Defenseman Duncan Keith isn't noticed for being a muscle-bound bruiser at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds. But his physical gift of logging ironman minutes is just as essential as hard hits to the Blackhawks.
CHICAGO - Two days of rest were only a respite from the tension the Blackhawks and Bruins have created in the Stanley Cup Final.
CHICAGO - Defenseman Duncan Keith isn't noticed for being a muscle-bound bruiser at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds. But his physical gift of logging ironman minutes is just as essential as hard hits to the Blackhawks.
All those missed shots added up to one big blown opportunity for the Chicago Blackhawks. They couldn't bury the Boston Bruins in the early going and paid for it in the end.
A lesser goalie would have been flustered by the Chicago Blackhawks hot start.
Daniel Paille scored at 13:48 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
After beginning the Stanley Cup Finals with a memorable triple-overtime battle, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks have a tough act to follow in Saturday's Game 2 at United Center.
The NHL finished handing out its season awards on Saturday, and Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals took home the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player of the league.
It hasn't been that many years ago that hockey in this city was a relative afterthought - a footnote to more serious sports discussions about the Bears, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox.
Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton is expected to be in the lineup for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday.
Josh Harding was humbled by being named the NHL's 2013 recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, and the Wild goaltender already is organizing ways to give back.
When Chris Kelly was traded to the Bruins in 2011, the welcoming committee to Boston was 6 feet, 9 inches of menace known as Zdeno Chara.
Boston Bruins forward Nathan Horton will play in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, three days after he left the series opener with an injury.
The question about the identity of the top goaltender for the Blackhawks is no longer a question.
Patrick Sharp had the only goal of the first period as the Chicago Blackhawks hold a 1-0 lead over the Boston Bruins after 20 minutes of play in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Boston Bruins forward Tyler Seguin said Friday he would be happy no matter what line he plays on in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Blackhawks.
Alex Ovechkin capped his great season with the NHL's biggest award.
Weaving through a maze of players en route to the Blackhawks' bench after a whistle, Dave Bolland bumped shoulders with two Bruins and dragged his stick across the ankle of another.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews got another victory on Friday. The trophy he wants the most is still up for grabs.
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