Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks Clash In Stanley Cup Final Opener
By Hank Harris • May 31st, 2011 • Category: NHLThe Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks square off Wednesday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Arena (8 pm ET, NBC).
NHL Odds at JustBet have the Canucks as a -200 moneyline favorite and the over/under total at 5.5.
Boston finished the season 46-25-11 SU, the No. 3 seed in the East. Vancouver was 54-19-9 SU, the No. 1 overall seed in the NHL.
Head-to-head, the Bruins have the upper hand at 7-2-0-1 SU in the past 10 meetings. The teams met once this past season, with the Bruins winning 3-1 as a +130 road underdog on Feb. 26. The last time Vancouver played in Boston was Feb. 6 last season, a 3-2 Canucks win.
The Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final, winning the best-of-seven series. Boston won the seventh and deciding game 1-0 on Friday, covering as a -155 home favorite.
The Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks in five games in the Western Conference Final. Vancouver closed out the series with a 3-2 win in overtime of Game 5 last Tuesday.
Game 2 will be played Saturday in Vancouver.
Hank Harris is a professional writer with more than 25 years experience. He has written on sports betting and gambling for more than a decade of that time. He covers all sports, from the NFL to the NBA to NCAA College.
He is originally from the Boston area and is now based out of Las Vegas.
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