This years Stanley cup tournament will have a great mix of teams in the playoffs this season. Perennial contenders the New Jersey Devils and the Detroit Redwings are back for another run. High scoring teams Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens are all in it.

The Detroit Red Wings have made 16 straight playoff appearances, the longest current streak among teams in the four major North American sports. The Red Wings have gained 108 points or more in every campaign since 1999/2000.
Last season's anticipated decline never occurred, and as their performance in the 2007 playoffs indicated they're still very much a Stanley Cup contender. Dominik Hasek is a top goalie, even at age 42, but he is a serious injury
risk given his history of groin problems. Should Hasek stay healthy, Detroit could win the West Conference.

NHL Betting is our specialty. When betting the NHL, most people are familiar with the straight line bets, a hockey bet in which the favored team must cover the points spread to win or the underdog, who is given a certain number of goals, must win outright or not lose the hockey game by more than the points given. What many people don’t know is that there are many other exciting NHL betting options, adding to the thrill every time someone crosses the opposing blue line with the puck!

The puck line odds are one of the most popular ways to bet on NHL hockey. It combines the money line hockey odds with the point spread. Here’s an example of a puck line using two playoff teams. In the first game of the Oilers-Sharks series, the Sharks as the home team, with a hot goalie and as the higher seed were favored. The puck line would have looked something like this.

Edmonton Oilers +1.5 -180

San Jose Sharks -1.5 +160

A money line, used in baseball and hockey, takes the place of a point spread. Money line betting is simply wagering on a sports betting event based on a given price rather than a point spread. The team bet on has to win the game outright, regardless of the score. The minus sign (e.g.-130) always indicates the favorite and the amount you must bet to win $100. The plus sign (e.g.+120) always indicates the underdog and the amount you win for every $100 bet. Using this example, therefore, you would bet $130 to win $100 on the favorite, while for the underdog you would bet $100 to win $120.

The over/under is the number of points sports books expect will be the total score for the contest (both teams combined, overtime included). You bet on whether the total points scored will be more or less than this number. As with point spread bets, you must generally wager $110 to win $100.

Betting on a point spread or money line is sometimes called betting "sides" - that is, betting that one side or the other will be the winner - while betting the over/under is referred to as betting "totals". Stanley Cup Betting Glossary Here

Ovr:
-135

Und: +115

Ovr:
-130

Und: +110