NHL Playoff Pick Game 2 Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Blackhawks Odds Prediction Preview 6-15-2013

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The Boston Bruins will look to bounce back for a heart breaking defeat as they face the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of their best of seven NHL Finals playoff series in a pro hockey game on Saturday night.

The puck will drop from Chicago at 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network.

The NHL betting odds from game two of this series have the home side Chicago Blackhawks favored by -150 betting odds with the return on the Boston Bruins at +138 odds. The run over under line is set at five goals.

Chicago takes the 1-0 series lead in the NHL Finals after a game one triple overtime 4-3 victory against the Bruins as a -153 betting odds favorite. The goal total landed at over five goals.

The loss stung the Boston Bruins because they blew a two goal lead in the third period. At fifty one seconds of the second period the Bruins went up 2-0 on the Blackhawks and a two goal lead is precious for any of these outstanding defensive teams. It was 3-1 at 6:09 of the third period as Patrice Bergeron finds the net on the power play. The Blackhawks then rally for two goals in the next 6:15 of the period to knot the game at 3-3. They then play 60 minutes of scoreless hockey until Andrew Shaw scored at even strength in the triple overtime period for the Blackhawks to give Chicago the 1-0 lead.

Chicago outshot the Bruins by a 63-54 margin with Boston winning two more face-offs. Boston went 1 of 3 on the power play and Chicago continued their struggle on the man advantage by going 0 of 3 in the NHL Finals opener. Boston had two overtime power plays while Chicago had no man advantages in sudden death.

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