The Lightning turned in a desperate effort to take down the Rangers on Monday. Can the Blackhawls do the same in Anaheim to avoid going down 2-0?
Steve Petrella
The Lightning haven't been great on the road all season, but they'll need to be Monday in order to even their series with the Rangers.
Vegas has weighed in, and it likes his chances.
Here are the full results from the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Get ready for three weeks of hype.
Bob Baffert's colt will run for the first Triple Crown since 1978 on June 6 at Belmont Park.
Follow along with us this afternoon for updates on the 140th Preakness Stakes.
We're just a few hours away from the 140th Preakness Stakes, so check out our updating odds page for the most current lines from Pimlico.
Somebody sign this guy up.
The West finals between the Blackhawks and Ducks is a pick 'em, according to odds posted in Vegas. The puck drops in Anaheim on Sunday afternoon.
The 140th running of the Preakness will take place at approximately 6:18 p.m. ET on Saturday.
The Eastern Conference finals begin Saturday afternoon at MSG. Here is the series price, Game 1 line and betting analysis for the Lightning-Rangers series
The shortest of the three Triple Crown races can often provide the best finishes because of its distance.
How did the post position draw affect odds for the Preakness?
American Pharoah will start on the rail, while stablemate Dortmund drew post No. 2.
There are only two possible outcomes for the Preakness — the Kentucky Derby victor wins and keeps the Triple Crown alive, or he doesn't.
Marshawn Lynch's official clothing line has dropped a fantastic new baseball uniform.
The Kia Tigers of the KBO put an infielder behind home plate as part of a shift.
The draw for the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
Alex Ovechkin has guarenteed a Game 7 victory, but his Capitals are big underdogs to topple Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
Secretariat ran the fastest race in Preakness history in 1973, but it wasn't until 2012 that it was recognized as such.
While the Canadiens have made it a series against the Lightning, Tampa Bay is a substantial favorite to close the deal at home in Game 6.
The Capitals and Ducks can both finish off their respective series Sunday night, but the price on each to do so is significantly different.
The Preakness is a week away, but that doesn't mean you have to wait to get in on the action.
Breathe, Nationals fans. Stephen Strasburg's shoulder is fine.
The Canadiens didn't want a heartbreaking Game 3 loss to define their postseason. They didn't want to go quietly. After a blowout win in Game 4, they're still alive.
Discipline for Tom Brady is likely on the way, but to Keith Olbermann, there's only one clear option. He wants the NFL to suspend the Patriots quarterback for the entire season.
Former MLB pitcher Kyle Farnsworth showed up at an Orlando Phantoms workout in August of 2014, and nobody knew who he was. Now he's turning heads in the semi-pro league.
In Friday's NHL action, the Rangers try to dig themselves out of a hole vs. the Caps, and the Ducks, after a heartbreaking loss, are heavy favorites in Calgary.
Tom Brady is suddenly under fire and facing a possible suspension after the Deflate-gate investigation. Ball doctoring master Gaylord Perry says he'll have to be smarter about it now.
The Red Sox entered this season with plenty of question marks surrounding their pitching staff, and so far, none of them have been answered. The club fired pitching coach Juan Nieves Thursday afternoon as a result.
Two sweeps in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs? That hasn't happened since 2011, and it's unexpected from two series thought to be evenly matched.
In case the last month has made you forget, Bryce Harper wants to remind you of something. The Nationals are a pretty good baseball team.
Bryce Harper is on a rampage in Washington today at the expense of Tom Koehler.
Goals have been difficult to come by in the New York-Washington series, thanks mostly to outstanding goalie play.
Brandon Prust has thrived as a depth player in the NHL because he can channel emotion like no one else. But the winger admitted he let those emotions get the best of him in Sunday's loss to the Lightning.
A team hasn't lost control of a series until it loses on home ice, conventional wisdom says. But after dropping a pair of road games, the Wild and Flames are now big underdogs to win their respective series.
Winning on the road is imperative to a hockey team's postseason success. It's the biggest reason the Rangers got to the Stanley Cup Finals last year, but can do it again consistently in 2015?
The Rangers got even with the Capitals Saturday afternoon with a narrow victory. Can the Canadiens, Wild and Flames do the same on Sunday?
Here is a list of the past winning horses and jockeys of the Preakness Stakes.
Only 11 horses have captured American horse racing's most coveted prize. Is this the year a 12th is added to the list?
There's always a Kentucky Derby winner, which means there's always a Triple Crown hopeful leading up to the Preakness. American Pharoah is that horse in 2015.
There are a lot of rules to follow when naming a horse, but spelling is not necessarily one of them.
The 141st running of the Kentucky Derby will be held Saturday, May 2, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Post time is approximately 6:40 p.m. ET.
Watch the full replay of American Pharoah's Kentucky Derby win.
Many remember California Chrome in 2014 and have heard about Secretariat's legendary 1973, but what about the other 138 Kentucky Derby winners?
The 140th running of the Preakness Stakes will be held on Saturday, May 16 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Post time is approximately 6:14 p.m. ET.
An early look at Kentucky Derby times and NBC's TV coverage schedule.
Secretariat is the first horse that comes to mind when listing Kentucky Derby records. But what are some other Kentucky Derby records held by horses, jockeys and trainers?
The 141st running of the Kentucky Derby will be broadcast live on NBC and streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra.
A rundown of 10 horses who figure to contend at the 141st Kentucky Derby.
Wes Welker is back at the Kentucky Derby. This should be fun.
As a nice appetizer for the main courses of one of the biggest sports betting days of the year, the Rangers are significant favorites to bounce back in Game 2 vs. the Caps.
A second horse has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby is often unpredictable. The 20-horse field and longer, 1 1/4 mile distance make it that way. The best horse doesn't always win.
The final two NHL conference semifinals kick off Friday night, and oddsmakers expect these two matchups to be a little tighter than the ones that have already begun.
Nobody wants to start along the rail in the Kentucky Derby. That's what conventional wisdom says, anyway.
Todd Pletcher is down to three horses for Saturday's Kentucky Derby.
Here is a bettor's preview for the second-round series that start Thursday — Capitals vs. Rangers and Flames vs. Ducks — including series prices and Game 1 lines.
In the 20-horse Kentucky Derby, post position can mean everything.
The post position draw for the 2015 Kentucky Derby will be held at 5:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 29. It will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network and streamed on the NBC Sports Live Extra app.
The Red Wings in a Game 7 is nothing new. But in the Eastern Conference and against the Lightning? Detroit comes into Tampa Bay as substantial underdogs.
There's nothing quite like a Game 7 on the ice, and the Islanders are in D.C. on Monday night to settle what's been a dead-even series with the Capitals.
If you didn't think the Kentucky Derby and fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on May 2 shared anything besides the same date, you must not have faith in the creativity of promoters. Because they've found a way to tie the events together.
It would be something if this story the Senators have been writing over the last few months wound up including a chapter about winning a series they once trailed 3-0, wouldn't it? Their game against the Canadiens is one of two Game 6's on Sunday's NHL slate.
Plenty of recruits flip their commitments before signing a letter of intent, but flipping before even announcing a decision may be a new one. Thanks to a pre-recorded interview and a change of heart, Robert Washington has done it.
The Islanders aren't just playing to keep their season alive Saturday. It could be their last game in Nassau Coliseum. How's that for do-or-die?
The Blues played with a sense of desperation in Games 2 and 4 against the Wild. St. Louis will have to show up at home to avoid going down 3-2.
When J.J. Watt shows his lighter side, as he often does, it's hard not to smile, laugh and take him a little less seriously — especially when he twists, shouts and backs it up with a fellow fan after a Rockets win at Toyota Center.
Yunel Escobar would have been safe at home regardless of how fast he got around the bases or how he crossed the plate.
There are two ways to get doused in beer following a win. It can be in celebration, or it can be in frustration.
In Tuesday's NHL playoff action, three road teams try to even their respective series at 2-2, while the Lightning and Red Wings play Game 3 in Detroit.
A woman took a foul ball off the back of the head as she passed through the first row of Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Monday night. She was transported to an area hospital and appears to be OK.
In one of three games set for Monday, playoff hockey returns to Winnipeg for the first time in almost 20 years. And man, are they excited.
Get ready for a marathon day of hockey betting.
Thursday night, the Lightning fell at home for just the ninth time this season, while the Wild continued a torrid road stretch. After Saturday, each team will have played two games in the first round, and nobody wants to drop a pair on home ice.
A bone has been broken and hostile words have been exchanged, so the NHL playoffs are officially underway. The postseason continues with a quartet of Games 2s on Friday.
Here are odds, totals and a bettor's breakdown for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoff series that get underway on Thursday.
Bob Baffert's American Pharoah ran away with the Arkansas Derby, but what other 3-year-old horses have shined in the races before the Kentucky Derby?
If you want to see Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Joey Logano go head-to-head next week, you don't have to venture to a track. They'll be facing off on a softball field in Trenton, N.J., on April 21 in the third-annual Dover vs. Pocono Celebrity Softball Game.
Here's a betting breakdown for the eight first-round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Rangers made baseball history in 2014 by using 64 players, the most in a season. They led the majors with 2,116 days with players on the disabled list.
It's no secret that Lorenzo Cain can cover just about everything in Kauffman Stadium's spacious center field. But don't sleep on Chicago's Adam Eaton, either.
The Masters is drawing closer, as pairings for the opening two rounds were released Tuesday.
The Islanders have struggled mightily over the last month, and Jaroslav's Halak costly gaffe with two seconds left on Tuesday night represented that.
Bubba Watson is a fan favorite among golf enthusiasts, but his peers on the PGA Tour feel differently about the two-time Masters champion.
