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National Hockey League action is our focus as we feature Bet365 NHL betting odds and make a prediction for the Arizona Coyotes vs Washington Capitals duel in the District on Monday night. The Capitals continue to impress as the best team in hockey while the Coyotes have fallen out of the Pacific Division playoff race. This is the first of two meetings this season and these teams each won once during their two matches last year. Game time is slated for 7:00 PM ET on February 22, 2016, at the Verizon Center. Make some gains with the Alex Ovechkin led Capitals and the money line price at the Bet365 sportsbook.

Teams headed in opposite directions meet when the Florida Panthers host the Winnipeg Jets as part of the early action on the eight-game slate of National Hockey League contests on the betting board. The Cats are prowling as leaders in the Atlantic Division while the Jets are grounded in last place in the Central Division. This NHL Eastern vs Western Conference clash is slated for 7:00 PM ET on February 20, 2016, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL.

Although it is rare for us to back a pair of road crews, on a two-game parlay betting ticket, we see two visiting teams as best bets on the National Hockey League schedule tonight. As the last of two matches, on a busy eleven-game slate at sportsbooks, the Dallas Stars visit the Arizona Coyotes at 9:05 PM ET prior to the Anaheim Ducks vs Vancouver Canucks contest at 10:05 PM ET on February 18, 2016. These Western Conference clashes feature playoff bound teams who are battling squads that are fighting for a postseason berth.

Playing the third of their five game 2015-16 season series, the Calgary Flames host the Anaheim Ducks for a National Hockey League matinee meeting today. The Ducks have doused the Flames more often than not over the past three seasons – including their convincing 4-1 Western Conference Semi-Final series victory during the NHL playoffs last May. Note the early start here as puck drop for this Pacific Division rivalry duel is slated for 4:00 PM ET on February 15, 2016, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in the heart of Alberta’s Stampede City.

Playing the fifth and final game of their 2015-16 National Hockey League season series, the Philadelphia Flyers roll into the Big Apple to battle the New York Rangers tonight. Low scoring and close contests have been the norm during the first four meetings has three of the battles were decided by a 3-2 count in a shootout. As the only evening contest on the puck betting slate at William Hill, puck drop for this NHL Metropolitan Division rivalry duel is slated for 7:30 PM ET on February 14, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. Don’t expect a whole lot of love during this Valentines Day duel.

Separated by just a half game, and fighting for the right to get whacked by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the NBA postseason, a slumping Houston squad visits a pumped up Portland team as the last game on the hoops betting board at SportsInteraction tonight. The Rockets have lost five of their last seven games while the Trail Blazers have dropped just three of their past fourteen contests. Tipoff for this is NBA Western Conference clash is slated for 10:30 PM ET on February 10, 2016, at Moda Center in Portland, OR. Houston is looking for a measure of revenge but Portland is the hotter team here.

Denver destroying Carolina, in what was a sloppy Super Bowl 50, signifies the end of yet another National Football League season that came and went way too fast. As such, we will have a strong focus on the National Hockey League, along with some hoops action from the National Basketball Association, as we eagerly anticipate the start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season moving forward. A battle of teams headed in opposite directions is our free pick focus today as we preview and predict the Tampa Bay Lightning vs Ottawa Senators NHL Eastern Conference clash in Canada’s Capital. Puck drop for this Atlantic Division duel is slated for 7:30 PM ET on February 8, 2016, at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Our research points to backing the Bolts here.

Although the National Hockey League playoffs are still two months away, there will be a touch of Stanley in the air when Tampa Bay hosts Pittsburgh tonight. The Lightning and Penguins have recovered from relatively slow starts and both teams are looking like Eastern Conference postseason contenders. Puck drop for this NHL Atlantic vs Metropolitan Division duel is slated for February 5, 2016, at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. Back the Bolts in this battle.

Eastern Conference leaders clash when Florida visits Washington as part of a busy twelve-game National Hockey League Tuesday night schedule. Both teams are looking to stay on a pre All-Star break roll as the Panthers hit the break on a 6-3-1 run while the Capitals were even better with a 7-1-2 mark. Since both teams starting goaltender played during the All-Star Weekend festivities - we get a battle of backup netminders in this contest. We see a fairly high scoring affair when the puck drops at 7:30 PM ET on February 2, 2016, at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. Cheers to lighting the lamp at Bet365 tonight!