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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers (8:00 pm ET, CBC)
By admin | June 2, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers need a win to get started in the seven game series. They face Philadelphia Flyers in Game 3 (8:00 pm ET, CBC) at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Flyers lead the series by 2-0. Since 1997, the Stanley Cup Final comes to Philadelphia. In addition, the home team desperately needs a win.
By winning its eighth consecutive road game, Chicago can set an NHL record tonight. A win on Wednesday will give them a convincing three game lead and this will keep Chicago at the brink of losing the series.
“We’re the last guys to talk about (the road streak) before the game or at any time, we never would talk about that and I bet you if it wasn’t brought up by you guys most of us, it wouldn’t even come into our heads. It’s just Game 3 to us “, said defenseman Brian Campbell said.
Before Games 1 and, the Hawks actually stayed in hotels at home, trying to emulate their playoff success on the road. After losing their first road game this spring at Nashville, they have won their last seven games away from the United Center.
On Tuesday, Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette was trying to get inside your opponent’s head, since it seems every ploy has failed. He was about Hawks goaltender Antti Niemi, who stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Hawks’ 2-1 victory.
When all else fails, try to get inside your opponent’s head. That sounds like what Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette was trying to do on Tuesday when talking about Hawks goaltender Niemi. The 26-year-old Finnish rookie stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Hawks’ 2-1 victory in Game 2. Laviolette went to great pains to remind Niemi that he has never been here before.
“We’ve got to put more pressure on their goaltender. He’s a rookie goaltender playing in the Stanley Cup Finals, We have to get on the board here tomorrow night and put a little bit of doubt there. Our team is capable of scoring a lot of goals; put a lot of pressure on him. It’s a tough position, goaltending. He’s representing a city that hasn’t won a Cup in 50 years. We have to give him a crack of doubt. We can do that tomorrow night “, said Laviolette.
Oddsmakers from various NHL betting sites have made the Flyers –125 money line favorites for Wednesday’s game against the Blackhawks. Current NHL betting information shows that 63% of more than 1,120 bets for this game have been placed on the Flyers -125.
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