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 hate each other?
When the Western Conference Semifinals begin in Chicago this weekend, the Vancouver Canucks and Chicago Blackhawks will begin the latest chapter in what is becoming one of the more edgy, physical rivalries in the NHL.
On March 29, just before the end of the regular season, the two had one of the bigger fights of the 2008-09 season. When it ended, five Blackhawks were sha ...
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2010 NHL Playoffs: The Definitive Chicago Blackhawks-Vancouver Canucks Preview
Posted: 30th April 2010 by TAB BAMFORD in NHLComments Off on 2010 NHL Playoffs: The Definitive Chicago Blackhawks-Vancouver Canucks Preview