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NHL Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks Start Fast, Los Angeles Kings Smile Last
After some excellent hockey throughout a brilliant Western Conference finals series, game 7 was about lucky bounces and ugly goals. After a hectic first period with both teams scoring five times, thing settled down and got into overtime, where the Los Angeles Kings got their big break through an Alec Martinez goal, giving them a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks and a 4-3 win in the series.
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NHL Playoffs – Kings vs Blackhawks Game 7 Predictions
The Western Conference Finals in the NHL come to a game 7, as the Chicago Blackhawks hope to complete their comeback from two games down as they find themselves back on home ice thanks to two dramatic wins including finally getting one on the road. The Los Angeles Kings haven’t had anything easy for them in these playoffs, so what’s another game seven for them to try and survive?
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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Slip Up, Chicago Blackhawks Grab Momentum
The best game of the series, so far, turned out to be one that probably shifts all momentum in the other direction. The Chicago Blackhawks might have been down twice in this game 6, but managed to comeback and pull off a 4-3 win thanks to a dramatic Patrick Kane goal, tying the series at 3-3, coming from two games behind, hosting the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Final finale to see who goes to play for the Stanley Cup.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Finish the Job, Montreal Canadiens Begin Vacation
In Game 6 of their series with the Montreal Canadiens, the New York Rangers put on their best and most dominant performance. The problem? The puck simply wouldn’t go in, but eventually Dustin Tokarski was beaten with a late second period goal from Dominic Moore, sending his team to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 20 years, taking the series 4-2 with a 1-0 win.
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NHL Playoffs – Chicago Blackhawks Rule Overtime, Los Angeles Kings Can’t Finish
In the first overtime game of the Western Conference finals, we also got a double, in which the Chicago Blackhawks managed to keep this series going a bit longer with a 5-4 win thanks to a goal from veteran Michal Handzus, while the Los Angeles Kings finished on closing things out, still leading 3-2 and headed […]
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Still Alive, New York Rangers Slightly Stunned
Teams with their backs to the wall usually find something extra, and the Montreal Canadiens, constantly outplayed in the Eastern Conference Finals, found that special thing in the form of Rene Bourque, scoring a hat-trick including the two most important goals for his side as they beat the New York Rangers 7-4 to find themselves back in the series, still behind 3-2 but feeling completely different heading into game 6.
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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Look Like Champions, Chicago Blackhawks are Anything But
The Los Angeles Kings might not be the defending Stanley Cup champions, but they’re making the ones that are, the Chicago Blackhawks, look like a team that’s a bit in over their head, as the Kings take a 3-1 series lead in the Western conference finals thanks to an early blitz that led them to a 5-2 win and putting the early favorites on the brink of elimination.
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NHL Playoffs – New York Rangers Very Close, Montreal Canadiens Out of Options
We’ve already seen in these NHL playoffs that initial home ice advantage means nothing, and the New York Rangers are close to proving that again as they take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern conference finals, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 with an overtime goal of non other than Martin St. Louis as they had back to Canada with a chance to finish off the series.
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NHL Playoffs – Los Angeles Kings Look Confident, Chicago Blackhawks Getting Outplayed
Last year this series at the same stage of the playoffs looked completely different. Now? The Los Angeles Kings take a 2-1 lead in the series after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in game 3 thanks to three straight goals in the second and third periods to take over the clash, with Jeff Carter in exceptional form, adding a goal and two assists.
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NHL Playoffs – Montreal Canadiens Getting Physical, New York Rangers Getting Testy
The Montreal Canadiens had nothing to lose as they went into the Madison Square Garden behind by two games. Despite using their replacement in goal, Dustin Tokarski, they did fine under the pressure from the New York Rangers, coming away with the 3-2 overtime win to get their first victory of the series, making it 2-1.