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Apparently this is Dustin Byfuglien 's world and we're all just living in it. The Chicago Blackhawks  celebrated Cinco De Mayo north of the border by dropping a five-spot on Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks, taking home-ice advantage back and the series lead with a strong 5-2 victory. Byfuglien had the first road hat trick for a Blackhawks player since Denis Savard in accomplished the feat in 1988 in St. Louis. ...

Four games. One team scored 10 goals, the other 11. One team took 105 shots, the other 112. One team was whistled for 62 penalty minutes, the other 68. One team had a .902 save percentage, the other .905. Each team won two games. Both teams pulled their starting goalie from a game during the series. Have I mentioned that one knocked the other out of the playoffs last year? And that the two teams admittedly ...

On April 13, I posted "2010 NHL Playoffs: 25 Bold Predictions for the Playoffs" to look into my crystal ball and see how the 2010 NHL playoffs might progress. I'm not above being held accountable for my predictions, as bold or wild as they might be. So in an effort to see how close to reality/full of it I am, let's take a look back at my 25 Bold Predictions, more ...

A great deal is being made about Marian Hossa's hit on Nashville's Dan Hamhuis from late in the third period of Sunday's epic Game 5 victory for the Blackhawks. For the hit, Hossa received a five-minute boarding penalty, which encompassed the final 1:03 of regulation and subsequently the first 3:57 of the overtime period. Many fans (not this one), analysts (Pierre McGuire), and coaches (Barry Trotz) are comparing the Hossa hit ...

On Saturday afternoon, 22,144 hockey fans were privileged to witness history. The Chicago Blackhawks skated fairly well in the first period, despite allowing the first tally of the game. Antti Niemi didn't see a shot from the left circle because of a perfect screen (being watched by Dustin Byfuglien, I might add) and the Hawks trailed 1-0. However, Andrew Ladd and Niklas Hjalmarsson each tallied goals for Chicago to give the Hawks ...

On Friday the NHL named the three finalists for the 2010 Norris Trophy: Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings, Mike Green of the Washington Capitals and Duncan Keith of the Chicago Blackhawks. The James Norris Memorial Trophy is presented annually “to the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” The winner is selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the ...

At what point do Chicago Blackhawks fans start humming Katy Perry when they think of their hockey team? We're four games into the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, and the best way to describe the Blackhawks is hot and cold. Game One: the Blackhawks don't show up at all, despite being at home in front of a raucus crowd. The final score, despite two of Nashville's goals, was appropriate ...

We're at the mid-point of most of the NHL's first round playoff series, and there are very few things determined in the Western Conference. In the East, hope is not completely lost but, with all three series now sitting at 3-1, the trailing teams are going to need a special effort to see more than a fifth game. There have been some special players stepping up (Sidney Crosby), and other players ...