Tonight game three of the Stanley Cup finals kick’s off in Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center. Western Conference champions the Chicago Blackhawks led by the young duo of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane look to win their seventh consecutive game in the last three weeks. Conversely the trio of Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne, of the Flyers, hope to put end the Hawks winning streak by winning game three.  This should be a slug fest to rival UFC 116 betting.

Betting on Stanley Cup winners has never been easy, however this young Blackhawks team gives its fans reason to believe that winning its seventh consecutive game is a strong possibility. Going into the series with the Flyers, the Hawks weakness appeared to be playing at home, while their strong suit was playing on the road. However as seen in their second round four game sweep of the San Jose Sharks, the Hawks can play well wherever they play. The Hawks trio of Kane, Toews, and Byfuglien, has struggled over these first two games, and although the team has still taken the first two, it will be crucial for the top line to step up in game three if they hope to have any chance at sweeping in game four on Friday night.

Conversely, when participating in Stanley Cup betting, experts initially had chosen the Flyers before the season to win Lord Stanley’s mug. When the team struggled, experts revoked their predictions quicker than the Washington Capitals flopped in the first round. Going into the Stanley Cup finals, goalie Michael Leighton looked unbelievable as he had shutout the Montreal Canadiens in three of the four victories in the third round, and easily defeated the Bruins in his three games in round two. Many fans and experts believed that Leighton was successful based on circumstances, as Flyers backup Brian Boucher had done most of the work for the last two months, before being injured in game five against the Bruins, which led to Leighton’s success.

On the other hand however, the Blackhawks have been providing Leighton and the Flyers with nostalgic moments as over the first two games of the finals, Leighton has reminisced back to Carolina Hurricanes form in which he appeared abysmal at best. For the Flyers to have any chance at avoiding three straight losses, Leighton needs to return to third round form.