The Chicago Blackhawks will start the Stanley Cup Final on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night, but they are still listed as the 20-29 favorites to win the championship this spring at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
Chicago was favored in each of its other two recent Stanley Cup Final appearances as well, and it just won its biggest game of the postseason on the road with a 5-3 victory against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Final last Saturday.
The Blackhawks rallied to win the last two games of that series after trailing 3-2, and they are an impressive 5-4 away from home in this year’s playoffs, according to the Odds Shark NHL Database, including two series-clinching wins.
The Lightning are 5-4 underdogs to win the series and are also coming off of a Game 7 road victory in the Eastern Conference Final. Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop posted a 2-0 shutout at Madison Square Garden in Game 7 last Friday following a nearly identical performance there in Game 5 of the series five days earlier.
Bishop was outstanding on the road in that series, surrendering just four goals combined in ...
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Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Stanley Cup Odds, Betting Stats
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