Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals was hardly the type of game that coaches draw up, and the epitome of why hockey is impossible to predict. If someone told you going in that there would 11 goals scored and 4 lead changes, would you have believed it? How about if if you were told that none of the goals would come off the sticks of either team's top forward line?

The opening game of the series was nothing if not exciting, but I doubt any of the subsequent games will play out in similar fashion.The third period of the game -- in which the Chicago Blackhawks limited the Philadelphia Flyers to 6 shots and scored the period's only goal to win the game -- was much closer to the type of hockey everyone anticipated heading into the game.

RIght now, the only takeaway from the first game is that the Chicago Blackhawks prevailed in a game that was up for grabs and, if the Philadelphia Flyers are to earn a split at the United Center, need to cut down significantly on the number of mental mistakes they made last night.

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