Stanley Cup Wagering Sharks vs Blackhawks NHL Odds

To date this has been a classic NHL playoff betting matchup and there may be few arguments from the sports betting arena that whichever team wins this series is the most worthy to participate in the Stanley Cup finals. Both of these 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 challenging to say that either team has proven its dominance over this NHL playoff betting series and its shaping up to be a fight to the bitter end. Game was a very close matchup and the 2-1 result may have gone either way. But following the Chicago Blackhawks’  4-2 defeat in Game 2 the Blackhawks have the upper-hand right now in the hockey betting. 

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

Toews is the youngest full captain in the National Hockey League at the moment. 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, a worldwide ice hockey tournament held in Canada. Despite 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 concluded third in points. Toews was named the Hawks team captain in just his second season with the team. He remains a menace to any team the Blackhawks compete against. 

Luckily the Sharks have among the best defenses in the NHL betting battle (215 GA in regular season) and have the players to make life hard for Toews. The Sharks are also a great road team as evidenced by their NHL betting road record, 24-14-3. And they’ll need to be at their best to overcome the red hot Hawks in front of their hometown crowd. More probable, the Hawks will win Game 3 at home with an excellent NHL playoff betting performance by Toews et al. If so, this NHL odds matchup could be over in the near future.