NHL Predictions

Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild: elimination looms in Denver The playoff series has swung hard in Denver’s favor. A commanding win in Game 4 pushed Colorado out to a 3-1 lead. The Avs are looking every bit the Stanley Cup favourites. Minnesota is hanging on by its fingernails. The home side will try to ride…

Minnesota Wild – Colorado Avalanche: the pace quickens at Xcel Energy Center The playoff series is heating up. Speed and execution are setting the tone. Two early setbacks forced the home response. Game three brought the intrigue back to life. Minnesota’s structure was close to flawless. The system strangled Colorado’s attack. Kirill Kaprizov keeps proving…

Philadelphia Flyers – Carolina Hurricanes: must-win time in Pennsylvania The playoff series shifts to Pennsylvania. Carolina lead two games to none. The first two meetings showed the Hurricanes in control, as the Flyers did what they could but wilted against the East favourite’s experience. The second game was a perfect example. Up 2-0 on the…

Vegas Golden Knights – Anaheim Ducks : the Desert Knights want to open up a gap! Vegas drew first blood with a solid win in Game 1, leaning on the things that make them so hard to live with: control of the pace, brutal squad depth and a last line of defence you just do…

Buffalo Sabres – Montreal Canadiens: the battle for the East is set to be electric! The showdown between Buffalo and Montreal in round two shapes up as one of the fiercest in the field. In the regular season, the two teams traded blows all the way to a perfectly split 2-2 record. The Canadiens arrive…

Colorado Avalanche – Minnesota Wild : goals could pour in at Ball Arena! The second game of the series between Colorado and Minnesota looks set to deliver more end-to-end hockey. The opener turned into a full-scale shootout, finishing 9-6 to the Avalanche. Both teams showed serious firepower, but they also exposed worrying gaps at the…

Carolina Hurricanes – Philadelphia Flyers: the red storm rolls into Raleigh! The Carolina Hurricanes opened the second round of the playoffs in style, brushing aside the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the series 3-0. The Hurricanes are still playing hard, structured hockey, while the Flyers are running into the same old scoring issues. Can…

Vegas Golden Knights – Anaheim Ducks: an offensive showdown to open round two! Vegas reached round two after a bruising series against Utah, where the team kept getting better and sealed it with a convincing 5-1 win in Game 6. Now it is the Anaheim Ducks standing in the way, riding a blazing attack that…

Anaheim Ducks – Edmonton Oilers: backs to the wall, the Oilers bare their claws! The series between Anaheim and Edmonton is heading into its decisive stretch. The Ducks lead 3-2, but in Game 5 they took a painful beating, with the Oilers seizing control from the opening stages. Now the pressure has flipped. Anaheim will…