NHL odds: 2022 Stanley Cup champion, awards

By Sean LeahyOct 12, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are going for a Stanley Cup three-peat but face stiff competition at the top of the NHL. Many around the hockey world love the Colorado Avalanche to dethrone the defending back-to-back champs, with the Vegas Golden Knights also expected to be a strong contender.

As the NHL begins the 2021-22 season Tuesday night let’s take a look at the betting favorites for the 2022 Stanley Cup, and some end-of-season hardware, courtesy of our friends at PointsBet.

It’s the Avalanche (+500), Golden Knights (+600), and Lightning (+600) leading the was atop the betting odds. Like long shots? The Sabres are right there at +20000. Or maybe go a little safe with the Kraken at +5000.

POINTSBET 2022 NHL STANLEY CUP CHAMPION ODDS

Colorado Avalanche +500
Vegas Golden Knights +600
Tampa Bay Lightning +600
Toronto Maple Leafs +1100
Boston Bruins +1400
Carolina Hurricanes +1600
Florida Panthers +2000
New York Islanders +2000
Pittsburgh Penguins +2200
New York Rangers +2200
Minnesota Wild +2500
Edmonton Oilers +2500
Washington Capitals +2500
Dallas Stars +2500
Montreal Canadiens +2800
Philadelphia Flyers +3000
St. Louis Blues +3300
Calgary Flames +4000
Winnipeg Jets +4000
Chicago Blackhawks +4000
Seattle Kraken +5000
Nashville Predators +6000
Los Angeles Kings +6000
Vancouver Canucks +6000
New Jersey Devils +6000
San Jose Sharks +8000
Arizona Coyotes +10000
Ottawa Senators +10000
Columbus Blue Jackets +10000
Anaheim Ducks +10000
Detroit Red Wings +20000
Buffalo Sabres +20000

2021-22 STANLEY CUP FINAL MATCHUP

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Colorado Avalanche +1300
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vegas Golden Knights +1700
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche +2200
Boston Bruins vs Colorado Avalanche +2500
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights +2500
Florida Panthers vs Colorado Avalanche +3000
Boston Bruins vs Vegas Golden Knights +3300
New York Islanders vs Colorado Avalanche +3500
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche +3500
Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche +4000
Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights +4000
New York Islanders vs Vegas Golden Knights +4000
New York Rangers vs Colorado Avalanche +4500
Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights +5000

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HART TROPHY WINNER

Connor McDavid +225
Nathan MacKinnon +600
Auston Matthews +900
Nikita Kucherov +1000
David Pastrnak +1400
Leon Draisaitl +1600
Artemi Panarin +1300
Sebastian Aho +1600
Mikko Rantanen +2000
Andrei Vasilevskiy +2000
Brayden Point +1800
Mitch Marner +2200
Brad Marchand +2200
Patrick Kane +3300
Cale Makar +2800
Aleksander Barkov +2500
Mark Stone +2500
Jonathan Huberdeau +2800
Max Pacioretty +3300
Sidney Crosby +3000
Kirill Kaprizov +3300
Marc-Andre Fleury +4000
Philipp Grubauer +4000
Mark Scheifele +3500

NORRIS TROPHY WINNER

Cale Makar +350
Adam Fox +700
Victor Hedman +650
Dougie Hamilton +1200
Charlie McAvoy +1200
Jaccob Slavin +1800
Miro Heiskanen +1500
Quinn Hughes +1700
Roman Josi +1700
Aaron Ekblad +2200
Jared Spurgeon +2500
John Carlson +2200

VEZINA TROPHY WINNER

Andrei Vasilevskiy +325
Marc-Andre Fleury +800
Philipp Grubauer +1200
Connor Hellebuyck +1000
Carey Price +1600
Semyon Varlamov +1400
Thatcher Demko +1800
Petr Mrazek +1600
Robin Lehner +1400

CALDER TROPHY WINNER

Cole Caufield +225
Trevor Zegras +450
Spencer Knight +900
Moritz Seider +1000
Marco Rossi +1200
Alex Newhook +1300
Vasily Podkolzin +1600
Quinton Byfield +1600
Shane Pinto +1600
Jamie Drysdale +1800
Bowen Byram +1800
Nick Robertson +2000
Lucas Raymond +2000
Michael Bunting +2500
Vitali Kravtsov +2500
Matt Boldy +2800
Arthur Kaliyev +3300
Connor McMichael +3300

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Sean Leahy is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @Sean_Leahy.

Coyotes minority owner suspended by NHL following arrest

Associated PressMar 25, 2023, 1:45 AM EDT

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NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes minority owner Andrew Barroway was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday following his arrest for domestic violence in Colorado.

Online court records show Barroway was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of second-degree assault strangulation, a felony, and third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He appeared in court Friday to be advised of the possible charges he is facing and is scheduled to back in court on April 3.

Barroway spent Thursday night in Pitkin County Jail after police arrested him at an Aspen hotel, according to a police report obtained by the Aspen Daily News.

“The National Hockey League is aware of the arrest of Arizona Coyotes’ minority owner Andrew Barroway,” the NHL said in a statement. “Pending further information, he has been suspended indefinitely.”

The 57-year-old Barroway was arrested after a verbal altercation with his wife turned physical, according to the police report. He is prohibited from having contact with his wife, except when it involves their children, and can’t consume alcohol under a court order.

A prominent hedge fund manager, Barroway owns 5% of the Coyotes.

“We are aware of the allegation regarding Mr. Barroway and we are working with the League to gather more information,” the Coyotes said in a statement. “When we have enough information, we will have an appropriate response. Until the investigation is complete, we will have no further comment.”

Blue Jackets’ Patrik Laine out 2-4 weeks with triceps injury

Associated PressMar 24, 2023, 1:12 PM EDT

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine is out 2-4 weeks after straining a triceps muscle in practice, yet another blow to the last-place team in the NHL that has been hampered by injuries all season.

The Blue Jackets announced Laine’s absence before their home game against the New York Islanders.

They already have 454 man-games lost to injury, one of the highest numbers in the league, and have a record of 22-41-7.

Laine missed two separate stints with elbow and ankle injuries in the fall. The 24-year-old Finn is the team’s second-leading scorer with 52 points in 55 games.

Columbus has been top defenseman Zach Werenski since November because of a torn labrum and separated shoulder. Forward Sean Kuraly recently went on injured reserve with a strained left oblique muscle but is set to return Friday.

Tortorella earns 700th career win, Flyers top Wild 5-4

Associated PressMar 24, 2023, 12:33 AM EDT

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PHILADELPHIA — John Tortorella needed one word to sum up if 700 career wins meant anything to the Flyers coach.

“No.”

OK, then. Good thing the brusque Stanley Cup winner isn’t paid by the word.

James van Riemsdyk scored the only goal in a shootout, and Philadelphia beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Thursday night for Tortorella’s 700th victory.

Tortorella is 700-573-181 in 1,454 games as an NHL head coach. His 700 wins rank 12th in NHL history and his career games rank ninth in NHL history. He led Tampa Bay to the Stanley Cup in 2004. In his first season coaching the Flyers, Tortorella joined Peter Laviolette as the second American-born coach to win 700 games.

“I think the culture’s kind of changed around here,” Flyers forward Joel Farabee said. “I think he’s done a really good job of keeping the group together.”

Farabee, Scott Laughton, Rasmus Ristolainen and Tyson Foerster scored for Philadelphia. The Flyers have two straight games for the first time since Jan. 9-14 when they won three straight. Yeah, it’s been that kind of season.

“Farabee’s starting to pop, he’s looking real good. Tyson is looking real good,” Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo said. “This is all about laying the foundation for next year but we get a lot of money to do this job. It’s something we love, so we’re gonna go out and give it our best every night.”

Matt Boldy had two goals for the Wild, and Oskar Sundqvist and Marcus Foligno also scored.

“We weren’t very good. They were good,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “We knew they were playing well, they played well tonight. We were loose. We were not firm, turnovers, it didn’t look like our hockey club.”

The Flyers and Wild were tied 1-all at the end of the first period, 3-3 at the end of the second and 4-4 headed into OT.

The rebuilding Flyers have been plucky of late. They had won two of three coming into the game, with the lone loss in overtime. They showed some of that grit in the final two periods, scoring late tying goals.

“It’s a credit to their group, to their coaching staff, that they’ve got them playing the right way,” Evason said.

Boldy poked a backhander past Carter Hart with 6:28 left for a 4-3 lead. The Flyers, playing more for the No. 1 pick and for pride, tied the game on Foerster’s second goal of the season.

Farabee tipped in Cam York’s shot early in the second for a 2-1 lead.

The Wild got going when Boldy ripped one top shelf past Hart for his 24th goal of the season that tied the game 2-all. Foligno scored his seventh goal for the 3-2 lead.

Ristolainen buried a hard slapper from the blue line on the power play for the tying goal with 23 seconds left in the second.

“I think it’s good to try to lay this foundation, kind of get ready for next year. You see guys getting confidence,” DeAngelo said.

The Flyers only played ahead in the first period.

Laughton scored off the rush for his 17th goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. Sundqvist celebrated his birthday with a deflection for the tying goal with 3:24 left in the period.

The Flyers had been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL until the start of this seven-game homestand (3-2 so far). They have scored at least three goals in every game and at least four in the last four.

“We have definitely gotten to the net better,” Tortorella said. “We have spent a lot of time on the ice and with tape as far as getting to that area.”

UP NEXT

Wild: Host Chicago on Saturday.

Flyers: Host Detroit on Saturday.

Crosby reaches 30-goal mark, Penguins knock off Avalanche 5-2

Associated PressMar 23, 2023, 12:06 AM EDT

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DENVER – Sidney Crosby wasn’t even aware of reaching yet another milestone. He’s simply locked in on helping the Pittsburgh Penguins make a 17th straight postseason appearance.

Jeff Carter had a pair of goals, Crosby scored on a nifty backhand shot in the second period to reach the 30-goal mark for an 11th season and the Penguins beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2.

Crosby moved into a tie with Hall-of-Fame center Mario Lemieux for the most 30-goal seasons in Penguins history. Another milestone reached – it came as news to him.

“I think the most important thing for me is just try to be consistent and if that reflects that great,” said Crosby, who turns 36 in August.

Even more, Crosby’s the first player in league history to post a 30-goal campaign at 18 years old and again when he was 35-plus, according to NHL Stats.

“It means I’ve been in the league for a while,” Crosby cracked. “That’s been the thing that’s driven me since since I got into the league – in your first year, you want to prove that you belong. Even at 35, I still think you want to prove you belong, because it is a younger league.”

Jake Guentzel also scored and Bryan Rust added an empty-net goal for the Penguins, who snapped a four-game slide and moved back into a wild-card spot in the East.

“It’s definitely a big one for us, for sure,” Guentzel said. “Defending champs, coming to their building, you know how good they are. Top to bottom, we defended hard and that’s what we have to do at this time of the year.”

Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry stopped 28 shots in improving to 11-4 this season against teams from the Western Conference.

J.T. Compher and Devon Toews had goals for the Avalanche, whose six-game winning streak was halted. Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to extend his home points streak to 18 games.

It was a missed opportunity for Colorado, which could’ve pulled into a three-way tie with Dallas and Minnesota in the Central Division with a victory.

“We knew they were going to play with urgency,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. “But I didn’t feel like there was any reason why we couldn’t, either. … We didn’t get it done. Hopefully we get another one.”

Alexandar Georgiev made 40 saves, including several critical ones in a second period controlled by the Penguins, who outshot the Avalanche by a 21-9 margin. It could’ve been more than a 3-1 deficit heading into the third period.

Toews’ power-play goal made it 3-2 with 9:32 remaining. But Carter wrapped up the win with his first multigoal game in the regular season since Jan. 11, 2022.

“I’m thrilled for him. We’re all thrilled,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said of Carter. “He cares about the Penguins. He wants to win, and he wants to contribute in helping us win so we couldn’t be happier for him.”

BEDNAR’S DEAL

Bednar was appreciative of the three-year extension he signed Tuesday that goes through the 2026-27 season. In his seventh season, he’s the third-longest tenured coach in the NHL behind Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper (March 2013) and Sullivan (December 2015).

“It’s not a forgiving league or sport, for the most part, but obviously that’s part of the reason why I’m so grateful and thankful,” Bednar said. “Because there were times over my tenure that got a little hairy and management could have made another decision. But obviously they didn’t.”

AROUND THE RINK

Avalanche D Cale Makar missed a second straight game with a lower body injury. “I still have him as day-to-day,” Bednar said. … F Darren Helm returned after missing 64 of 69 games this season with a lower-body injury. … Penguins D Jeff Petry (upper body) skated in the morning but sat out his third straight game. … The Penguins are 11-1 against the Central Division this season. … Penguins standout Evgeni Malkin assisted on Guentzel’s goal to reach the 50-assist mark for a seventh time in his career.