Buffalo came through for us as expected last night with Ryan Miller having a great game to kick off the Sabres playoff campaign and our NHL playoff betting on that series. Tonight I like two of the game 2 lines, one so much that it will be the Game of the Week pick! The Game of the Week selection will be sent out via email at 5pm EST, so if you haven’t signed up to receive our top predictions yet, do so in the form at the bottom of this post.
Chicago Blackhawks @ Vancouver Canucks
The Canucks won the first game between these teams, but the Blackhawks looked like they got their legs under them in the third and really pressed for the last ten minutes. One thing you can say about the Blackhawks is they take losing personally and they will truly believe that they are the best team in the playoffs even after backing into 8th place. Jonathan Toews will have the troops ready to go in this game and the Canucks will be hard pressed to keep the top two lines of the Blackhawks off the scoreboard two days in a row. Seabrook and Keith did a good job keeping the Sedin’s off the board in game 1 and you should expect these two to continue their solid defensive game tonight.
The Canucks only outshot the ‘Hawks by 1 in game 1 and a solid Canucks blog had the scoring chances at only 21-18 for the Canucks. In both the last two series between these teams, where the Blackhawks won each, the Canucks have won the first game of the series. In fact the Canucks have lost the second game of their last 5 playoff series after winning game 1. Expect another tally in the game 2 loss column for the Canucks tonight.
Prediction: Chicago Blackhawks +165
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