After winning two straight games against the Los Angeles Kings to deadlock the NHL Western Conference Final at three games apiece, the Chicago Blackhawks must make a strong effort to keep three words at the forefront of their minds before the puck drops on Sunday night for Game 7:
Nothing has changed.
The Blackhawks still have no choice but to win. The team’s back is still against the wall. Their skill players, their grinders and their goaltender still have to play with all the aggressiveness of knowing that there’s no tomorrow because if they don’t win Game 7—there won’t be.
On the other end of the ice, there’s a huge disparity between the Kings of Game 6 and Game 7.
The team that has been ever-so-resilient in these 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs has now experienced a discourteous rebound against them. After coming back from a 0-3 deficit against the San Jose Sharks in Round 1 and a 2-3 deficit against the Anaheim Ducks in Round 2, the Kings have squandered a commanding series lead of their own.
They’ve had opportunities to put the Blackhawks away. The Kings entered the third period of Gam ...
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NHL Playoffs 2014: Chicago Blackhawks Season Still on the Line
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