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The Eastern Conference play off final will be contested by the 7th and 8th seeds

The Eastern Conference has been turned on its head as the two lowest seeds on that side of the NHL Stanley Cup bracket will play one another for the right to advance to the 2010 NHL finals.  Game 1 takes place on Sunday at 7pm ET.  Montreal are on the road in Philly and since this is the first 8 vs 7 matchup in NHL history it must also be the first time that a 7 seed has had home ice advantage.

Goaltending is so important in the NHL post-season as teams that really are not that good in terms of forwards often go deep into the playoffs riding a hot goalie.  Montreal have received hot goaltending from Jaroslav Halak as the Slovakian net minder has faced 450 shots in the post-season so far and turned away 420 of them.

With a save percentage of .933 Halak backing the Canadiens really gives them an edge to beat Philadelphia.  While Philly has also received outstanding goaltending from Michael Leighton, Philadelphia are yet to be tested with a bombardment of shots with Leighton in net so far and that makes Halak the more reliable player in net.

Our recommendation for game 1 is to back the Canadiens as underdogs at +110 (11/10) with Betfair.  Montreal are more proven in this post-season as they have marched through Washington and Pittsburgh while Philly have had relatively easier opponents.

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