Facing elimination, the San Jose Sharks were able to fend off the Dallas Stars last night and send their playoff series to a fifth game.

The Sharks are listed at 10-1 to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final. 

After tonight, two more NHL teams could be cleaning out lockers and booking tee off times as the New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche are both down 3-0 and could be bounced by the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings respectively.

The Rangers are at Even money and the Avs are +135 on the Money line.

The Philly Flyers have scored 10 times on Montreal goalies and the Dallas Stars have popped in the same against Vezina candidate Evgeni Nabokov and his San Jose Sharks.

Will the Sharks and Habs’ netminders allow more than a combined 10.5 goals tonight?

Consider a wager on the NHL Grand Salami.

Contrary to reports yesterday that Sean Avery was in cardiac arrest, the New York Rangers said that their LW had suffered a lacerated spleen and would miss the remainder of the postseason.

The Rangers are down 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins though, so the remainder of the playoffs could be just one game.

The Rangers are +1500 to come out of the Eastern Conference.

The Dallas Stars have the San Jose Sharks on the ropes in the NHL playoffs, with a 3-0 series lead, and all signs point to Big D reeling in the Sharks tonight.

Dallas has been on the winning end of Money line betting six out of the past eight times the two have met and is -160 for tonight’s game.

The NHL announced its nominees for the Hart Memorial Trophy for the league’s Most Valuable Player.

Calgary Flames power forward Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins C Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals LW Alexander Ovechkin will vie for the prize.

Only one NHL playoff game on tap tonight and it features the Montreal Canadiens heading to Philadelphia to play the Flyers.

Last game, the Habs’ Tom Kostopoulos sucker punched Flyers D-man Kimmo Timonen leading to harsh words from the coaches of both teams afterwards.

A repeat of the fireworks tonight?

With the likes of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jonathan Cheechoo and Joe Thornton in action tonight, there could be a lot of goals scored.

Do you think the combined number of goals in the NY Rangers-Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars-San Jose Sharks will be Over or Under 10?

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It was a rare day off for the NHL playoffs yesterday but don’t worry puck fans, the second round will begin in earnest tonight.

-On the Western front, the Colorado Avalanche (+180 to take the series) get set to renew acquaintances with the Detroit Red Wings (-240)

-The Eastern Conference will see the start of a series featuring the Philadelphia Flyers (+170) taking on the Montreal Canadiens (-220)

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The first round of the NHL playoffs has concluded and the second round is set to begin.

For all the series prices on the NHL’s “Elite Eight” go here.