05/06/2010 03:30
Two of the absolute best teams in the Western Conference strike in game number three tonight at 9:30 PM and if you’re not in Canada can you watch it online NHL live stream on espn360.com or gamecenter.nhl.com. Pure entertainment to expect! Bet on the game at Bet365 and bet-at-home for the best odds and great betting bonuses!
The Blackhawks got badly beaten in the first game, with the score 5-1 for the Vancouver Canucks. Many people must have thought that game number two would end the same way when the Canucks took an early lead with 2-0 in the first period. But a lot can happen in ice hockey and the Chicago Blackhawks played better and better and tied the series to 1-1 after four goals in a row that made the score 4-2. The Blackhawks have won the shots in both the games and they bombarded Luongo who was in the net for Canucks, but he kept the scoreboard clean. Luongo is a much better goalie than Antti Niemi or Christobal Huet who are available for the Chicago Blackhawks. The goalies have been their weakest part during the entire season and I believe that the goalies might be the reason why they won’t go all the way this year. A winning team must have a great goalie and it has been clear this season that Niemi or Huet are not good enough to take the team to the finals.
These two teams could have played each other in the Western Conference finals, they are that good. I think they have been best in the west together with the San José Sharks during the season. The difference between the three teams is like mentioned that the Chicago Blackhawks don’t have a really good goalie. But they compensate that with a really entertaining and offensive hockey, with young starts like Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews together with more experienced players like Marian Hossa. They have a good mix on the depth chart and the hockey draws a big crowd to every game in Chicago. There is an interest in the city that hasn’t been there in many years.
Vancouver is another hockey town, but the inhabitants there are more loyal than the Chicago people. The Canucks are now coming home to Canada, where ice hockey is a national sport and almost a religion. I think they will win this game with the help of their fans, and I think the margin will be two or three goals. The Canucks are strong at home and despite the Blackhawks victory won’t gained morale help them enough to beat the Canucks in Vancouver. They have an opportunity to take one game from the Canucks but I don’t think they will take it tonight. This is going to be a Canadian win. You can watch NHL live stream tonight at 9:30 PM on espn360.com or gamecenter.nhl.com.
