Commit To The Cup: Chicago Blackhawks Defeat Flyers, Win 2010 Stanley Cup Finals

As is done with every game here at SB Nation, our hockey blogs are hosting discussion threads for Game 6 this evening.

- To join in with Blackhawks fans, head over to Second City Hockey. They’re ready to hoist the Cup.

Here are a few pre-game notes prior to Game 6 (8:00 P.M. Eastern; NBC, CBC, RDS) of the Stanley Cup Final between Philadelphia and Chicago.

- Since the best-of-seven format debuted in 1939, 24 Game 6’s have been hosted by teams who face elimination. Those teams have a 10-14 record in those Game 6’s. Of the 10 teams who have won and forced a Game 7, just three of them went on to win the Stanley Cup. The Pittsburgh Penguins did it last season against the Red Wings. Flyers forward Ville Leino was on that Wings team.

PHILADELPHIA -- When the Philadelphia Flyers went down 0-3 against the Boston Bruins in their Eastern Conference semifinal series (seems like that was a year ago now, doesn’t it?), Peter Laviolette knew his team couldn’t focus on the big, gaping hole they stared them in the face.

No, the Flyers had to take things one game at a time. Laviolette became known for the phrase “Can we beat the Boston Bruins tonight?” Not, “can we beat Boston four straight times?” Can we do it tonight?

Also be sure to check out our Blackhawks blog, Second City Hockey, where they’re preparing to throw a party, and our Flyers blog, Broad Street Hockey, where they’re hoping this thing goes seven.

The home team has won all five games in this best-of-seven set and Chicago grabbed a 3-2 series lead with a dominating 7-4 victory in Sunday’s Game 5 battle at United Center.