Vancouver at Chicago

The Vancouver Canucks have had a great year, but to suspect the Blackhawks to go down without a fight in defense of their Stanley Cup win a year ago would be a bit shortsighted. They certainly were not overmatched during the regular season as they split four games, and the Blackhawks overpowered them in one of the games 7-1. I think falling down 0-2 in the series will have the Chicago ire up, and would look for the "A+" game in this one, as the Canucks may be complacent here. The Blackhawks have carried a pedigree in their last 11 at home vs. a team with a better than .600 road mark as they are 8-3 in their last 11. Play on Chicago in this one.