2010 NHL Finals Odds: Flyers vs Blackhawks Game 5

After losing the first two games of the 2010 NHL finals, the Philadelphia Flyers have fired back by winning the last two games against the Chicago Blackhawks to even the series at 2-2. Philadelphia was able to hold off Chicago in Game 4 winning 5-3 and have made this an exciting series instead of a sweep. Game 5 will be played tonight in Chicago from the United Center at 8:00pm EST and can be seen on NBC television. 2010 NHL finals odds have the Blackhawks -190 betting favorites vs the Flyers +165 while online sportsbooks have the over/under total sitting at 5.5 OVER -125.

The Flyers got the scoring going early in Game 4 with three first period goals from Mike Richards, Matt Carle and Claude Giroux while Patrick Sharp found the net for the Blackhawks. The teams had a scoreless second period and then had a flury of goals in the third. The Flyers Ville Leino found the net first to give Philadelphia the 4-1 lead but Chicago fired back with goals from Dave Bolland and Brian Campbell to close the gap at 4-3. An empty net goal by Jeff Carter gave Philadelphia the 5-3 lead and sent the series back to Chicago tied 2-2.\

Heading into tonight's NHL finals on NBC, the Flyers have gone 41-35-6 on the season, 7-3 when playing on Sunday and 7-3 after a win. Philadelphia is 15-4 in their last 19 games when playing Chicago and 10-3 in their last 13 games overall. The Blackhawks have gone 52-22-8 on the season, 5-5 when playing on Sunday and 6-4 after a loss. Chicago is 4-2 in their last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia and 7-2 in their last 9 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games and OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games.