Now is the time to take a shot on these streaking Stanley Cup contenders

The NHL futures market is unlike most major sports. Due to the volatility of the NHL playoffs, which often features lower-seeded teams upsetting higher ones, hockey bettors can find good value in the Stanley Cup winner sports bet odds pretty much all year. The best value comes with spotting teams peaking just before the postseason. Last year, Nashville got hot and rode that wave to the Western Conference title. The year before, the Pittsburgh Penguins went on a second-half surge and that carried them to the Cup. So which NHL teams look to be playing their best hockey at the right time? Here’s a ...