champion, as the Washington Capitals visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Capitals won the first two games of this series and then the Lightning won the next three. Washington won Game 6 at home on Monday to even the series and send everyone back to Tampa for Game 7 on Wednesday night. Let’s look at the contest and NHL Playoff picks. ... 

The Vegas Golden Knights are slight favorites on Friday night, as they host the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final. The Golden Knights got a brilliant performance from goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to win Game 3 by a score of 4-2 and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Jets will be looking to bounce back and win a critical Game 4 on Friday night in Vegas. Let’s look at the contest and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Washington Capitals are slight favorites on Thursday night, as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final on NBCSN. Home ice has not meant that much in the playoffs, including in this series, as the Capitals won the first two games in Tampa. The Lightning have looked nothing like the team that finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, while the Capitals have been excellent. Let’s look at the contest and NHL Playoff pic... 

The Winnipeg Jets are slight favorites against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night on NBC. The Jets are coming off a Game 7 win against Nashville on Thursday, while the Golden Knights have been off since eliminating San Jose. The Jets were the best home team in the NHL this season, so it is not a surprise they are favored to win Game 1 at home. Let’s look at this Saturday night contest and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Winnipeg Jets are slight favorites against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday night on NBC. The Jets are coming off a Game 7 win against Nashville on Thursday, while the Golden Knights have been off since eliminating San Jose. The Jets were the best home team in the NHL this season, so it is not a surprise they are favored to win Game 1 at home. Let’s look at this Saturday night contest and NHL Playoff picks. ... 

The Vegas Golden Knights will try and continue their amazing run, as they take on the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Finals. The Golden Knights have rolled through the first two rounds of the NHL Playoffs, while the Jets are coming off a very tough seven-game series against Nashville. The Jets will have home ice advantage in this best-of-seven series and they are a slight favorite to win the series. Let’s look at the series and Stanley Cup Playoff picks. ... 

Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday on NBCSN has the Tampa Bay Lightning favored at home against the Washington Capitals. The Lightning were very tough at home during the regular season, going 29-12, while the Capitals were basically a .500 team on the road, going 21-20. Tampa took two of the three regular season meetings between the teams. Let’s look at the contest and NHL Playoff picks. ... 

The Eastern Conference Finals between the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning begins on Friday, with the Lightning favored. The Capitals are coming off a very emotional series win against Pittsburgh, while the Lightning got past the Bruins. Tampa Bay has the home ice advantage in this series and they are listed as almost a 2-1 favorite to defeat Washington in this best-of-seven game series. Let’s look at the series and Stanley Cup Playoff picks.... 

The San Jose Sharks are slight home favorites on Sunday night, as they host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. This series has been very even, with the teams splitting their first four games, two of which went into overtime. The first three games of this series were high scoring, but Game 4 in San Jose was a 4-0 shutout win for the Sharks. Let’s look at this contest and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals get the spotlight on NBC on Saturday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Penguins are the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions and they have Sidney Crosby, but the Capitals have Alexander Ovechkin who has been the best player in this series so far. Can the Capitals win a huge game at home against their nemesis, the Pittsburgh Penguins? Let’s look at the contest and NHL Playoff picks.... 

You can make a case that the best two teams remaining in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs are the Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets. Unfortunately, one of the two is not even going to make it to the conference final. The Jets are listed as slight favorites at home in this Game 4 matchup on Thursday night that can be seen on NBCSN. Let’s look at the contest and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning open up their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday afternoon on NBC. The Bruins struggled to get past Toronto in the first round, finally prevailing in seven games, while the Lightning had little difficulty in beating New Jersey. The Lightning finished one point ahead of Boston for the best record in the Eastern Conference. Let’s look at Saturday’s Game 1 and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday on NBC. The Penguins and Capitals have developed into one of the best rivalries in the NHL but unfortunately for the Capitals, it has been extremely one-sided in the playoffs in favor of Pittsburgh. Let’s look at Game 2 of this series on Sunday and NHL Playoff picks.... 

For the first time in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs we get a Game 7, as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night on NBCSN. This series looked to be over after Boston took three of the first four games, but the Maple Leafs have bounced back to win the last two games and even the series. The Bruins are listed as home favorites on Wednesday night. Let’s look at Wednesday’s game and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to close out their series against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon on NBC. The Lighting won the first two games of this series at home and then split two games in New Jersey to take a 3-1 series lead. Tampa is a big favorite to close out this series on Saturday at home and advance to the conference semifinals. Let’s look at this matchup and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The prime time game in the NHL Playoffs on Saturday has the Toronto Maple Leafs visiting the Boston Bruins in Game 5 on NBC. The Maple Leafs had all kinds of trouble in Boston in the first two games of this series, losing 5-1 and 7-3. If the Maple Leafs are to win this series, they have to find a way to win in Boston. Let’s look at Saturday night’s contest and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Washington Capitals are favored on Sunday night, as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series on NBCSN. The Capitals were a very good home team in the regular season, winning 28 games, while the Blue Jackets were nothing special on the road. The Capitals have also won 8 of the last 10 at home against Columbus. Let’s look at Sunday’s game and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Playoff Series. The Bruins are listed as home favorites in this contest with the total at six. The Bruins were an excellent home team during the regular season, but the Maple Leafs won three of the four regular season meetings against Boston. Let’s look at the contest that can be seen on NBC and NHL Playoff picks.... 

The 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin on Wednesday, April 11 with three games, including one Eastern Conference matchup as the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. The other three matchups in the Eastern Conference get underway on Thursday, April 12, as the New Jersey Devils visit the Tampa Bay Lightning; the Columbus Blue Jackets are at the Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins. Let’s look at each of these best-of-seven game series and Stanley Cup Playoff picks.... 

The Nashville Predators begin the Western Conference Playoffs as the top seed and the betting favorite. The Predators won the Presidents Trophy for finishing with the top record in the NHL this season. They are heavy favorites to defeat the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The other three Western Conference Playoff matchups have the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the Los Angeles Kings, the Winnipeg Jets vs. the Minnesota Wild and the Anaheim Ducks vs. the San Jose Sharks. Let’s look at each series and Stanley Cup Playoff picks....