This marks the fifth time these two franchises have met in the Stanley Cup playoffs and the first time since All four of the previous playoff meetings came in a conference final. Even though the playoff history between these two teams is not as storied as the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, they still built up quite a rivalry during this time period.
There was no shortage of star power in these four series as a total of 13 Future Hockey Hall of Famers took the ice in at least one game. Both the Blackhawks and Oilers entered the Stanley Cup playoffs as division winners. The Blackhawks beat the St. They two teams combined for just three losses during the first two rounds of the postseason.
The Edmonton offense was just too much the Blackhawks during the first two games at the old Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers outscored the Blackhawks to storm out to a series lead. It was more of the same back in Chicago as the Oilers finished off the four-game sweep with a win in Game 3 and a victory in the fourth and final game. Esposito was in net for Game 3 and it turned out to be the final playoff game of his career.
Wayne Gretzky scored only two goals in the series, but he led all players with 12 points. Al Secord was the leading scorer for the Blackhawks with two goals and seven points in the losing effort. The Oilers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history and were swept by the New York Islanders, who won their fourth straight championship. This time around, the Oilers won another Smythe Division with points while the Blackhawks finished second in the Norris Division with 83 points during the regular season.
The Oilers beat the Flames and Jets to get to this series. Just like in , the Oilers dominated the first two games on home ice. They rolled to an win in Game 1 and a Game 2 victory.
The Blackhawks came back to the old Chicago Stadium down , but a new tradition was about to begin. When the teams took the ice for the national anthem, the fans started to loudly cheer and continued throughout the duration of the Star-Spangled Banner. Urban legend says the Blackhawks faithful started cheering in response to the American national being booed in Edmonton, but there is no hard evidence that actually occurred.
A article from NHL. After dropping the first two games of the series on the road, Hawks fans entered Chicago Stadium on May 9 fully energized and ready to help their team get back into the series.
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Calgary Flames 2. Though this one turned out well for the Blackhawks, both from winning and historical standpoints, it was all Calgary at the start. The Flames were coming off an overtime loss in Game 1 and wanted to make a statement in the second game at the United Center. More from Blackhawks News. Unfortunately, the guy who tried to make an impact first for the Flames was noted sucker-puncher Todd Bertuzzi. He stole the puck from the Blackhawks defense right at the circles in front of Nikolai Khabibulin and tried to wait out the goaltender.
Two impressive stops, to be sure. Calgary would receive a powerplay about in on a Ben Eager high-sticking call, and the Flames quickly cashed in when Jarome Iginla banged home a rebound off a shot from Dion Phaneuf at the point. Then, with less than five minutes to go in the first, an awkward play resulted in a Calgary lead. With the puck bouncing around below the circles in front of Khabibulin, Adrian Aucoin picked it up about even with the goal crease and fired it toward that area, hoping for someone or something to knock it in.
He got his wish, as Brent Seabrook accidentally tapped it home while trying to keep it from the net. So the Blackhawks were down less than 20 minutes in. TIME : 9 p. The Blackhawks continue their three-game road trip on Saturday night, facing the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time this season.
Jason Ross, Jr. The Blackhawks and Golden Knights match up for the first time in the regular season since Dec. Alex DeBrincat has seven points 3G, 4A in his last seven games against the Golden Knights, including three multi-point efforts. He was traded to Chicago on July 27, The netminder backstopped the team's run to the Stanley Cup Final in and won the Vezina and Jennings trophies last season with the team after posting a record with a 1.
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