At this point this appears to have been a classic NHL playoff betting competition and there will be few arguments from the sports betting community that whatever team wins this series is the most deserving to compete in the Stanley Cup finals. These two teams have been the top in the West all season long and so it’s only appropriate that they meet in the hockey conference finals.
It’s hard to say that either team has established its dominance over this NHL playoff betting series and its turning out to be a finish to the death. Game was a very close competition and the 2-1 result may have gone either way. But after the Blackhawks’ 4-2 beat down in Game 2 the Blackhawks have the upper-hand right now in the hockey betting.
Hawks captain Jonathan Toews continues to play remarkable hockey during the NHL playoff betting action and leads all players with 23 points (7 goals, 16 assists) in 23 games. He is crucial to the Blackhawks’ hockey betting success and if this team is planning 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 taking into consideration how well he’s playing and how well he sees the ice.
Toews is the youngest full captain in the National Hockey League at present. Aside from 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 event hosted in Canada. In spite of a knee sprain that kept him from playing in 16 games in his first season, he scored the most goals out of all rookies and ended third in points. Toews was named the Hawks team captain in merely his second season with the team. He continues to be a threat to any team the Hawks play against.
The good news is San Jose has among the best defenses in the NHL betting competition (215 GA in regular season) and have the players to make life hard for Toews. The Sharks are also an amazing road team as proved by their NHL betting road record, 24-14-3. And they’ll need to be at their best to beat the red hot Hawks in front of their hometown crowd. More probable, the Hawks will win Game 3 at home with another great NHL playoff betting performance by Toews et al. If so, this NHL odds competition could be done in the not too distant future.

