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For the second time in as many games, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks needed extra time to decide a winner. Three nights after losing Game 1 in heartbreaking fashion, the Bruins battled back to claim a crucial road victory with Daniel Paille‘s OT goal. Tuukka Rask was marvelous once again, making 33 saves to lead […]
Three days after a wild Game 1 that required three overtime periods, the Bruins and Blackhawks will square off for a second time at Chicago’s United Center on Saturday night. The Blackhawks came from behind to steal the series opener with more than a little luck, and the Bruins must now prove that they can
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Players to Watch in Game 2 Read More »
Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, in all honesty, was one of the best hockey games I’ve watched in recent memory. For some reason, Keith Primeau’s overtime winner in the 5th overtime of game four from the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals came to mind. This game had
2013 NHL Finals: A Statistical Look at How the Chicago Blackhawks Took a 1-0 Series Lead Read More »
The first three periods of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals were so much fun that the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins decided to play three more. The Bruins put themselves in position to win throughout the marathon battle, but a twice deflected Chicago shot in the third extra session finally stumped Tuukka Rask to send
Stanley Cup Finals: Blackhawks Steal Game 1 From Bruins in Triple OT Read More »
We have reached the apex of the 2013 NHL Playoffs; the Stanley Cup Finals. It seems like it was just yesterday I was going on near-daily rants on Twitter about how childish and selfish the NHL lockout was. How else was I supposed to live vicariously through other adults? Well the time is now here
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: A Statistical Preview of the Bruins and Blackhawks Read More »
On Wednesday night the puck will drop on the first Stanley Cup Finals to feature two Original Six clubs since 1979. Each coming off a one-sided conference final the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks look set for a classic battle for Lord Stanley’s hardware. Neither team is a stranger to hockey’s holy grail. The Blackhawks
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With the Los Angles Kings’ double overtime loss on Saturday night, Jonathan Quick’s campaign to become the first back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophy winner since Mario Lemieux came to a crashing halt. As a result, we now know the next player to earn the coveted title of playoff MVP will be either a Blackhawk or a Bruin.
Three years after Patrick Kane clinched a title for Chicago with an overtime goal, the Blackhawks are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals, with Kane once again playing the OT hero. Enjoying his best game of the playoffs, Kane beat Jonathan Quick three teams to eliminate the defending champion Los Angeles Kings in a
Patrick Kane’s Double OT Winner Completes Hat Trick, Sends Blackhawks Back to the Finals Read More »
