2011 Stanley Cup Finals preview - Vancouver Canucks vBoston Bruins Visit Paddy Power Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 1 Jun 2011 Tweet Vancouver Canucks (credit: Wikipedia.org) Related Articles See all NHL news Share it Pin It Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals takes place in Vancouver, with the Canucks taking on the Bruins for the NHL Championship.Claim up to £100 in free bets from Paddy Power when opening a new account using bonus code MAXIMUMBONUS.The 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs resume on Wednesday as game one of the finals comes from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver. It's the first time that the NHL's championship series will be played in Vancouver since the 1994 Cup final when the New York Rangers, behind Mark Messier, defeated the Canucks in seven games.The big story heading into this year's final series, besides the collision of two outstanding goaltenders in Roberto Luongo and Tim Thomas, is the fact that both franchises involved in this year's finals, Boston and Vancouver, are franchises in the midst of terrible Stanley Cup droughts.Vancouver have never won the Cup since joining the NHL more than four decades ago while Boston have not won the Cup since the conclusion of the 1972 season. One of those streaks has to end with the conclusion of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals and one of them, painfully, has to continue for who knows how long.Vancouver, winner's of the President's Trophy, have the home ice advantage in the series as they had the better winning percentage from the regular season. However it was Boston that won the only regular season match-up between the two clubs, a game in February from Vancouver where Tim Thomas only allowed one goal in a 3-1 Bruins win.Game one takes place tonight with a starting time of 8pm ET (5pm PT) from Vancouver with television coverage available with CBC and NBC. Read our Paddy Power review Get your £250 free bet at Paddypower Like Like Post to wall 213 Reads All NHL News Recent NHL Articles Boston Bruins knocked out of play-offs by Washington Capitals27 Apr 2012There will be no repeat Stanley Cup champion winner this year as the Boston Bruins were knocked out Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Preview11 Jan 2012The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will meet for the third time this season on Wednesd Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals Preview13 Dec 2011The Philadelphia Flyers will look to continue their recent good form when they visit the Washington Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche NHL game preview02 Dec 2011The Avalanche will get a visit from the Red Wings on Sunday night, with Colorado looking for some p Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins NHL Game Preview02 Dec 2011The Maple Leafs and the Bruins will meet for the second time this week on Saturday night as the clu New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks NHL tips02 Dec 2011Riding a modest two-game winning streak, the Islanders are back in action on Friday night on the ro More Stories Recent Articles Rafael Nadal French Open 2012 odds – Nadal 8/11 favourite to claim number seven26 May 2012Rafael Nadal is the overwhelming favourite to continue his dominance of claycourt tennis by winning Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos - Super League Live Stream26 May 2012Defending Super League champions Leeds Rhinos go into battle against their fierce rivals in the Bra Slovenia v Greece live stream preview26 May 2012Greece continue their Euro 2012 preparations with a friendly against Slovenia on Saturday evening. Huddersfield Giants v Salford City Reds preview26 May 2012Magic Weekend enters its second and final day on Sunday with Catalan Dragons and the London Broncos Huddersfield v Sheffield United live stream preview26 May 2012Saturday's League One play-off final between Huddersfield and Sheffield United kicks off at Wembley Novak Djokovic French Open 2012 odds – Djokovic 5/2 to rule Roland Garros26 May 2012Australian Open Novak Djokovic is 5/2 with bet365 to win the 2012 French Open as he goes in search More Stories Tags Boston Bruins, Nhl Championship Finals, Paddy Power, Stanley Cup 2011, Vancouver Canucks
