Author name: Chris Blanchard

Chris Blanchard is a Boston, MA native and a student at Davidson College. He began writing about hockey as a Boston Bruins featured columnist for Bleacher Report in the fall of 2012. He has been covering the NHL for XN Sports since May of 2013. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Chicago Blackhawks Force Game 7 With Comeback Victory in Detroit

They needed a third period comeback, but the Chicago Blackhawks won their second consecutive elimination game to force a Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings. Down 3-1 in the series after dropping the first two games in Detroit, the Blackhawks have surged back to steal momentum with victories in Game 5 and now 6. The […]

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Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews, Stave Off Elimination With 4-1 Win Over Detroit Red Wings

Down 3-1 to the seventh seeded Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks bounced back in a big way on Saturday night. The offense finally returned, after scoring just two goals in three straight losses, and so did Hawks captain Jonathan Toews, who finally beat Jimmy Howard to end a long and frustrating scoring draught. 14

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Boston Bruins, Gregory Campbell, Finish Off Rangers With 3-1 Win

After an error-filled Game 4 loss in New York, the Boston Bruins settled down and took care of business on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Rangers coach John Tortorella will now ready himself for some very tough questions in the wake of his failure to meet high preseason expectations. As in

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Pittsburgh Penguins Advance to Eastern Conference Finals With Rout of Senators

Two days after embarrassing the Senators with a seven goal outburst, the Pittsburgh Penguins closed out their Eastern Conference Semifinal series with a 6-2 victory on home ice. Dan Bylsma‘s star studded attacking armada was as advertised in Game 5, as they snuffed out the cinderella Senators. The seventh seeded Senators, who endured major injuries

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Kings and Red Wings Ride Shutouts to Brink of Western Conference Finals

Both the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings held their opponents scoreless on Thursday night to put themselves just one win away from advancement. Defending Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Quick and rising star Jimmy Howard are demonstrating, once again, that nothing is more valuable in May than a hot goaltender. At Joe Louis

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Offensive Explosion Boosts Penguins to 3-1 Series Lead Over Senators

After choking away Game 3 in Ottawa, the Pittsburgh Penguins bounced back with their best offensive outing of the playoffs to move to the brink of the Eastern Conference Finals. The star studded Pens came from behind to score a whopping seven goals to earn the 7-3 victory. Though the finally healthy Senators looked primed

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