Two more teams are going to try to stave off elimination from the NHL playoffs on Monday night, and we are set with our New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators Game 6 picks and our Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game 6 picks.

NHL Matchup: #1 New York Rangers @ #8 Ottawa Senators Game 6
Date: Monday, April 23rd, 7:00 ET
Location: Scotia Bank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NHL Playoffs Odds: New York -115
NHL TV Schedule: NBC Sports Network, CBC

It is amazing to think that we have already had one No. 1 seed bounced out of the playoffs this year, and we might be on the verge of a second. The Senators have played a heck of a series to get to this point, where it can eliminate the Rangers, the top seed in the East. New York has had all sorts of problems trying to score goals in this series, including getting shut out in Game 5. Now though, the team has to come up big, and that generally means that Henrik Lundqvist needs to do the job. He has done it before, and we still think that he will do it again. Go with the Rangers at basically a pick ‘em price on Monday.

NHL Free Pick: New York Rangers -115

NHL Matchup: #3 Phoenix Coyotes @ #6 Chicago Blackhawks Game 6
Date: Monday, April 23rd, 9:00 ET
Location: United Center, Chicago, IL
NHL Playoffs Odds: Chicago -150
NHL TV Schedule: NBC Sports Network, TSN

The Coyotes and Blackhawks have now played five straight overtime games, and it is amazing how similar all five games have looked. Phoenix has been up a goal in all five clashes in the third period, and at some point late on in regulation, Chicago has tied up the score to force OT. Three of the five goals in the sudden death have gone to the Coyotes, though the two that Corey Crawford allowed here at the United Center were a bit suspect at best. In the end, we think that the value is here on the ‘Yotes, knowing that these games have basically been 50/50 propositions, though nothing would really surprise us all that much.

NHL Free Pick: Phoenix Coyotes +140

There are three teams that are trying to save their seasons on Sunday in NHL betting action, and here at Cappers Info, we are going to make our hockey picks for these absolutely imperative duels.

NHL Matchup: #4 Pittsburgh Penguins @ #5 Philadelphia Flyers Game 6
Date: Sunday, April 22nd 12:00 ET
Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
NHL Playoffs Odds: Pittsburgh -125
NHL TV Schedule: NBC, TSN

The Flyers know that this is the game that they really have to win in this series. If not, they are going to be going back to the Steel City later this week on a three-game losing streak with no momentum whatsoever and on the verge of a total choke. The team is going to have to be on its game for sure in this one, and that means that all of the pressure in the world is on Ilya Bryzgalov. The question is what will be the leash be on Bryzgalov, knowing that he has struggled over the course of this series, his first here in the City of Brotherly Love. In the end, we just don’t think that the Flyers are going to be able to get the job done. This one is going back to Consol Energy Arena for a very improbable and tense Game 7.

NHL Free Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins -125

NHL Matchup: #2 Boston Bruins @ #7 Washington Capitals Game 6
Date: Sunday, April 22nd 3:00 ET
Location: Verizon Center, Washington DC
NHL Playoffs Odds: No Line
NHL TV Schedule: NBC, CBC

The Capitals are going to have a great chance to close out this series at home, and that means that the defending champs are going to be on the ropes. Boston knows that Tim Thomas is going to be the man of the hour, though he hasn’t had a terrible series, but he is getting outplayed by Braden Holtby, a man that is in just his second year and his first postseason. If this was a different team in a different situation, perhaps we would be backing the Caps at home. However, we just don’t know if this Washington team, that has a history of failing and is already on its second head coach this year, is going to be able to finish this one off. In the end, we think that this one is also going seven games.

NHL Free Pick: Boston Bruins

NHL Matchup: #8 Los Angeles Kings @ #1 Vancouver Canucks Game 5
Date: Sunday, April 22nd 8:00 ET
Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NHL Playoffs Odds: Vancouver -175
NHL TV Schedule: NBC Sports Network, CBC

The Canucks have figured out how to extend this series to get back to Vancouver, which snaps a string of six losses in the team’s last seven games in the first round of the playoffs dating back to last year. Still, this team just doesn’t feel right at the moment, and we don’t think that the return of Daniel Sedin is really going to make all that much of a difference when push comes to shove. The Kings are just the better team in our eyes, and Jonathan Quick is going to come up with a big time effort to take care of the Canucks on their home ice.

NHL Free Pick: Los Angeles Kings +160

Saturday is going to be one of the busiest days of NHL betting action of the year, as there are a whopping five games for us to dig into. It should be great to say the least, as there are teams that are going to likely see their season come close to the brink. Join us at Cappers Info for our NHL picks!

NHL Matchup: #7 Washington Capitals @ #2 Boston Bruins Game 5
Date: Saturday, April 21st, 3:00 ET
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
NHL Playoffs Odds: Boston -XXX
NHL TV Schedule: NBC, CBC

The Bruins are the heavy favorites in this one, and though we would love to take the Caps and the big time odds, we just can’t do it. Braden Holtby is only going to keep Washington in this series for so long. The Boston offense is going to wake up eventually, and when it does, Holtby could find himself under an avalanche and could be in a lot of trouble, especially if Tim Thomas remains as good as he has quietly been in this series.

NHL Free Pick: Boston Bruins -XXX

NHL Matchup: #6 New Jersey Devils @ #3 Florida Panthers Game 5
Date: Saturday, April 21st 6:30 ET
Location: Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, FL
NHL Playoffs Odds: New Jersey -XXX
NHL TV Schedule: NHL Network, TSN

We are really starting to wonder whether these two teams are on a lot more level terms than it seemed coming into the series. When Florida has been bad in this series, it has been awful, just as it was in Game 4 when it was shut out at the Prudential Center 4-0 in a game that was never really all that close. That being said, when the team has been good, it has been good enough to get the job done against the Devils. It almost seems as though Jersey hasn’t taken this series seriously, and if that turns out to be the case in Game 5, the team could be pushed to the brink of elimination.

NHL Free Pick: Florida Panthers +XXX

NHL Matchup: #8 Ottawa Senators @ #1 New York Rangers Game 5
Date: Saturday, April 21st 7:00 ET
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
NHL Playoffs Odds: New York -175
NHL TV Schedule: NBC Sports Network, CBC

The Rangers have to be quite careful in this game. They have really been the better team over the course of all four of these games, but they only have two wins and two losses. The Senators just keep fighting and getting the job done, and they have to be thrilled to still be in this series. There aren’t many teams that would be able to keep up with Henrik Lundqvist, who has been great in this series. We do think that New York is going to find a way to get this series back to the Great White North with a chance to finish things off, though.

NHL Free Pick: New York Rangers -175

NHL Matchup: #7 San Jose Sharks @ #2 St. Louis Blues Game 5
Date: Saturday, April 21st 7:30 ET
Location: Scottrade Arena, St. Louis, MO
NHL Playoffs Odds: St. Louis -XXX
NHL TV Schedule: CNBC, TSN

Whether it is going to be Jaroslav Halak or Brian Elliott in Game 5 is still yet to be determined, but we really don’t think that it is going to make all that much of a difference. The Blues have been the better team in this series, really the whole way, and save for that OT win for the Sharks in Game 1, they really just haven’t looked great. St. Louis won 30 games this year at home for a reason, and it should lock up its first playoff series win in over a decade with a victory over the weekend.

NHL Free Pick: St. Louis Blues -XXX

NHL Matchup: #6 Chicago Blackhawks @ #3 Phoenix Coyotes Game 5
Date: Saturday, April 21st 10:00 ET
Location: Jobing.com Arena, Phoenix, AZ
NHL Playoffs Odds: Phoenix -XXX
NHL TV Schedule: NBC Sports Network, TSN

How can Corey Crawford really come back in this series after giving up back to back overtime winners at home to the same man with very iffy goals that shouldn’t be allowed in OT in the playoffs? Ray Emery might be coming into this one, and if that turns out to be the case, we just don’t have all that much confidence, especially after how questionable he looked in the postseason with the Anaheim Ducks a season ago. Phoenix is just the better of these two teams, though we know that the Blackhawks definitely aren’t slouches. This has been a fantastic series, which goes without saying, but we think that it is a series that finishes up this weekend.

NHL Free Pick: Phoenix Coyotes -XXX