Stanley Cup Wagering Sharks versus Blackhawks

June 18th, 2010

Up to now this has been a classic NHL playoff betting competition and there may be hardly any arguments from the sports betting community that whatever team wins this series is the most worthy to play in the Stanley Cup finals. These two teams have been the top in the West all season long and so it’s only fitting that they meet in the hockey conference finals.

It’s tricky to claim that either team has demonstrated its dominance over this NHL playoff betting series and its turning out to be a fight to the bitter end. Game was a very close matchup and the 2-1 result might have gone either way. But following the Chicago Blackhawks’  4-2 defeat in Game 2 the Hawks have the upper-hand right now in the hockey betting.

Hawks captain Jonathan Toews continues to play outstanding hockey for the duration of the NHL playoff betting action and tops all players with 23 points (7 goals, 16 assists) in 23 games. He is vital to the Blackhawks’ hockey betting victory and if this team is planning to advance to the Stanley Cup betting finals it will be his responsibility. The Sharks have to find a way to keep this beast out of the scoring column but easier said than done taking into consideration how well he’s playing and how well he sees the ice.

Toews is the youngest full captain in the National Hockey League at this time. Besides a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Toews has also received gold medals at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Championships, 2007 World Championships, and the 2005 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, an international ice hockey competition held in Canada. Even with a knee sprain that kept him from competing in 16 games in his rookie season, he scored the most goals out of all rookies and finished third in points. Toews was named the Hawks team captain in only his second season with the team. He remains a risk to any team the Hawks compete against.

Fortunately San Jose has among the best defenses in the NHL betting event (215 GA in regular season) and have the lineup to make life difficult for Toews. The Sharks are also an amazing road team as shown by their NHL betting road record, 24-14-3. And they’ll need to be at their best to defeat the red hot Chicago in front of their hometown crowd. More probable, Chicago will win Game 3 at home with another great NHL playoff betting performance by Toews and company. If so, this NHL odds matchup could be over in the not too distant future.

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