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Sharks favored against red-hot ‘Hawks in Western Conference showdown
By Rob Gerein | November 25, 2009
A busy NHL slate Wednesday is capped by a showdown between the top two teams in the NHL’s Western Conference as the Chicago Blackhawks visit the San Jose Sharks (10:30 pm ET, CSN).
The Sharks are a -135 favorite and the over/under is 5.5 in NHL Betting at Sportsbook.com.
The red-hot Blackhawks (15-5-2) have won seven straight while San Jose (16-5-4) has won their past two.
San Jose is 7-1-0-2 in the past 10 meetings. The teams last met less than two weeks ago, when the Blackhawks edged the Sharks 4-3 as -120 home favorites on Nov. 15.
The score went over the total of 6.
In their last game, the Blackhawks shut out the Vancouver Canucks 1-0 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. As you may have guessed, the score went under the over/under total of 5.5.
Chicago backup Antti Niemi stopped all 30 shots he faced to earn the shutout for Chicago, while Bryan Bickell scored the lone goal in the win.
Dany Heatley and Joe Thornton each had a goal and an assist to help the Sharks defeat Pacific division rival Anaheim Ducks 3-2. The Sharks won the game as -125 favorites and the score slipped under the 5.5-point total.
Ryane Clowe added his fourth of the season in the win for the Sharks, while Evgeni Nabokov made 28 saves.
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