After a weekend dominated by college basketball and government on television, the NHL’s Western Conference has become a dogfight. On Friday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks were the top two seeds in the conference.
On Monday, the Sharks will wake up as the fourth seed.
The reason the Sharks are now trailing the Phoenix Coyotes, albeit by just one point with a game in-hand, is because San Jose has fallen apart. They’ve lose six straight games while Phoenix has won nine consecutive contests to make the balance of power shift in the conference a dramatic one.
While the Sharks have lost six straight, the Blackhawks aren’t taking advantage.
The Hawks are just 4-4-2 in their last 10 and will now host the Coyotes on Tuesday night with the conference lead on th ...
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Chicago Blackhawks: In a Dog Fight for Top of Western Conference
Posted: 22nd March 2010 by TAB BAMFORD in NHLComments Off on Chicago Blackhawks: In a Dog Fight for Top of Western Conference