Who knew the city of Pittsburgh looked this good?

We appear to be on a Stanley Cup collision course between the mighty Detroit Red Wings and the emerging Pittsburgh Penguins. But it’s been a strange road to get here.

The Philadelphia Flyers have provided more than their share of surprises, upsetting the Capitals twice in Washington and doing the same to the top seeds in the East, the Montreal Canadiens. Those four road wins added up to 5.99 units of profit; Philly led all playoff teams at 7.29 units in the black heading into Game 3 of their series against Pittsburgh.

The Dallas Stars tipped over the apple cart in the West by winning the first two games of their series against both the defending Cup champions from Anaheim and the imposing San Jose Sharks – all four games on the road for a total of 6.08 units. But after coming up empty in their first three games against Detroit, the Stars are 2.37 units in the hole. Surprise!

So what do you think? A Stanley Cup playoffs final matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings? It’s looking that way. So bet on it!