The Boston Bruins are hoping that they can continue the kind of defensive run they got on in their four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The offense was fine, as the Bruins scored 12 goals, but the defense put on an off-the-charts performance. The Bruins limited the Penguins to two goals throughout the series, holding Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin scoreless.
Zdeno Chara, the Bruins' captain, played a huge role in shutting down the Penguins' best players. He lectured Crosby when he seemed to lose control in Game 1 of the series, and he used the back of his arm to block Malkin's desperation shot at the end of Game 4 to ensure the Bruins' sweep.
In between, he helped smother the Penguins' offense.
Now Chara has another job in front of him against the Chicago Blackhawks' gold dust twins, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.
Toews is the Blackhawks' captain and their best all-around player. He is superb on the defensive end and he is a warrior on the offensive end. Toews will go to the front of the net, take a pounding and still find a way to make plays. He is also an accurate passer with a crisp shot.
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