Second Round preview & picks

Second Round preview & picks

Author: National Hockey League May 5, 2025 Duration: 37:56
Nick and Jake catch up after the wild finish for the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets in their Game 7s and preview their upcoming series with all the matchups, potential injury returns/absences and more. The crew, joined by Pete Jensen, also sets the table for the other Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round series: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers with series picks, X-factors, sleepers and key storylines. Then, in "On the Money," presented by Bet365, Chris Meaney enters the chat to give his favorite props, series leader and Conn Smythe Trophy angles after the first round and also predict each series from a betting lens.

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NHL | Action Network collaboration: Capitals' playoff push [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:51
Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network and “Line Change” podcast to break down the surprising Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators and identify game-by-game, props and futures betting str…
Fantasy playoffs preview; Week 24 pickups [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:33
Nick, Pete and Anna catch up before the fantasy hockey playoffs with players to pick up, teams to trust and all the latest on the playoff races. Players and topics discussed include tapping into wild card contenders by a…
Fantasy mailbag: Week 23 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:23
Nick and Anna are joined by guest Jake Hahn from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to talk best strategies for fantasy playoffs, including the value of key trade deadline moves such as Jake Allen and Anthony Duclair. They discu…
NHL | Action Network collaboration: Wild card races [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:22
Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network and “Line Change” podcast to break down all the betting angles surrounding the Eastern and Western Conference wild card races, including make/miss playoff…
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 23 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:35
Pete, Nick and Anna catch up about the best pickups around the NHL ahead of the fantasy playoffs and discuss players from spoiler teams like Alex Nylander of the Blue Jackets, Dustin Wolf of the Flames, Zach Benson of th…
Fantasy mailbag: Week 22 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:51
Pete and Nick answer fan questions after the NHL Trade Deadline and for the stretch run and fantasy playoffs and identify some replacement options for injured goalie Thatcher Demko. The guys preview Marat Khusnutdinov's…
NHL | Action Network collaboration: Post Trade Deadline angles [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:02
Pete and Nick are joined by Michael Leboff of the Action Network and “Line Change” podcast to break down the betting angles surrounding all the biggest NHL Trade Deadline moves. Topics discussed include the updated Stanl…
2024 Trade Deadline fantasy reaction; Week 22 pickups [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:48
Pete, Nick and Anna catch up about the all the NHL Trade Deadline moves with their takes on the winners, losers and teams that stood pat. They react to the Hurricanes moves to get Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov, the…
NHL | Action Network collaboration [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:02
Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network and Line Change podcast to catch up on all the action and angles across the NHL. What's the impact of the Dallas Stars adding Chris Tanev? Do the Nashville…
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 21 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:10
Pete, Nick and Anna catch up about pre-deadline pickups like Elvis Merzlikins, Adam Henrique, Anthony Duclair and how stances could be changing for teams like the Predators, Flames and Penguins. The crew debates Kraken g…