Sport Betting Overview
The Chicago Blackhawks have quietly climbed to the very top of theNHLstandings with 25 points. The Blackhawks had a tough year last season because of the players lost to the post-Cup fire sale. It took a while for the team to adjust, and it also took time to find the right answers at key positions. Last season, the Blackhawks brought in former Dallas Stars goaltender Marty Turco to replace Antti Niemi who went to the San Jose Sharks. Turco was a bomb and retired when the season ended. The solution for the Blackhawks in goal was on the roster the entire time and it was Corey Crawford. With Crawford in net and forwards like Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews scoring on a regular basis, it is no wonder that the Blackhawks are back at the top of theNHLstandings.
The price per head bookmaking experts were cringing a bit when the season started in Vancouver. The Canucks got off to a bad start and, as is the custom in Vancouver, the bad start was blamed on goaltender Roberto Luongo. The Canucks are scoring goals without a problem, but the defense and Luongo were not keeping the puck out of the net on a regular basis. The price per head fans inVancouver were growing impatient, but it looks like Luongo and the Canucks have started to turn things around again.Vancouver is5-5-0 in the last 10 games and looking to put a little more stability in the defense. Luongo came up big in the team’s last game which was a 4-1 win over the Islanders. Now the Canucks return home to host the best team in hockey.
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are second in the league in scoring with 62 goals. That puts it just three goals behind the Philadelphia Flyers. But a 5 dimes review of the play of theChicago defense shows a goaltender in Corey Crawford that is often left on his own as the defense gets involved in the rush. Teams likeChicago live and die by the movement of the puck. To beat the Blackhawks, all a team needs to do is keep the puck inChicago’s end and take shots at Crawford. But, as many teams have found out this season, that is easier said than done.
Roberto Luongo started feeling the heat long before this season started. Fans were livid at the way the Canucks lost the Cup toBostonat the end of last season and, even though Luongo played a great Stanley Cup Finals series, the fans are still blaming him for the loss. When the Canucks got off to a slow start, Luongo was the target. However, in this case, it was justified as Luongo was playing terrible hockey. Now that theVancouvergoalie looks like he has figured things out, the Canucks can start winning again.
The Bottom Line
This will be a game that features theChicagooffense against theVancouverdefense. But, as much as Luongo and theVancouverdefense have improved, this is still a game that the Canucks cannot win.
Pick: Chicago Blackhawks
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