The Chicago Blackhawks will take aim at a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final tonight when they host the Los Angeles Kings in Game 2 from United Center.
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7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The defending Stanley Cup champions drew first blood in the
opener of this best-of-seven set, downing the visiting Kings by a 3-1 score on
Sunday. Los Angeles hopes for a better result on Wednesday, as it aims to avoid
its second straight series loss to the Blackhawks in the conference finals. The
Kings fell behind 2-0 on the road in last springs encounter, and only won Game 3
on home ice before falling to Chicago in five games. Sundays opener marked the
first time two teams met in the Western finals in back-to-back years since the
Stars/Avalanche in 1999-2000. Picking up wins in Chicago has not been easy for
the Kings or anybody else. The Blackhawks have claimed six straight home games
against L.A. in the regular season and playoffs combined and are 7-0 as the host
in this postseason. Chicago is 18-2 in its past 20 home playoff games, and
according to Elias Sports Bureau, the Blackhawks are the first NHL team to win
18 of 20 home postseason games since Edmonton did the same from April 7,
1988-May 2, 1990. Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw, who hasnt played since Game 1
of the second round due to a lower-body injury, will not play tonight. He wanted
to play, but coach Joel Quenneville said they will wait until Game 3 on
Saturday. Of course, the Kings are no stranger to coming from behind in a
playoff series this spring. L.A. became the fourth team in league history to
rally from a 3-0 deficit when it won the final four games against San Jose in
Round 1 and came back from down 3-2 to beat the Anaheim Ducks in the conference
semifinals. Duncan Keith registered the winner late in the second period Sunday
and Corey Crawford stopped 25 pucks to help Chicago earn the 1-0 series lead.
Brandon Saad and Jonathan Toews added tallies for the Blackhawks, while
Marian Hossa contributed a pair of assists. "I thought we had a good first five
minutes, but it was even the rest of the way. Every shift is going to be
important," said Chicago head coach Joel Quenneville. Tyler Toffoli provided the
sole offense and Jonathan Quick made just 17 saves for the Kings, who were
playing Sunday just two days after posting a Game 7 road win in Anaheim. "We had
a chance," Kings forward Mike Richards said. "We shot ourselves in the foot a
bit on their goals. Give them credit, theyre an opportunistic team. We made a
couple mistakes and they ended up in our net." Los Angeles, which has played 15
postseason games thus far, had an extra day to regroup for this evenings Game 2.
"Only time I really noticed it quite honest was early in the game," Kings head
coach Darryl Sutter said when asked if fatigue was a factor in Game 1. "They
were going to come out with some energy, they did two or three times in the
first where we got caught at the end of shifts. Thats where it showed up. Other
than that, I dont think it really hurt us that much." The clubs will get two
more days of rest after tonights battle, as Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday in
Los Angeles. Kings forward Anze Kopitar was held without a point for only the
second time in these playoffs on Sunday. He is leading all players in the
postseason with 19 points on five goals and 14 assists. "Theyre a good team
obviously," Kopitar said after Game 1, "I think right down the lineup theyre
pretty solid, obviously. Were going to have to do a better job of checking, of
not giving up timely goals and score a few more ourselves." The Kings welcomed
back defenseman Willie Mitchell, who had been sidelined since Game 6 of the
first round with a lower-body injury suspected to be a leg issue. L.A. is still
without defenseman Robyn Regehr, who has been out since suffering a lower-body
injury in Game 1 of the conference semis against Anaheim. Regehr has not resumed
skating and there is no timetable for his return to game action.
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