{"id":10485,"date":"2009-05-01T14:12:20","date_gmt":"2009-05-01T19:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=10485"},"modified":"2009-05-01T14:12:20","modified_gmt":"2009-05-01T19:12:20","slug":"stanley-cup-2nd-round-playoffs-handicapping-10509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/stanley-cup-2nd-round-playoffs-handicapping-10509\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Handicapping Playoff Series Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Pick NHL Playoff Series Winners At betED.com<\/h2>\n<p><strong>NHL Playoffs Round 2 Matchups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>West<\/strong> &#8211; Chicago vs. Vancouver<br \/>\nAnaheim vs. Detroit<br \/>\n<strong>East<\/strong> &#8211; Carolina vs. Boston<br \/>\nPittsburgh vs. Washington<\/p>\n<p>The hard-hitting action of the <a title=\"NHL Picks\" href=\"\/nhl\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/strong><\/a> is underway but there&#8217;s still time to wager on the series&#8217; winners at betED.com.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks kicked things off Thursday as their Western Conference semifinal got underway on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>The Canucks went up 3-0 and then survived a furious third-period comeback by the Blackhawks to win 5-3 and take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beted.com\/8d0e43dd-2c74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>NHL Betting Odds<\/strong><\/a> have Vancouver as a -210 moneyline favorite to win the series and Chicago a +170 underdog to beat the Canucks in four of the next six possible games.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, two series get underway, starting with the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings hosting the surging Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series (7 pm ET, VERSUS, CBC).<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beted.com\/8d0e43dd-2c74\/promland\/0513\/0513GEN.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.beted.com\/images\/banners\/NHL\/NHLGEN1M350X150.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detroit is a -280 favorite to win the best-of-seven series while Anaheim is a +230 dog.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the Boston Bruins, the No. 1 seed in the East, battle the Carolina Hurricanes in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal (7:30 pm ET, VERSUS, NESN).<\/p>\n<p>Boston is a -230 favorite to win the series. Carolina is a +180 underdog.<\/p>\n<p>And on Saturday, perhaps the most anticipated matchup of the second round gets going as Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals face Sidney Crosby&#8217;s Pittsburgh Penguins (1 pm ET, NBC).<\/p>\n<p>Washington is a slight -115 fave while Pittsburgh is at -105 in what is expected to be a long series.<\/p>\n<h2>Limited Time Offer<\/h2>\n<p>Get up to\u00a0<strong>15% CASH<\/strong>\u00a0on your initial deposit! At <a title=\"Beted Sportsbook Review\" href=\"\/sportsbooks\/beted-review\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Beted Sportsbook<\/strong><\/a>. Home of the\u00a0Best bonuses in the business.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beted.com\/8d0e43dd-2c74\/promland\/0513\/0513GEN.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">Want To Start Betting On The NHL Playoffs? 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