Bet Jamaica NHL Playoff Preview — Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at General Motors Place in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

Oddsmakers currently have the Canucks listed as 145-moneyline favorites versus the Blackhawks, while the game’s total is sitting at 5.

Dustin Byfuglien had a goal and two assists as the Blackhawks defeated the Flames 4-1 to win their Western Conference quarterfinal series 4-2 on Monday night.

Chicago cashed as +120 road underdogs as the game played under the 5.5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.

Alexandre Burrows scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lift the Canucks over the Blues 3-2 to win their Western Conference quarterfinal series 4-0 last Tuesday night.

Vancouver cashed as -160 road favorites as the game pushed the 5-goal total posted by oddsmakers.

Team records:
Chicago: 46-24-12
Vancouver: 45-27-10

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Calgary are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Vancouver most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing San Jose are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver’s last 5 games at home
Vancouver is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
Vancouver is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Chicago

Next up:
Vancouver home to Chicago, Saturday, May 2