National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoff Best Bets

Online sports bettors get treated to wall-to-wall puck action as three of four National Hockey League Stanley Cup semifinal series hit the ice tonight. With this article we’ll take a look at all three of these exciting series.

Boston will attempt to send New York packing, Detroit looks for a commanding 3-1 series lead over Chicago, while either San Jose and Los Angeles will capture the third win of the I-5 Series on Thursday, May 23, 2013.

Boston vs. New York: Bruins have Rangers on the ropes

After battling through a tough seven-game first round series against Toronto, Boston has reeled off three straight wins in their semifinal series vs New York. Look no further than the Rangers dreadful power play to understand why the Blueshirts find themselves on the verge of getting swept out of the 2013 NHL postseason. The Boys from the Big Apple are 0-10 with the man advantage in this series. The Bruins are +1.5 (-310) road pups in this contest at Madison Square Garden tonight.

Detroit vs Chicago: Red Wings look for commanding 3-1 series lead

As surprised as we are by how easily Boston has handled the Rangers, we are totally shocked that Detroit is up 2-1 in their semifinal series against Chicago. After dropping Game One (4-1) the Red Wings have stormed back with two wins (4-1 and 3-1) and the Presidents’ trophy winning Hawks are on the ropes. Not much was expected out of the Motor City Crew and they are playing like a loose club that’s having fun out there. Topbet.eu has the Hawks as -1.5 (+230) road chalk.

San Jose vs. Los Angeles: Winner tonight takes a 3-2 lead in the all California series

With both teams holding serve, by winning two games on their home pond, the all California I-5 Series is knotted at two games apiece. The defending Cup Champion Kings return to the comforts of the Staples Center where they won the first two games by a 6-3 combined count. After potting just two goals in the two games in San Jose (both 2-1 games with one decided in OT), the Kings need to rediscover their scoring touch. TopBet has Los Angeles as -1.5 (+205) home favorites.

Sportsbook Review Stanley Cup Thursday Online Betting Predictions

Back the Boston Bruins with the +1.5 (-310) TopBet puck line

Soar with the Hawks and the -1.5 (+230) puck line at TopBet

Cruise with the defending Cup Champs and the TopBet -155 ML

Three Franklins on each and a single Franklin 3-team NHL parlay bet