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
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On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks finally halted the Los Angeles Kings’ remarkable home win streak. Exactly one year after their last home loss, which came at the hands of the New Jersey Devils in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Kings failed to maintain their undefeated postseason record at the Staples Center, and
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A trip home proved to be just the right medicine for an ailing Kings team that dropped their last two games in Chicago. Completely revitalized, the Kings took care of business to pick-up a 3-1 victory in a must-win situation. Playing with more poise and finally showing off their speed and strength, the Kings were
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It has been a disastrous start to the 2013 NHL Playoff Conference Finals for both the Pittsburgh Penguins and Los Angeles Kings. The two teams I expected to get to the Stanley Cup Finals are facing 0-2 deficits in their respective series. While the Kings’ games were a little bit closer (notably game one) and
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For the second straight night, the Chicago Blackhawks steamrolled the defending champion L.A. Kings to take a 2-0 series lead. Jonathan Quick did his best to keep the Kings in Game 1, but he would not provide them with the luxury of elite goaltending on Sunday night. Instead, the Chicago Blackhawks became the first team
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The Chicago Blackhawks extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-1 Game 1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Joel Quenneville’s hot Blackhawks club dominated in every aspect of the game, outshooting their opponents 36-22, though Jonathan Quick’s 34 saves kept the Kings in striking distance throughout.
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