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Just like last year when the Boston Bruins played the Philadelphia Flyers, Boston holds a three games to zero lead in the best of seven second round series. However, this time around the Bruins are hoping for a different outcome than last year’s playoff collapse. Last spring the Flyers became the third team in NHL history to come back from a three games to none deficit and win a playoff series. With last season’s collapse fresh in their memories, I would not bank on the Bruins failing to put away the Flyers this year.

The Bruins are a -170 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 5.5 in NHL Betting Odds.

Using a combination of excellent goaltending along with a high powered offense, the Bruins have cruised to this commanding three game lead. The Bruins jumped on the Flyers with two quick goals in game three’s first sixty three seconds to take a commanding lead in the game and ultimately the series. So long as the Bruins do not let their guard down, it will be hard to envision Philadelphia making another comeback like they did last season against the Bruins.

Game four is scheduled for Friday night at eight o’clock. If the Flyers hope to stave off elimination, they will need to play a much better all around game and get more production out of their team leaders. Also, the Flyers goal tenders will have to step up and play their best game of the playoffs if they hope to extend their season for another game.

This weekend the Philadelphia Flyers will take on the Boston Bruins in the first game of their 7 game series. These teams may be tired by the end of this series as they just got done playing in a couple of very difficult matchups.

In hockey betting lines the Flyers are a -135 moneyline favorite and the over/under total is 5.5.

Both of these teams needed all 7 games to finish off their opponents in the first round of the playoffs despite being two of the best teams in the league. Against the Buffalo Sabres the Flyers were engaged in a difficult series for now. They managed to close out the series with a convincing 5-2 victory over Buffalo while the series was close.

In the Eastern Conference, during the season these teams were the 2nd and 3rd best teams. They should both be ready for a hard fought series as both of these teams were solid at home and even better on the road.

In terms of playing on both sides of the ice the Bruins are a slighting more well-rounded team. They are the 2nd best team in the NHL in goals against as they are the 5th best team in the league in goals per game. Even though the Flyers are just the 11th best team in the league in goals against, they are a slightly better team offensively, as they are the 3rd best team in the league in goals per game. If they hope to take the victory in this series they will need to buckle down defensively.

As both of these teams have all of the tools necessary to win this series this may be the best series in the playoffs this season.

when the Boston Bruins take on the Philadelphia Flyers.

Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference square off on Sunday when the Boston Bruins meets the Philadelphia Flyers.

With Boston at 15-1 and Philadelphia at 8-1, NHL odds have both teams among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup.

Only seven points behind the Flyers who are in first place currently, Boston sits in third place in the Eastern Conference. By only six points Boston also trails Washington for second place. Boston would love to catch either team ahead of it in the standings to secure that home ice as this tight race among the three division leaders means home ice throughout the playoffs is still up for grabs.

Both Boston and Philadelphia need to make sure they win their respective divisions first while both teams would love to beat each other out for first place overall in the Conference. Philadelphia is only five points up on the Penguins with ten games remaining as they are being pressed by a red hot Pittsburgh team that has gone 6-2-2 in its last ten games. Even though the Boston Bruins has two games in hand, for now they are only three points ahead of rival Montreal. The Bruins appear to have an easier road to securing the division title with these extra two games.

As both teams will use this game as a measuring stick to determine what they need to correct heading into the playoffs hockey fans can expect a hard fought contest this Sunday. Both squads will be playing their hardest to figure out which is the best way to beat each other come playoff time with a good chance these two teams will meet again sometime this spring.

The Philadelphia Flyers will take on the Dallas Stars this weekend. The Flyers are currently the top team in the Eastern Conference with a 43-19-7 record. The Stars are sitting in the 7th spot in the Eastern Conference with a 37-25-8 record.

The Flyers are among the top favorites to win the Stanley Cup at 8-1 in NHL Odds.

While these teams are in good positioning for the playoffs, they will need a strong finish to ensure that they maintain their positioning. There are several teams in the Western Conference that are within reach of passing the Stars if they are unable to win games as the season comes to a close. Meanwhile, the Flyers could lose their spot atop the Eastern Conference with a poor finish.

The Flyers will certainly be the favorite going into this game, but they do have some weaknesses that the Stars may be able to exploit. While their offense is among the elite of the NHL, their defense is not quite as dominant. The Stars need to find a way to put the puck in the net early and then collapse back on defense.

The Flyers should be able to take this game if they just play their normal style. The Stars are solid and they play well in close games, but they are really just a middle of the pack team in most offensive and defensive categories.

The Stars will be the home team for this game. Dallas has a record of 19-11-6 while playing at home this season. The Flyers are 22-9-3 while playing on the road this

One of the more interesting match ups will be between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins with another full line up of NHL games scheduled for Saturday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins trail the Philadelphia Flyers by just three points for first place in the Atlantic Division as Carolina currently sits three points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

For this matchup NHL betting Odds have not yet been posted.

As the Penguins deals with the loss of star center Sidney Crosby, who is still out with a concussion, recently they have been playing average hockey. The Penguins are just 2-3 and have only scored more than three goals in a game once, in the last five games that Crosby has missed. The team hopes to have him back in time for this weekend’s game as it is certainly no secret that the Penguins miss Crosby’s offense when he is not in the lineup.

Carolina seems to be coming into their own recently while having struggled at different points of the season. The Hurricanes may be peaking at the right time when they are scheduled to face one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference having won four of their last six games. Carolina has been able to stay within striking distance of the last few playoff spots this season unlike last year when the team was out of contention in the early part of the schedule, using a balanced offensive attack that has seen the Hurricanes average 2.9 goals per game and an 18.3% power play.

The Penguins should have little trouble beating the Hurricanes on their home ice, must Crosby return for Saturday’s game. Carolina has a chance to pull off the mild upset due to Pittsburgh’s recent lack of scoring if Crosby is still out of action though.

In an Atlantic Division battle this coming Sunday; the Philadelphia Flyers will lock horn the New York Islanders.

The Flyers will be looking to raise the space between themselves and the rest of the division as they are presently tied with the suddenly red hot Pittsburgh Penguins with 34 points each. On the other hand the Islanders are struggling extremely again this season. On the season with only 15 points and just 5 wins at present the Islanders sit in the bottom of the Atlantic Division.

In order to reach the number one spot in the division, the Flyers have used a balanced scoring and defensive attack. By averaging 3.3 goals for each competition the Flyers are 4th in the league in goals per game. Allowing a mere 2.4 goals per game, Philly also has one of the better defensive units in the league. You are going to have a pretty good record as the Flyers currently do as anytime you can get this big of a difference between goals for and goals allowed per game.

Both offensively and defensively in the NHL, the Islanders continue to be one of the worst teams. Yet allow 3.2 goals per contest, the Isles only manage to score 2.1 goals per game on average. For 29th and 28th overall correspondingly those numbers are good. The Islanders are going to have to find other ways to score goals while limiting their opposition’s chances if they want to turn their season around and have any chance of beating the Flyers on Sunday.

The Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers met up in Chicago for the 5th game of the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, on Sunday, June 6th. The home team had won each time, in the first four games. Philadelphia was hoping to change that, but they were unsuccessful, as Chicago beat them 7-4. As Chicago nor Philadelphia had much luck stopping the other, Philadelphia was hoping to change that, but they were unsuccessful. However, it did not matter in the end, as Chicago simply overwhelmed Philadelphia with their offensive attack.

Antti Niemi, goalie for Chicago and Stanley Cup odds star, made 23 saves and allowed 4 goals. Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton, Philadelphia used two goalies and each allowed three goals, though Boucher got the loss. On the offensive side of things, Dustin Byfuglien was the unlikely hero for Chicago, as he scored twice and added two assists as well. 6 different players had scored for Chicago, including Patrick Kane, by the end of the Game 6. Four different players scored for Philadelphia, and Kimmo Timonen was the standout player for them, as he scored a goal and added an assist as well.

One thing was crystal clear, by one thing was crystal clear. In a defensive struggle, if Chicago were not able to beat Philadelphia, they would beat them by playing a non-stop, action-packed style of hockey. They managed to do that perfectly, and all they need now is a victory on Wednesday, June 9th, to seal the deal and clinch the 2010 Stanley Cup.

On Saturday, on May 29th, the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers kicked off the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. Chicago was hoping to shutdown Philadelphia‘s offense and had the advantage of playing at home. While Chicago managed to win the game 6-5, it was far from the clean, dominant victory they were hoping.

In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals in history, the 11 goals that the teams combined for was the highest number of goals. Antti Niemi picked up the win for Chicago by managing 27 saves, while none of the goalies that played in the game was impressive. The starting goalie for Philadelphia, Michael Leighton, was pulled and Brian Boucher was put in as the backup. In the loss, he picked up 11 saves.

As 5 different players scored a goal, Philadelphia did manage to show off their impressive depth. Including Troy Brouwer who scored twice, five different players scored for Chicago as well. The last goal of the game came from an unexpected source, as Tomas Kopecky, who had not played in the last five games, managed to score a very tough goal on Brian Boucher. Andrew Ladd suffered an injury and because of which Kopecky was playing.

In the Stanley Cup Finals is to expect the unexpected, the one thing that always holds true. Game 1 of 2010 Finals continued to prove that. It delivered plenty of excitement, while the game may have lacked the pure technical skills expected from the final two teams.