After ending their 39-year-old drought, the Boston Bruins capitalized on the opportunity and took home the Stanley Cup in one of the most exciting, highest viewed finals in recent memory. The million-dollar question then becomes: Can the Bruins win it back-to-back? The answer to that question should make Bostonians very happy, at least from a probabilities standpoint.

The Boston Bruins have beaten the Vancouver Canucks in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, marking their first NHL championship since 1972. In a series that saw the home team win each of the first six games, the Boston Bruins snapped that trend when they shut out the Canucks 4-0 on their home ice. Roberto Luongo is going to catch a lot of heat for his performance throughout the finals. His problem was inconsistency, because although he had two 1-0 victories, Luongo again failed to match Thomas' brilliance, giving up 18 goals in the last five games of the finals.

The Vancouver Canucks have a chance to close out the series against the Boston Bruins and become the Stanley Cup picks champions, but they have yet to win a game at Boston in this series. Game 6 is scheduled for Monday at 8:00pm ET on NBC, and it will require every ounce of determination to put away the Bruins. The Canucks are still listed as a -145 Stanley Cup picks favorite to win the series, but the games that Boston has won, have been a lot more decisive than the victories that Vancouver has tallied up.

The Boston Bruins will head back to Canada to play the Vancouver Canucks after evening the series out and strengthening their 2011 NHL Stanley Cup picks with an offensive onslaught in the two games in Boston. These teams will take the ice on Friday at 8:00pm ET on NBC, and it will provide a great opportunity for Vancouver to regain control of this series. Vancouver fans are undoubtedly wondering which Canucks team will show up, though, the one that dominated the first two games at home, or the club that was outscored 12-1 in Bean town.

The Boston Bruins have earned some more NHL picks with their 8-1 drubbing over the Vancouver Canucks and will now try to even the series in game 4 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. The win for Boston shifted the momentum in this series, but it may have come at a huge cost. The Bruins will be without Nathan Horton for the rest of the series. Horton was drilled by a blind-side hit and suffered a severe concussion because of it.

The Vancouver Canucks have backed up their Stanley Cup picks throughout the first two games of the 2011 the NHL Championship series against the Boston Bruins. After a dramatic late-game winner in game 1, the Canucks were able to tie game 2 in the waning moments and force overtime, where they eventually went on to win 3-2 and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. Yes, the series heads back to Boston for three games, but if Vancouver can win just one of those games, they would be in a great position to win one more when the series returns to Vancouver for the final two.

The Vancouver Canucks will look to build a 2-0 lead over the Boson Bruins, which would solidify their Stanley Cup betting odds significantly. The Canucks took the first game with the only goal of the game coming with under 20 seconds to play in regulation. Their goalie, Roberto Luongo, was terrific, but Vancouver would like to put up a little more offense moving forward in this series.

It is time to lock in your Stanley Cup picks and predictions for the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, as the Boston Bruins are set to take on the NHL betting odds favorite Vancouver Canucks. Game 1 of the series is scheduled for Wednesday at 9:00pm ET on NBC. Almost everyone’s NHL picks are backing the Canucks and because of that, they are listed as a -235 betting odds favorite to win the title.

North Korea v Portugal 2010 World Cup Group G Odds: Green Point Stadium will host an early 7:30 AM EST match between a resilient North Korea squad and a Christiano Ronaldo led Portugal team on June 21st. The 64,100 fans will see a game in which, both teams need a win.

NHL Picks -  Red Wings vs. Penguins Stanley Cup Playoffs Game-6: Thus far in the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Finals battle for the Stanley Cup only the home team has been the hot team as home cooking has agreed with both  Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Tuesday night the Red Wings have an opportunity to return to Detroit with the Stanley Cup as champions if they can do what hasn't been accomplished in these finals. That is to win one on the road. If Detroit can't manage a win in game-6 then the series will be settled in game-7 back in Michigan.

An absolute must in Stanley Cup play is protect home ice and both Penguins and Red Wings did just that through the first four games of the seven games NHL Playoffs Finals series. Now the battle for the Stanley Cup becomes a best of three as the series kicks into alternating venu with game-5 in Detroit Saturday night. Either team that can steal a win on the road stands a good chance of winning the 2009 Stanley Cup.

The Pittsburgh Penguins did what they had to do Tuesday night, getting an absolute must-win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. Now, they've got to do it again. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com list the Penguins as -140 moneyline favorites over the Red Wings with a 5 1/2-total. Detroit backers are getting +120 moneyline juice as a road underdog.

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