It’s do or die tonight, Wednesday June 9, as the Philadelphia Flyers must win Game 6 against the Chicago Blackhawks or the Hawks sip from the Cup. The home team is 5-0 in this series. NHL oddsmakers at BODOG.com have the Flyers as -110 moneyline home favorites over the Blackhawks (100) with the over/under set at 5.5 goals . Be sure to get your 2010 Stanley Cup Finals: Chicago Blackhawks vs Philadelphia Flyers Game 6 Odds & Predictions in now at BODOG.com
The Blackhawks aren’t taking tonight’s game lightly as they know the Flyers are going to bring all they got. "We've been through a lot of ups and downs, more ups than downs, but we have grown as a team," Kris Versteeg said. "We know what we need to do to be successful. We just have to keep level-headed and treat it as another game." Dustin Byfuglien finally got unleashed Sunday night and wound up with 2 goals and 2 assists. He had only 1 assist through the first four games of the series. Dave Bolland has 3 goals in the series and Duncan Keith has 1 goal and 4 assists over the last three games. Chicago became the 21st team in Stanley Cup Final history to take a 3-2 series lead by winning Game 5. Fourteen of the first 20 have gone on to win the Stanley Cup. Only three times in history ('55, '65, '03) has the home team won every game in a Stanley Cup Final.
The Flyers lost Game 5 in a bad way, but they did not lose the series at United Center. "We've got to get back as a team and make sure we're ready to play our brand of hockey, our style of hockey in our building with our fans (Wednesday) night," Laviolette said. "We have to make sure we're ready to win one hockey game." Ville Leino had 3 assists Sunday and now has 3 goals and 4 assists in the series. Danny Briere has 2 goals and 7 assists against the Hawks Scott Hartnell also has 3 goals and 4 assists in the series. After Sunday's loss the Flyers are 9-1 in Games 4-7 this postseason. … Chicago hasn't won a game in Philadelphia since 1996 (0-10, including the two losses in this series).
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Flyers are 7-0 in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Flyers are 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss of 3 or more goals.
- Flyers are 24-7 in their last 31 home games.
- Home team is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.
- Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
- Blackhawks are 5-15 in the last 20 meetings.
- Blackhawks are 0-10 in the last 10 meetings in Philadelphia.
Chicago Blackhawks vs Philadelphia Flyers
When: Wednesday June 09, 2010 8:00 PM ET
Line: BODOG.com
Pick: Flyers -110
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