No matter what the Bruins are in the playoffs, but the Blackhawks are going to have to fight till the end to get in. Chicago his currently in 8th place in the Western Conference just 3 points above Calgary for the last spot. Don't let them fool you though, this is a dangerous team.
The Blackhawks won it all last year, but the salary cap came back to bite them in the ass this year. Still, they have won 3 of their last 4 games, and it's not exactly like the Bruins have blowing the doors off teams. The Bruins won a close games against Philly last night out, which would seem impressive, but it was really a dull game that Philly seemed disinterested in.
The key for the Bruins is going to be shutting out the Blackhawks dynamic offense, which is led by Toews, Sharp, and Kane who all have more point then any Bruin. That has to scare the Bruins who have trouble scoring at times. I like Chara being able to slow these guys down, but the Bruins still struggle at times with turning the puck over in their own end. You do that against a team with this kind of offensive talent and you are going to get burned.
The Bruins are going to get a playoff effort out of Chicago as they make their push for the playoffs, and I just don't trust the Bruins to keep up. I wish I could say different, but you really just never know what kind of effort you are going to get from them. Hopefully I am wrong, but with this team you just never know.
Blackhawks win 4-3
Player of the Game: Jonathan Toews
Game starts at 7:30pm on Versus
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