NBC NHL Stanley Cup Finals Game 1: Flyers vs Blackhawks

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at the United Center in the opening game of the Stanley Cup final. Oddsmakers currently have the Blackhawks listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Flyers, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Mike Richards had a goal and two assists as the Flyers downed the Canadiens 4-2 to win the Eastern Conference final in five games on Monday night. Philadelphia cashed as -200 home favorites in that contest, while the teams played OVER the 5-goal total set by oddsmakers. The Blackhawks defeated San Jose 4-2 as a -170 favorite last Sunday to win the Western Conference final. The six goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (5.5). Dustin Byfuglien scored the game-winning goal for Chicago in that game, and Antti Niemi made 16 saves on the day. Team records: Philadelphia: 41-35-6 Chicago: 52-22-8 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-4-1 Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After playing Montreal are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Edmonton are 5-5 After playing San Jose are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Chicago is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing at home against Philadelphia Chicago is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia Next up: Chicago home to Philadelphia, Monday, May 31 Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com