NHL Picks: Red Wings vs. Blackhawks Odds and Series Predictions

May 14th, 2013 by Doc Moseman Leave a reply »
There is nothing more exciting than Stanley Cup hockey, especially when it happens to be a series between long-time rivals such as Detroit and Chicago.

The Red Wings sneaked into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference after winning their last four regular season games. Chicago rolled through the 48-game schedule with the most points in the NHL to earn the No. 1 seed in the West.

All of that does not really matter now as these two prepare to square off in the best-of-seven conference semifinals starting this Wednesday night with Game 1 in Chicago.

Initially paired against the second-best team in the West, the Red Wings started these playoffs with a 3-1 loss to Anaheim as +125 road underdogs. After earning a split on the road, they were hammered 4-0 at home as -127 favorites to fall into an early 1-2 hole.

Behind a rejuvenated offense that only managed an average of 2.5 goals a game during the season, Detroit went on to win three of the next four contests, including a thrilling 3-2 victory in Game 7 as a +126 road underdog to advance to the next round.

Chicago faced the No. 8 Minnesota Wild in the opening roun ...

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