Halak playing like a man possessed

Ever since game five of their first round series against Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals, the Montreal Canadiens led by relatively unknown Slovakian goalie Jaroslav Halak have been playing some of their best hockey. Going into the second round, Halak had stopped 131 of 134 shots over a three game winning streak against the President Cup Capitals.

After being destroyed by the Penguins to open the second round six to three in a game which saw Halak chased after allowing four of the six goals, Halak rebounded with a surreal effort in a three to one win in game two yesterday. Halak emerges as a man possessed when the pressure is on as he has portrayed both through stopping 131 of 134 shots against the Capitals and 38 of 39 in game two against the Penguins. If he is able to keep it up, sports betters will have a field day picking the Canadiens as a dark horse while participating in NHL playoff betting.

McIlroy sets new record in victory at Quail Hollow Championship

Golf betting has been reignited with the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA tour, this Preakness betting Month. This past weekend at the Quail Hollow Championship, golf fans were given the honour of witnessing history in the making as Roy McIlroy from Northern Ireland became the youngest golfer since Tiger Woods to win the tournament. Also McIlroy set the new Quail Hollow record as he shot a -10 under 62 as a result of his birdie putt which clinched the championship. Ironically, Tiger Woods failed to make the cut for the tournament’s final round, which became insignificant news when McIlroy won the tournament. With the return of Woods as well as the blossoming of new young talent such as McIlroy, golf has never been more exciting to bet on.