The Chicago Blackhawks start their 3rd leg onto the "Fight for Lord Stanley" vs the defending Stanley Cup Champion L.A. Kings as it will be their "Speed" vs the Kings "Size" in this battle of the West Elite.The Blackhawks will use that speed vs the Kings "Dump and Chase" Game as they use their Forecheck to get you out of your game. The Blackhawks combat that with Defensemen that are good puck movers so if you dump and chase and miss the Hawks are the best in Transition and there will be a lot of odd man leak outs favoring the Hawks.
The biggest problem when you trying to get the Frozen One in net is the top flight Net Minders in this series. Both Corey Crawford (Blackhawks in Red) and Jonathan Quick (Kings in White/Black) are the Top Two in Ice Games Winning Time in Goals Against Average (GAA). C2 is at 1.70 and Quick is at 1.50. Also Quick is #1 in Save Percentage at .948 with C2 at #3 with a .938. The battle might be one in each end but getting the Frozen One on Net and past these two is a whole other rack of Easton Hockey Sticks.June 1, 2013
NHL on NBC
5pm ET
@
the Madhouse on Madison
#Monarchs L.A. KINGS @ #IndianHead BLACKHAWKS
Points Leaders for each Team coming in:
LAK
Center Mike Richards 10 pts (2 goals)
Center Jeff Carter 8 pts (5 goals)
CHI
Left Winger Patrick Sharp 11pts (7 goals)
Right Winger Marian Hossa 11 pts (5 goals)
Right Winger Patrick Kane 9 pts (2 goals)
Defenseman Duncan Keith 9 pts (1 goal)
The Kings will try to keep the Frozen One in their zone and try to attack with the physicality and try to wear you down. The Hawks must be clean with the Puck and keep it out their zone as much as possible or the Kings will take advantage of it.
They will go back to back at the Madhouse on Madison as Game 2 is Sunday June 2 at 8pm ET. Game 1 Today June 1 at 5pm ET NHL on NBC....
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