Betting on NHL Playoffs in New Zealand

The NHL Playoffs are the highlight of the National Hockey League schedule. Betting on the NHL playoffs is also a huge sideshow that comes with all the action. There are NHL playoffs at division level however the main NHL playoffs are also known as the Stanley Cup. These are the national league playoffs to determine the season champion. If you need a good betting guide to place the best NHL playoffs predictions you have come to the right place. We have compiled the latest NHL standings and other statistics to help Kiwi bettors make good wagers. Knowing the previous stats and trends of previous playoffs in this case the NHL Playoffs 2018, helps in shaping your future bet choices

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How NHL Playoffs Work

The NHL playoffs consist of head to head matches between teams from the various NHL conference division. Eight teams from each of the conferences play against each other to claim the Stanley Cup. The eight teams in the national hockey league playoffs are chosen through division and conference level playoffs. Therefore, the teams that make it to the NHL Stanley Cup are the best out of the various divisions and conferences.

Any New Zealand bettor who wants to bet on the NHL play offs must understand that the odds for outright winners may be more difficult to predict. However other bets such as totals NHL playoffs predictions are much smarter bets to make because, bettors can refer to previous stats to guide their wagers. Because the NHL playoff bracket includes the cream of each division moneylines and puck lines maybe trickier to correctly predict. However, if you are well informed about NHL Playoff stats you can at least form a decent betting strategy.

NHL Playoff Stats

The Stanley Cup has a rich history behind it. It has been in existence for 100 years and in that time some trends and traditions have been established. For the past 20 years of the NHL Playoffs, 7 times the Eastern conference has won the Cup. While the Western Conference teams have won 13 of those times.

Some funny traditions have sprung and grown roots in the NHL playoffs. Some of these are the unshaven state of players and fans alike. It has been a quirk of many fans and player to not shave until their team wins or gets eliminated. Teams have also been known not to hoist division level playoffs cups. It is done in reverence of the Stanley Cup NHL play-offs, to honour it as the ultimate cup. However, there are teams who have completely ignore this tradition and gone on to win the Stanley Cup

NHL Playoffs Standings