This season’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are down to the final two teams in both the Eastern and Western Conference. As a top-rated online sportsbook, America’s Bookie offers up any number of ways to bet on these two exciting best-of-seven series.
The surprising New York Islanders knocked off the No. 1 seeded Philadelphia Flyers in seven games to advance to the conference finals in the East for the first time in 27 years. They got there with an impressive 4-0 shutout in Game 7 closing as -125 favorites.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning only needed five games to get past the rival Boston Bruins to advance to the finals in the East. They opened the playoffs with a 4-1 series victory against Columbus to successfully avenge last season’s stunning 4-0 series loss to the Blue Jackets in the first round.
America’s Bookie has opened Tampa Bay as a +155 favorite for Game 1 with the total set at five goals. The Lightning enter this best-of-seven showdown as -190 favorites on the series price. New York opens as a +165 underdog.
The best odds posted for the exact outcome of this series favor Tampa Bay in six games at +350. Tampa Bay in the full seven games is next at +375. The best odds for a New York series win are +575 for the full seven games.
Head-to-head this season, the Islanders won two of the three previous meetings with the total going an even 1-1-1 in those three games.
The battle for the Western Conference title got underway on Sunday, Sept. 6 with the Dallas Stars taking the early 1-0 series lead against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Stars scored the first and only goal in Game 1 early in the first period.
The 1-0 victory stayed UNDER six goals and Dallas closed as a +140 underdog on America’s Bookie NHL moneyline. Prior to this series opener, Vegas had won two of three meetings in the regular season. The total had gone OVER in two of those three games.
Vegas opened as the series favorite after getting past Vancouver in seven games in its previous playoff matchup. The Golden Knights went up 3-1 in that series before closing things out with a 3-0 shutout in Game 7 as heavy -225 favorites. The total stayed UNDER in five of those seven games. Vegas opened the postseason with a 4-1 series victory against Chicago.
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The Stars’ road to the conference finals started with a 4-2 series win against Calgary. They needed the full seven games to get past Colorado in the second round. The deciding Game 7 came down to a thrilling 5-4 win in overtime as even-money +100 underdogs. The total went OVER in six of those seven games.
Game 2 of this series is set for Tuesday, Sept. 8. Look for America’s Bookie to open Vegas as the favorite to even things up with a win.
Betting the NHL playoffs at America’s most trusted online sportsbook offers any number of ways to add even more excitement to the action on the ice. Along with a full set of betting lines, there are game props covering a different aspects of each matchup. You can bet on the first team to score, a goal in the first 10 minutes of play and total team goals. You can also bet the games live once the puck drops in the first period.
