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Key facts and figures from Game 2

For the second time in as many games, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks had to go past 60 minutes to determine a winner. But unlike Chicago's 4-3 triple-overtime victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Bruins needed only 13:48 of ex...

Other contributions help Toews deal with scoring slump

CHICAGO -- Considering how Jonathan Toews has played and the results he's gotten in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, there is some irony in the Chicago Blackhawks captain being awarded the Selke Trophy on Friday night. By receiving enough votes t...

Puck possession, matchups among Game 2 questions

CHICAGO -- The teams have had two days to rest, and now the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins are ready for an encore to their scintillating start to the 2013 Stanley Cup Final. Chicago prevailed in Game 1 at United Center, but more than 112...

Blackhawks switch PP personnel, searching for shots

CHICAGO -- Still searching for answers to a stagnant power play, the Chicago Blackhawks made a couple of tweaks at practice Friday morning at United Center. Coach Joel Quenneville shifted a few players into different positions, but the biggest ...

Rookie Saad picking up his game in Final

CHICAGO -- Brandon Saad's first full tour through the Stanley Cup Playoffs is almost a condensed rewind of his first regular season in the NHL. "It's a mirror image," Saad said Friday after practice at United Center. The Chicago Blackhawks...

Jonathan Toews wins 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy

The National Hockey League announced today that Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews has been honored as the winner of the 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy, given annually to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Patrice...

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Quenneville, Julien share Windsor connection

Claude Julien laced up his skates as a player for the last time April 26, 1992, when he and the Moncton Hawks lost 6-5 to the St John's Maple Leafs in Game 2 of their American Hockey League playoff series. The Maple Leafs, led by veteran defensema...

Hossa happy with city, Blackhawks

CHICAGO -- At one point in his career, Marian Hossa had played for five NHL organizations in six seasons. He finally found Stanley Cup Playoffs salvation with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010, and the Windy City has become his North American hom...

Bolland rediscovers role for Blackhawks in Game 1

CHICAGO – Dave Bolland is starting to feel more like himself after coming back from an injury a couple of weeks ago. That means the Boston Bruins witnessed the return of "The Rat" – the well-earned nickname he's carried through countless battle...