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NHL Betting Preview: Western Conference - team by team

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:21:47 +0000

Richard Douglas continues his run down on the teams competing for the Stanley Cup by looking at the Western Conference.

NHL Betting Preview: Eastern Conference - team by team

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:36:22 +0000

The NHL is underway. Below, Richard Douglas gives his team-by-team guide to the Eastern Conference and tells us why the status quo is likely to prevail.

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

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:52:08 +0000

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

Stanley Cup Betting: Pittsburgh can keep strong home record going

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Penguins are the bet ahead of the sixth game of the series, say Richard Douglas.

Stanley Cup Betting Game Five: Detroit Redwings v Pittsburgh Pengiuns

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:34:33 +0000

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, asks Richard Douglas.

Stanley Cup Finals Betting: Detroit Redwings v Pittsbrugh Penguins

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:35:45 +0000

Richard Douglas explains why the 2009 Stanley Cup finalists are different animals this time around...

NHL Betting: The Stanley Cup fact file

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:00:34 +0000

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.

NHL Betting: Stanley Cup semi-finals preview

Sat, 16 May 2009 11:59:18 +0000

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.

Betfair Big Interview : Barry Melrose

Fri, 15 May 2009 13:12:16 +0000

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 learn a bit more . . .

NHL Betting: And then there was eight...

Sat, 02 May 2009 13:19:02 +0000

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.

NHL Betting: Western Conference deadline day moves

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:03:52 +0000

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 centre's most notable achievement is an anticlimax, writes Richard Douglas.

NHL Betting: Eastern Conference deadline day moves

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:32:56 +0000

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 hour in a row, there was nothing to report, writes Richard Douglas.

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

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:56:09 +0000

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...

NHL Stanley Cup Betting: Where should your money go in the fastest sport on two legs?

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:07:49 +0000

Richard Douglas breaks down the current happenings in the world of ice hockey, stateside...

Ice Hockey Betting Guide: A short introduction to the fastest game on earth

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:30:00 +0000

Betfair's Mike Robb gives us a short introduction to the NHL, how it all works and what to look out for...