Sunday, June 1, 2014

Western Conference Final: Chicago Blackhawks VS. Los Angeles Kings

This post is a reference for the above referenced series, so check back here for each game.

Game 1: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford. Chicago opened in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his third of the postseason, courtesy of Nick Leddy and Marian Hossa on the power play. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his fourth of the playoffs, guided in by Tanner Pearson and Jeff Carter. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Duncan Keith goal, his third of the postseason, assisted by Saad and Marcus Kruger. Chicago added on in the third period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his sixth of the playoffs, fueled by Johnny Oduya and Hossa. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Saad, Crawford (25 for 26 in saves), and Hossa. Chicago begins the series ahead 1-0.

Game 2: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford. Chicago began in the first period on a Nick Leddy power play goal, powered by Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks added on as Ben Smith scored his second of the postseason in the second period, assisted by Brandon Bollig and Johnny Oduya. Los Angeles got on the board as Justin Williams scored his sixth of the playoffs, thanks to Mike Richards and Dwight King. The Kings tied it in the third period on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his second of the postseason, via Slava Voynov and Marian Gaborik. Los Angeles took the lead with a Jeff Carter power play goal, his fifth of the playoffs, fueled by Jake Muzzin and Alec Martinez. The Kings extended the lead with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his fifth of the postseason, coming off of Tanner Pearson and Carter. Los Angeles padded the lead as Carter scored his sixth of the playoffs and second of the game, courtesy of Pearson and Matt Greene. The Kings iced it at 6-2 when Carter completed his hat trick with his seventh of the postseason, an empty net goal going in unassisted. The three stars were Carter, Pearson, and Toffoli. The series heads west tied at 1.

Game 3: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In goal: Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick. Chicago was first to score in the first period on a Jonathan Toews goal, his seventh of the postseason, going in shorthanded and unassisted. Los Angeles tied it on a Slava Voynov power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty. The Blackhawks retook the lead on a Toews goal, his second of the game and eighth of the postseason, via Michal Rozsival and Marian Hossa. The Kings tied it in the second period with a Carter goal, his eighth of the playoffs, assisted by Tanner Pearson. Los Angeles took the lead on a Tyler Toffoli goal, his sixth of the postseason, coming off of Carter and Willie Mitchell. The Kings added on in the third period with a Doughty goal, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Jake Muzzin and Justin Williams. Chicago got one back late on a Patrick Sharp goal, his third of the postseason, with a lone assist by Nick Leddy. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Carter, Toews, and Doughty. The Kings now have a 2-1 series lead.

Game 4: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In goal: Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick. Los Angeles led off in the first period on a Jake Muzzin goal, his fifth of the postseason, a power play goal powered by Drew Doughty and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings added on as Marian Gaborik scored his tenth of the playoffs, with a lone assist by Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles extended the lead on a Dustin Brown power play goal, his third of the postseason, fueled by Justin Williams and Muzzin. The Kings padded the lead with a Doughty goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Kopitar and Williams. Chicago got on the board with a Brandon Saad goal, his fourth of the postseason, passed from Michal Rozsival. The Blackhawks pulled closer in the third period on a Bryan Bickell goal, his seventh of the playoffs, set up by Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. Los Angeles iced it at 5-2 with a Tanner Pearson empty net goal, his fifth of the postseason, helped along by Jeff Carter. The three stars were Muzzin, Kopitar, and Doughty, while Williams gets an honorable mention. Los Angeles travels with a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford. Chicago started in the first period on a Brent Seabrook power play goal, his third of the postseason, powered by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a Johnny Oduya goal, his second of the playoffs, guided in by Kane and Andrew Shaw. Los Angeles got on the board with a Jarret Stoll goal, his second of the postseason, with a lone helper from Dwight King. Chicago shot back on a Brandon Saad goal, his fifth of the playoffs, assisted by Shaw and Kane, the latter getting a sock trick. The Kings pulled back with a Marian Gaborik goal, his eleventh of the postseason, made possible by Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Brown goal, his fourth of the playoffs, passed from Gaborik. The Kings took the lead on a Tanner Pearson goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming off of Jeff Carter. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period on a Ben Smith goal, his third of the playoffs, thanks to Saad and Oduya. Chicago won 5-4 in the second overtime on a Michal Handzus goal, his second of the postseason, courtesy of Saad and Kane. The three stars were Kane, Saad, and Shaw, while Brown, Oduya, and Gaborik were the honorable mentions. Los Angeles will head home with a 3-2 series lead after this setback.

Game 6: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In goal: Corey Crawford and Jonathan Quick. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Dwight King goal, his second of the postseason, via Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams. Chicago tied it in the second period on a Patrick Kane power play goal, his seventh of the playoffs, powered by Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Ben Smith goal, his fourth of the postseason, guided in by Patrick Sharp and Seabrook. The Kings tied it on a third period Drew Doughty goal, his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Dustin Brown and Mike Richards. Los Angeles regained the lead as Alec Martinez scored his third of the postseason, a power play goal made possible by Doughty. Chicago evened the score on a Duncan Keith goal, his fourth of the playoffs, set up by Kane and Andrew Shaw. The Blackhawks pulled ahead on Kane's second of the game and eighth of the postseason, thanks to Brandon Saad and Niklas Hjalmarsson. They held on for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Kane, Seabrook, and Doughty. The series heads to Chicago to be decided in Game 7.

Game 7: United Center, Chicago, Illinois. In goal: Jonathan Quick and Corey Crawford. Chicago got going in the first period on a Brandon Saad goal, his sixth of the postseason, coming off of Patrick Kane and Andrew Shaw. The Blackhawks added on with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his ninth of the playoffs, powered by Kane and Brent Seabrook. Los Angeles got one back with a Jeff Carter goal, his ninth of the postseason, passed from Dustin Brown and Tyler Toffoli. The Kings tied it on a Justin Williams goal, his seventh of the playoffs, guided in by Slava Voynov and Dwight King. Chicago retook the lead as Patrick Sharp scored his fourth of the postseason, thanks to Marcus Kruger. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Toffoli goal, his seventh of the playoffs, via Matt Greene and King. The Blackhawks got the lead back on a Sharp goal, his second of the game and fifth of the postseason, helped along by Saad on the power play. The Kings tied it on a Marian Gaborik goal in the third period, his twelfth of the playoffs, with assists provided by Brown and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles won with an Alec Martinez goal in overtime, his fourth of the postseason, dished from Williams and Greene for the 5-4 win. The three stars were Williams, Saad, and Sharp, while Kane, Brown, Greene, King, and Toffoli are the honorable mentions. The Kings take the series 4-3 and face the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup, beginning on Wednesday. 

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