It will be a seventh and deciding Game 7 from the NHL playoff series between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks in a pro hockey game on Wednesday night. <br /><br />Face-off time from Chicago is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBC Sports Network. <br /><br />The game seven odds from this Western conference semifinal playoff series have the home club Chicago Blackhawks the -210 odds betting favorite with the take back on the road underdog Detroit Red Wings at +190 odds. The goal over under line is set at five goals. <br /><br />The Blackhawks have won two straight playoffs games since falling behind 3-1 in this NHL playoff series. After defeating the Red Wings 4-1 in game five the Blackhawks force the seventh and deciding game in this playoff series after a game six 4-3 road victory as a -123 betting odds favorite. The game total landed over five goals. <br /><br />Chicago entered the third period trailing by a 2-1 score to the Red Wings. With their backs up against the wall the Blackhawks came with a strong period as Chicago tallies up three straight goals at even strength to take the 4-2 lead on Detroit with a little more than ten minutes remaining. The Red Wings turned it into a one goal game at 19:08 and Chicago killed off the final 52 seconds to force a seventh game on Wednesday. <br /><br />Detroit outshot the Blackhawks by a 38-28 margin and won 13 more face-offs. The Redwings go 0 of 3 on the power play while Chicago gets on goal in five tries on the man advantage. The Blackhawks are 2-1 at home in this series with Detroit picking up game two on the road by a 4-1 score. Detroit is 0-11 on the power play in their three road games against Chicago in this series. The Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs were forced into a seventh game on the road at Anaheim and picked up the 3-2 series clinching victory on Ducks ice.
