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Blackhawks' Shaw taking one for the team
CHICAGO -- After looking like he was ready to jump back into the Chicago lineup, 20-goal scorer Andrew Shaw will have to wait to make his Western Conf...
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Seven ways the Chicago Blackhawks can even...
The momentum seems to have swung in the Kings' direction, but there are seven ways the Blackhawks could swing it back, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Los Angeles Kings' domination over defending...
The domination by the Kings over the Blackhawks shows just how difficult it is for a team to successfully defend a Stanley Cup championship, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Eighteen years of playoff memories
Eighteen years of covering the Stanley Cup playoffs have harvested countless memories, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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Hawks mixing things up ahead of Game 5
CHICAGO -- Look for the Chicago Blackhawks to come at the Los Angeles Kings with different line combinations in the hopes of extending their Western C...
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Still the Kings of Game 7s
In the final accounting, the Kings' depth and inexhaustible will to win carried them into NHL history as they became the first team to win three straight seven-game series on the road, ESPN.com's...
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Will Hawks-Kings decide Cup winner too?
CHICAGO -- As the hours dwindled away before Game 7, the pivotal game in the Western Conference finals, it's been harder and harder not to imagine tha...
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NHL, NHLPA toying with Ryder Cup-type tournament
The newly resurrected World Cup of Hockey is a jumping off point for an ambitious international calendar that will include an innovative Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the best European players...
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NHL -- How the teams would look under proposed Ryder Cup-type international...
What would the teams look like for the proposed Ryder Cup-type format for the NHL's international series? Scott Burnside picks them.
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Penguins continue to be aggressive with Daniel Winnik trade
The Pittsburgh Penguins remain very much in character even though this is general manager Jim Rutherford's first season in Pittsburgh. The Penguins...
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Burnside: Best recent trade deadline deals
Fear not, success can be had by making moves approaching the trade deadline, writes Scott Burnside.
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NHL -- Emotion, singular focus help make the playoffs a special time
The playoffs elicit special emotion and singular focus from players and coaches, and all but one team each season will end up haunted by missed chances and what could have been.
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W2W4: Blackhawks at Ducks, Game 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After waiting what seems like an eternity -- 10 days for the Chicago Blackhawks and a week for the Anaheim Ducks -- the Western Con...
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W2W4: Blackhawks at Ducks, Game 2
ANAHEIM -- The Western Conference finals resume Tuesday night here and the pressure has already shifted from the Anaheim Ducks to the battle-tested vi...
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W2W4: Blackhawks at Ducks, Game 5
ANAHEIM -- It comes down to a best-of-three affair to determine the Western Conference champion, and the Anaheim Ducks believe they are in a good posi...
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Who will step up in Game 7 of West finals?
ANAHEIM -- Six games in and nothing decided between the Anaheim Ducks and the Chicago Blackhawks. Six nights of tumult and heaving emotions on both s...
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Storylines to watch in Stanley Cup finals
With the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning set to face off in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Wednesday night in Florida, there are a pletho...
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Debate: Are the Blackhawks a dynasty?
There has been a lot of talk that a Stanley Cup finals berth earns the Chicago Blackhawks a seat at the dynasty table. As they prepare for their third...
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W2W4: Lightning vs. Blackhawks, Game 1
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Chicago Blackhawks in the first Stanley Cup finals game in Tampa since June 7, 2004, which was also th...
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W2W4: Blackhawks at Lightning, Game 2
TAMPA -- Never mind all the clichés about no must-win games in a playoff series until a team faces elimination -- the Tampa Bay Lightning absolut...
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