Instant Reaction: Blackhawks top Kraken for first time in history.Marc-Andre Fleury Carries the Blackhawks to a 4-2 Win vs Seattle.Blackhawks: Why Derek King is the Right Coach moving forward.Three Takeaways from the Blackhawks’ Win vs Vancouver.Blackhawks vs Flames: Date, Time, Lineup, Betting Odds, More.Most of us have known for sometime now that this team didn’t have a chance especially when Corey Crawford mysteriously left us for the rest of the season. The Chicago Blackhawks on the other hand have a 0.03 chance to make the playoffs which means there still is a chance to the eternal optimist. The Boston Bruins had a couple of down years while still having Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, but they have reloaded and now are looking like a real threat to unseed the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference. If you want to stay positive that the Chicago Blackhawks can still win one more Stanley Cup Championship during the Jonathan Toews/ Patrick Kane era, look no further than this years Boston Bruins team that has rebuilt on the fly and are truly contenders this season. Until next year, the Chicago Blackhawks are your Stanley Cup champions.Well, if you like morning hockey you came to the right weekend as the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins play a home and home matinee double header this weekend starting today in Boston! The Presidents' Trophy-winning Blackhawks, after all, set a record for their season-opening points streak, proved that depth was their greatest weapon, and displayed a never-say-die attitude all year long. It was a stunning turn of events, to say the least. With a flick of his wrist, he put the visitors up, 3-2, with 59 seconds remaining. With both sides standing around with the assumption that the puck went in, Dave Bolland stepped up. Just 17 seconds later, Frolik put the puck on net and Johnny Oduya deflected it right off the post. With no hesitation, the captain rifled it over to teammate Bryan Bickell for the leveling goal. Pandemonium ensued in front of the net, with none other than Toews coming up with the loose puck. Rather than sending it to an extra period, however, they ended up winning the game. With just 1:16 remaining in the third period and facing a 2-1 deficit, the Hawks needed a miracle to send it to overtime. He took the puck at the back of the net, but Lucic emerged and gained control to subsequently put Chicago in a 2-1 hole. With Rask stopping Chicago's power play-what else is new?-and Corey Crawford making some key stops, the game stayed at 1-1.Īnd then Crawford made a disastrous mistake. Toews broke into open ice with a 2-on-1 and went between Rask's legs to make it 1-1, showing great resiliency and recovery after his hard Game 5 hit.īoth teams stepped up defensively, as they remained scoreless throughout the remainder of the second. Though Rash stood strong early as the Hawks assumed control of possession in the second period, Chicago broke through at the 4:24 mark of the frame. A very scary moment transpired during the opening period when Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw took a puck to the face. Unfortunately, that wasn't the main story. It won 17 of the first 24 faceoffs and doubled Chicago's shots on goal. The score remained 1-0 at the end of the first, as Boston dominated possession and Tuukka Rask held down the fort. Seguin and Paille tallied assists to give Kelly his second goal of the playoffs. At the 7:19 mark of the first period, Kelly found the back of the net to make it 1-0 Bruins. The action started early, as Boston's best Stanley Cup line of Kelly, Paille and Seguin continued to step up in a major way. When it was all said and done, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the postseason MVP.
Tyler Seguin, Daniel Paille and David Krejci finished with an assist apiece as well. Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland added goals for Chicago, while Duncan Keith, Johnny Oduya and Michael Frolik all tallied assists.Ĭhris Kelly and Milan Lucic picked up the goals for Boston to continue a strong Stanley Cup Final for the two individuals. Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews led the charge, scoring a goal and picking up a key assist late in the game.
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