The second round of the NHL playoffs brings brand new online betting opportunities. Here are a few things to look out for.

Pittsburgh Will Beat Montreal

After pulling off one of the most incredible upsets in NHL history, the Canadiens are set to face the Penguins. Can they come up with another upset? That is highly unlikely. Pittsburgh is stronger in goal and will play with more grit against Montreal than the Capitals. Look for the Stall line to make a major contribution in this series. The Penguins are likely to take the series in six.

In the latter part of the first round the Penguins looked more solid and played with more confidence than they did out of the gate. The NHL odds are heavily favoring Pittsburgh to take the first game. Even if Montreal will be able to hold Malkin and Crosby, the Penguins are better at spreading the puck around to the open man without relying on the top guns. Look for the Penguins to have better success on the power play than the Capitals. Halak has had an incredible streak, but that streak is about to end.

Philadelphia Will Beat Boston

This series has all the ingredients to be a hard fought battle. Betting odds are showing that Boston is favored to take game one. However, they are not heavy favorites to do so. There is good reason for that, as other than home ice advantage, Boston is not the stronger team going in.

The Flyers were able to dispose of New Jersey in five games and have looked very impressive in the postseason. It just so happens to be that some teams are better built for the playoffs than the regular season. Philadelphia is one of those teams.

It is highly likely that Philadelphia will disappoint the Northbet betting odds and steal game one from the Bruins.