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when the Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers.

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference square off on Sunday when the Boston Bruins meets the Philadelphia Flyers.

With Boston at 15-1 and Philadelphia at 8-1, NHL odds have both teams among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup.

Only seven points behind the Flyers who are in first place currently, Boston sits in third place in the Eastern Conference. By only six points Boston also trails Washington for second place. Boston would love to catch either team ahead of it in the standings to secure that home ice as this tight race among the three division leaders means home ice throughout the playoffs is still up for grabs.

Both Boston and Philadelphia need to make sure they win their respective divisions first while both teams would love to beat each other out for first place overall in the Conference. Philadelphia is only five points up on the Penguins with ten games remaining as they are being pressed by a red hot Pittsburgh team that has gone 6-2-2 in its last ten games. Even though the Boston Bruins has two games in hand, for now they are only three points ahead of rival Montreal. The Bruins appear to have an easier road to securing the division title with these extra two games.

As both teams will use this game as a measuring stick to determine what they need to correct heading into the playoffs hockey fans can expect a hard fought contest this Sunday. Both squads will be playing their hardest to figure out which is the best way to beat each other come playoff time with a good chance these two teams will meet again sometime this spring.

The Philadelphia Flyers will take on the Dallas Stars this weekend. The Flyers are currently the top team in the Eastern Conference with a 43-19-7 record. The Stars are sitting in the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference with a 37-25-8 record.

The Flyers are among the top favorites to win the Stanley Cup at 8-1 in NHL Odds.

While these teams are in good positioning for the playoffs, they will need a strong finish to ensure that they maintain their positioning. There are several teams in the Western Conference that are within reach of passing the Stars if they are unable to win games as the season comes to a close. Meanwhile, the Flyers could lose their spot atop the Eastern Conference with a poor finish.

The Flyers will certainly be the favorite going into this game, but they do have some weaknesses that the Stars may be able to exploit. While their offense is among the elite of the NHL, their defense is not quite as dominant. The Stars need to find a way to put the puck in the net early and then collapse back on defense.

The Flyers should be able to take this game if they just play their normal style. The Stars are solid and they play well in close games, but they are really just a middle of the pack team in most offensive and defensive categories.

The Stars will be the home team for this game. Dallas has a record of 19-11-6 while playing at home this season. The Flyers are 22-9-3 while playing on the road this

The Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa Bay Lightning will play in Tampa Bay this weekend. These teams are both within the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Lightning are the second best team in the conference with a record of 37-18-7, while the Canadiens have a 34-23-7 record this season.

Tampa Bay is among the favorite to win the Stanley Cup in the Eastern Conference, at 25-1, while Montreal is at 40-1 in NHL Odds.

The Lightning have been a great team at home this season, achieving a record of 21-7-4 while playing in Tampa Bay. The Canadiens will struggle in this game as they are below .500 this year while playing on the road. They are 14-15-1 this year.

It is unclear how the Lightning manage to win so many games despite having such a porous defense. Tampa Bay has one of the best offenses in the NHL, scoring 3 goals per game, but they also allow 3 goals per game. Despite their poor defense, they have managed to climb to the top of the Southeast Division Standings.

The Canadiens rely on a stingy defense to win games, allowing just 2.5 goals per game. As the playoffs approach the Canadiens will need to find a way to put the pick in the net more often, as they are only the 23rd best team in terms of goals per game in the NHL.

The Canadiens are strong on the power play and they need to capitalize on their power play opportunities against Tampa Bay. The Canadiens will also need to continue to play tough against the power play. They are the 9th best team in the league in penalty kill percentage at 83.6 percent.

On Saturday night two of the top teams in the NHL will meet, when the Boston Bruins travel to Vancouver to play against the Canucks. With a win on Saturday Boston will look increase its division lead over the Montreal Canadiens, which is currently four points. The Bruins will use this contest as a measuring stick to see how it fairs against the best team in the West as they have struggled against some of the better competition from the Western Conference.

For this matchup NHL Betting Odds will be available on Friday night.

As the Boston do not play again after meeting Calgary on Tuesday night, they will be well rested for this game on Saturday. As both of those special teams rank in the middle of the league in effectiveness, perhaps the extra days of practice will enable the Bruins to get their power play and penalty kill in order.

In the NHL, Vancouver on the other hand has some of the best special teams play. The Canucks, currently ranking 1st on the power play and 4th on the penalty kill; they will look to take advantage of the Bruins on the special teams when these two teams meet on Saturday.

With 3.3 goals per contest and the lowest goals against per game at 2.3, Vancouver also boasts the best goals per game average. It is easy to see why the Vancouver Canucks have the best record in the league, with all four of these facets of the game clicking.

It could be a long night for the guys from Boston as the Canucks should be able to score some goals and cruise to a victory, if the Bruins struggle to stay out of the penalty box.

This week in a game between two of the teams in the Western Conference playoff picture, the Vancouver Canucks will take on Dallas Stars. With a 37-12-9 record on the season, the Canucks are head and shoulders above the rest of the league. With a 31-20-6 record on the season, the Stars are among a large pack of teams that are within the 3rd and 10th spots in the conference.

In NHL Futures the Canucks are the favorite to win the Stanley Cup at 4-1. Dallas is at 25-1 hockey odds.

Even though the Canucks are also the best team in terms of statistics, they are not just the best team in the league in terms of record. On all fronts the Canucks have been absolutely dominant. They are also allowing fewer goals defensively than any other team as they are averaging more goals than any other team in the league.

Even though the Stars do seem to find a way to win despite not being great at any one thing, they don’t really match up with the Canucks well in any statistical category.

When the Canucks have power play opportunities in this game, the Stars will need to make sure to crack down defensively. The Stars have one of the worst penalty kill percentages in the league whereas the Canucks have the best power play offense in the league.

In this game, the Canucks will need to limit the effectiveness of Brad Richards. In both goals and assists, Richards is leading the Stars. The Canucks should easily take out the Stars if they can limit his role in the game.

With the NHL getting back into high gear after the All-Star game, NHL fans will be treated to a contents of two of the better teams in the entire league when the San Jose Sharks travel to Boston to take on the Bruins Saturday night.

NHL Odds are not yet available.

Even though San Jose is struggling in the standings right now, the Sharks still figure to be one of the favorites to win the Western Conference come playoff time.

Boston is currently third in the Eastern Conference and leads Montreal by only four points in the standings. Despite a mediocre power play that currently sits at 16th in the league, Boston continues to rely on one of the best goal tending tandems in the league to win games on a nightly basis. The offense is doing pretty well also as the Bruins average 3.0 goals per game.

After making it to the Western Conference finals last year the San Jose Sharks have been a bit of a disappointment so far this season. Struggling to find any consistency on offense and defense has really slowed the down the Sharks in the first half of the season. If San Jose wants to make another deep playoff run they will need to get things going in a hurry, especially since they are tied for 8th place in the West with two other teams.

The NHL’s annual all-star game will showcase the greatest hockey players in the world this weekend.

NHL fans will be treated to a unique format during this year’s game that is taking place at the Carolina Hurricane’s home arena in Raleigh. The NHL decided to name two captains for the all-star game and have those players choose their team from a list of eligible all-stars, rather than having the best players from each conference square off.

Nicklas Lidstrom form the Detroit Red Wings and Eric Staal from the Carolina Hurricanes will be this year’s captains. This Friday night these captains will select their rosters from a list of 42 eligible players.

Hockey betting odds are not yet available for the All-Star game.

The skills challenge that takes place Saturday night is the one thing that has not been changed about this year’s all-star weekend. The skills competition will pit the best players in the world against each in various tests of their hockey ability such as shooting accuracy, breakaway competition and hardest shot, always a highlight of the NHL all-star weekend.

The absence of two of the game’s best players will be one drawback of this year’s all-star game. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin both have said that they will not be attending this year’s game. Malkin just announced he will be out with a sinus infection as Crosby is still suffering from lingering effects of a concussion. For two other young stars to make their NHL all-star appearance, the absence of these two great players will just open up the door.

One of the more interesting match ups will be between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins with another full line up of NHL games scheduled for Saturday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins trail the Philadelphia Flyers by just three points for first place in the Atlantic Division as Carolina currently sits three points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

For this matchup NHL betting Odds have not yet been posted.

As the Penguins deals with the loss of star center Sidney Crosby, who is still out with a concussion, recently they have been playing average hockey. The Penguins are just 2-3 and have only scored more than three goals in a game once, in the last five games that Crosby has missed. The team hopes to have him back in time for this weekend’s game as it is certainly no secret that the Penguins miss Crosby’s offense when he is not in the lineup.

Carolina seems to be coming into their own recently while having struggled at different points of the season. The Hurricanes may be peaking at the right time when they are scheduled to face one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference having won four of their last six games. Carolina has been able to stay within striking distance of the last few playoff spots this season unlike last year when the team was out of contention in the early part of the schedule, using a balanced offensive attack that has seen the Hurricanes average 2.9 goals per game and an 18.3% power play.

The Penguins should have little trouble beating the Hurricanes on their home ice, must Crosby return for Saturday’s game. Carolina has a chance to pull off the mild upset due to Pittsburgh’s recent lack of scoring if Crosby is still out of action though.

This Saturday, the Toronto Maple Leafs will battle against the Calgary Flames. Even though they are each within striking distance if they are able to turn things around before it is too late, at this point neither of these two teams is in position to make the playoffs.

For this matchup NHL Odds have not yet been posted.

Even as the Toronto Maple Leafs owns a nearly identical record of 18-20-4, the Calgary Flames are 18-20-5 on the season.

In almost every aspect of the game, both of these teams have been very mediocre. Between these two teams, there is one spot that stands out as an advantage. The Toronto Maple Leafs is 10th in the NFL in Power Play Percentage at 18.9 percent while being a really good Power Play team. They will have a solid shot at taking this game away from the Flames, if they are able to get Power Play opportunities. If the Flames hope to win, they will have to play a game without penalties. They will likely pay for their lack of discipline, if they allow the Maple Leafs to take the “man up” advantage.

With having one other tool, which could help the Maple Leafs in this game. A few years back the Leafs drafted a young goaltender, which looks like he is really starting to come on strong. James Reimer has gone 4-1 in those games as he has starting 5 games. By coming off of a 40 save performance, he has managed to allow just 1.92 goals per game to this point.

Lineup of Saturday NHL games of this week is advancing to be one of the better ones of the season. The game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Vancouver Canucks is highlighting all of the day’s match ups.

For this matchup NHL Odds have not yet been posted.

With 55 points each presently the Canucks and Red Wings are tied for first place in the Western Conference and in the NHL this is also good for the best record. A sizzling ten game stretch which the Canucks have used, has seen them go 9-0-1 with a six game winning streak. By compiling a 5-3-2 mark, the Red Wings have been pretty good their last ten games as well.

On December 22nd at Joe Louis Arena the only team to recently beat the red hot Canucks happened to be Detroit back. In order to send the game into overtime where Henrik Zetterberg won the game, the Red Wings needed a late third period goal by Nicklas Lidstrom in that game.

The Canucks have vaulted themselves into the top 10 in just about every key statistical group while riding this current hot streak. With having the 2nd best power play percentage at 24.8%, currently, Vancouver is ranked 2nd overall in the NHL averaging 3.4 goals per game. With the 4th best power play percentage at 22.7%, the Red Wings have the 1st ranked offense scoring 3.5 goals per game. When these two teams meet again this coming Saturday, much like the 5-4 overtime thriller two weeks ago, one can surely expect another offensive shootout.