Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames
Free NHL Pick: Chicago Blackhawks (125)
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The Chicago Blackhawks are very talented and very young, but they have gained some nice experience by winning a couple of one-goal games to start this series, and we now look for them to pass their first road playoff test and effectively end this series vs. the Calgary Flames.

Now Calgary is normally great at home, but Chicago is apparently too young and brash to be intimidated by the Flames. The Hawks swept all four regular season games against Calgary before running that head-to-head winning streak to six this year with the first two games, and two of those wins have come here in Western Canada by scores of 5-2 and 3-2.

In fact, the Blackhawks improved on the road as the season progressed, and they finished with a nice 22-15-4 ledger away from home. They have outscored their road opponents by an average of +0.32 goals per game, and that nice road mark is not a fluke. Chicago is also now 8-1 in their last nine games overall, with the only loss coming in a shootout vs. Columbus.

While the Hawks closed the season strong, the Flames were scuttling a bit and that has shown in this series, as they have been unable to recapture their hot midseason form. The Flames have had trouble scoring goals, scoring two goals or less in seven of their last nine games including the first two games of this series, and that will just not get it done against a potent Chicago offense.

Yes, this is a must game for Calgary, but we do not expect them to rediscover their offense overnight, so we will side with the better Chicago team at a nice underdog price here.

NHL Free Pick: Blackhawks +125

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