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Sides (ATS)

Time Away Line Picks Pct Home Line Picks Pct Detail Odds
3:00 PM Chicago +118 512 44.83% Anaheim -130 630 55.17% View View


Totals (Over/Under)

Time Away Total Over Pct Home Total Under Pct Detail Odds

3:00 PM Chicago 5 588 64.47% Anaheim 5 324 35.53% View View

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What bettors need to know: Blackhawks at Ducks

Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks (-130, 5)

The Chicago Blackhawks continue their quest for a third Stanley Cup championship in six years when they visit the Anaheim Ducks for Game 1 of the Western Conference final on Sunday afternoon. Chicago ended a 48-year title drought when it defeated Philadelphia in six games in 2010 and took out fellow Original Six member Boston four years later - also in six games - for the fifth championship in franchise history.

The Blackhawks have reached the conference final for the third straight postseason and fifth time in seven campaigns, knocking off Nashville in six games in the first round before sweeping Minnesota. Anaheim is making its first conference final appearance since 2007, when it went on to beat Ottawa in five games to capture its first Stanley Cup. The top-seeded Ducks had a bit of an easier time getting here, as they swept Winnipeg in the opening round before needing only five games to get past Calgary in the conference semifinals. It is the fourth trip to the conference final in franchise history for Anaheim, which is facing Chicago in the playoffs for the first time.

TV: 3 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, TVA

LINE HISTORY: Anaheim opened as -135 favorites before being bet down to -130. The total has not moved of 5.

INJURY REPORT: Blackhawks - D Michal Rosival (Out-Ankle) Ducks - RW Corey Perry (Prob-Knee)

ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: Chicago, which has been idle since eliminating the Wild on May 7, is hoping Patrick Kane can continue his torrid pace against Anaheim. The 26-year-old missed the final seven weeks of the regular season with a broken clavicle but has returned with a vengeance, recording at least one point in all but one of his 10 playoff contests. Kane, who enters the series with a seven-game point streak and a five-game goal-scoring run, is tied for second in the league in both points (13) and tallies (seven) this postseason.

ABOUT THE DUCKS: While the Blackhawks have two players (Kane and captain Jonathan Toews, 11 points) in the top seven in playoff scoring, Anaheim boasts three - league leader Corey Perry (15), captain Ryan Getzlaf (12) and Jakob Silfverberg (11). Perry, who is tied with Kane at seven goals, has produced a pair of four-point performances and been held off the scoresheet only twice in nine games. The former Hart Trophy winner suffered a right leg injury in Game 5 of the conference semifinals but claims to be ready to face the Blackhawks after being off since May 10, when he came back to score the series-winning goal in overtime. "I feel great," he said on Saturday - his 30th birthday." I feel fine on the ice, and everything went well the last couple of days, so I've got no issues."

TRENDS:

*Road team is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
*Blackhawks are 5-0 in their last 5 overall.
*Under is 20-6 in the last 26 meetings.
*Blackhawks are 8-21-2 in the last 31 meetings in Anaheim.

COVERS CONSENSUS: 54.38 percent of Covers users are backing the Ducks with 63.3 percent on the over.