I wonder if he’ll send Johnny Gaudreau a thank-you card. Or maybe some cash?.When Gaudreau scored the game winning goal in overtime to set up the Battle of Alberta, he helped put $2.6 million in the pocket of Canadian rapper, Drake..The singer, a prolific gambler, proved seven is a lucky number by betting $308,832.62 on two Stanley Cup playoffs game 7 matchups and Game 7 of the NBA series between the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks..He picked the Mavericks to beat the favoured Suns, which they did quite handily, winning by 33 points on Sunday in Phoenix..On the ice, the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, on a goal scored by Artemi Panarin, with Gaudreau completing the three-way parlay with his overtime marker that sent the Dallas Stars home empty handed..After the goal, Drake posted on his Instagram page, "Wow, Game 7 lay lay by yours truly.”.He placed his bets on Stake.com, a Canadian crypto casino and sports betting platform in which he has a partnership..While the parlay was his largest win this year, Drake has won a few bucks with other bets this year..He laid down $1.26 million on several bets on Super Bowl LVII, taking home more than $2 million..Speaking of NFL things, Drake bet Drake London, the star University of Southern California's playmaker, would be the first wide receiver taken in the NFL draft last week. Drake was No. 1 and Drake won an undisclosed pocketful of cash..Probably his biggest win this year came at the Kentucky Derby, when 80-to-1 longshot, Rich Strike won the race for the roses, paying out $163.60 on a two-dollar bet. How much Drake bet has not been disclosed, but you know it’s a lot more than a $2 ticket..But it’s not always fun with game for Drake..He lost $550,000 two weeks ago when he bet Justin Gaethje would beat Charles Oliveira in UFC 274. .His jeans were $275,000 lighter after he lost another UFC fight between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal..In the final game of the Final Four, Drake placed $80,000 the Duke Blue Devils to win. They didn’t..On April 25, he parlayed the Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Blue Jays and the Dallas Mavericks in a $400,000 bet that would return $2.2 million. It was nixed in the first leg when the Nets lost to the Boston Celtics..And he’s not done yet..Drake placed a $200,000 wager on the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA’s Western Conference at +400. The bet would return about $1 million Canadian. The series is set to start May 18..No word on heard yet about Drake betting on the Battle of Alberta.
