NHL Pick – NBC Game of the Week The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals will close out their 2009-2010 regular season schedules with a matinee affair in Washington on Sunday afternoon. The Bruins are likely safe to advance to the post season but will be looking for a win in order to improve their standing and to ultimately avoid the Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Boston … [Read more...]
NHL Hockey Power Rankings April 9, 2010
With less than a week to go in the NHL regular season, Washington has clinched the Eastern Conference and leads the NHL with 118 points. In the West, San Jose is tied with Chicago with 109 points. One thing we know for sure is that the Capitals will be the number one seed in the East for the playoffs. Buffalo has 98 points and has clinched the Northeast division. Ottawa has 93 points and has … [Read more...]
NHL Hockey Power Rankings April 1, 2010
With less than two weeks to go in the NHL regular season, Washington has clinched the Eastern Conference with 110 points and a 17 point lead over Pittsburgh. In the West, San Jose is back on top with 104 points and leads Chicago by three points and Phoenix by four. One thing we know for sure is that the Capitals will be the number one seed in the East for the playoffs. In the Northeast … [Read more...]
NHL Hockey Power Rankings March 25, 2010
With about eight or nine games left for each team in the NHL regular season, Washington has all but clinched the Eastern Conference with 108 points and a 17 point lead over Pittsburgh. In the West, Chicago holds the top spot with 99 points but San Jose is just one point back and Phoenix is only two points back. The Capitals have clinched the Southeast division and with one more win will be the … [Read more...]
NHL Hockey Power Rankings March 18, 2010
There is less than a month left in the NHL regular season and Washington is in firm control of the Eastern Conference with 103 points and a 16 point lead over New Jersey and Pittsburgh. In the West, San Jose still holds the top spot with 96 points but Chicago is only three points back. The Capitals have clinched their division and lead the Southeast by 34 points over Tampa Bay. In the … [Read more...]
Washington vs Chicago | Betting Preview, Odds, Pick
Washington Capitals (45-14-9) @ Chicago Blackhawks (44-17-5) 12:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 14, 2010 The United Center, Chicago, Illinois on NBC The number one team in the Eastern Conference meets the number two team in the Western Conference on National Television on Sunday afternoon. This matchup is a juicy as they come and should showcase all that is good about the NHL. Click Here for more … [Read more...]
Tampa Bay vs Washington | Betting Preview, Odds, Pick
Tampa Bay Lightning (27-27-12) @ Washington Capitals (45-13-9) 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 12, 2010 Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia The Washington Capitals will try to add to their league leading home record on Friday against a Tampa Bay team that made a bit of noise prior to the Olympic break but has fallen back to earth lately. The Washington Capitals rank 1st on … [Read more...]
NHL Hockey Power Rankings March 11, 2010
As the NHL enters the stretch run of the regular season, Washington is in firm control of the Eastern Conference with 99 points and a 15 point lead over Pittsburgh. In the West, it is a two way race between San Jose and Chicago for the top spot. They are currently tied with 93 points. The Capitals lead the Southeast division by 33 points over Tampa Bay. In the Northeast, Buffalo has a two point … [Read more...]
Washington vs Buffalo | Betting Preview, Odds, Pick
NHL Preview – Washington (41-13-8) @ Buffalo (33-19-9) 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 3, 2010 HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York On: Versus Network Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference go head to head on Wednesday night in what is the marquee matchup of yet another busy night NHL. The high flying Washington Capitals visit Ryan Miller and his fifth ranked team in the Eastern … [Read more...]
NHL Hockey Power Rankings February 19, 2010
The NHL is on a two week hiatus (Feb 16th-Feb 28th) for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver so the regular season is currently on hold. At the break, Washington has the highest number of points in the Eastern Conference at 90, which is 13 points more than New Jersey, the current #2 seed. In the Western Conference, San Jose is on top by two points with 89. The Capitals lead the Southeast … [Read more...]