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Stanley Cup Game Seven Betting: It's all down to the wire as Pittsburgh and Detroit go to a decider

12 June 2009 | About Richard Douglas

Hold on to your skates, hockey fans! This one's going to be close, says Richard Douglas.... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Henrik Zetterburg, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Betting: Pittsburgh can keep strong home record going

9 June 2009 | About Richard Douglas

Penguins are the bet ahead of the sixth game of the series, say Richard Douglas.... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Evgeni Malkin, Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup

Stanley Cup Betting Game Five: Detroit Redwings v Pittsburgh Pengiuns

6 June 2009 | About Richard Douglas

Game five could prove to be a crucial one in determining who wins this year's edition of the Stanley Cup. So crucial in fact that the Detroit Redwings have hurried back a half-fit Pavel Datsyuk. But will the gamble backfire,... Read more | Comment now

Tags: ice hockey betting, Mike Babcock, NHL bets, Stanley Cup betting, Stanley Cup previews

Stanley Cup Finals Betting: Detroit Redwings v Pittsbrugh Penguins

30 May 2009 | About Richard Douglas

Richard Douglas explains why the 2009 Stanley Cup finalists are different animals this time around...... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Boston, Detroit Redwings, Maria Hossa, Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, NHL Betting Richard Douglas, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington

NHL Betting: The Stanley Cup fact file

30 May 2009 | About Richard Douglas

This season's Stanley Cup Finals features Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings for the second successive season. Richard Douglas presents his fact file on the two sides.... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Detroit Red Wings, Ice hockey betting, NHL Beting, Pittsburgh Penguins, Richard Douglas, Stanley Cup betting

NHL Betting: Stanley Cup semi-finals preview

16 May 2009 | About Richard Douglas

The Conference Finals, aka the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals, start on Sunday and this year's match-ups are a myriad of contrasts, writes Richard Douglas.... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Boston, Carolina Hurricane’s, Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, NHL Betting Richard Douglas, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington

Betfair Big Interview : Barry Melrose

15 May 2009 | About Ralph Ellis

At Betfair we've been getting into ice hockey and staying up late to watch the NHL play-offs for the Stanley Cup - so we decided we'd stay up even later and talk to ESPN's commentator and analyst Barry Melrose to... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Barry Melrose, Calgary, Calgary Flames, Detroit, Edmonton, Jordan Leopold, Minnesota, NHL Betting, San Jose, Vancouver

NHL Betting: And then there was eight...

2 May 2009 | About Richard Douglas

The search for the Stanley Cup winner is slowly coming to its conclusion as the final eight teams begin their Conference semi-finals. Richard Douglas provides his form-guide going into Round Two.... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL Betting, Philadelphia Penguins, Vancouver Canucks

NHL Betting: Western Conference deadline day moves

6 March 2009 | About Richard Douglas

The Western Conference saw more major activity on deadline day than its Eastern cousin. The move of Olli Jokinen from Phoenix to Calgary stole the headlines on a relatively quiet closure of the window. But then, perhaps fittingly, the highly-rated... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Calgary, Calgary Flames, Detroit, Edmonton, Jordan Leopold, Minnesota, NHL Betting, Richard Douglas, San Jose, Vancouver

NHL Betting: Eastern Conference deadline day moves

6 March 2009 | About Richard Douglas

Just like the Premier League, the NHL's transfer deadline was jam-packed with speculation and rumour but not much really happened. The only blessed relief was that we did not have to endure Sky Sports telling us that, for the 72nd... Read more | Comment now

Tags: Boston, Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, NHL Betting Richard Douglas, Pittsburgh, Washington

NHL All-Star Game 2009 Betting: East meets West as the league's finest battle it out

22 January 2009 | About Richard Douglas

Leaving the team selections to the fans has resulted in plenty of Canadians making the line-ups for Sunday's All-Star Game in Montreal. Richard Douglas explains all...... Read more | Comment now

Tags: All-Star Game, Anaheim Ducks, Brian Campbell, Carey Price, Chicago Blackhawks, Evgeni Malkin, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Scott Niedermayer, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Winter Classic, Winter Olympics