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Western Conference final team capsules: Chicago Blackhawks

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James

Here’s a rundown of the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Blackhawks, who captured the playoffs’ first overall seed thanks to a 36-7-5 regular-season record.

58th appearance 4 Stanley Cup titles (1934, 1938, 1961, 2010)

Studs:


  • Patrick Sharp: 7 goals (T-lead in NHL)
  • Bryan Bickell: 5 goals on 18 shots, 35 hits (T-lead on team)
  • Brent Seabrook: GWG in Game 7 vs. DET, 35 hits (T-lead on team)
  • Duncan Keith: 1 goal, 8 assists
  • Johnny Oduya: 23 blocked shots (leads team)
  • Corey Crawford: 8-4, 1.70 GAA (2nd in NHL), .938 save% (3rd in NHL), 1 shutout
  • Team: 6-1 at United Center
  • Team: 97.6% on penalty kill, 40-for-41 (leads NHL)
  • Team: 98 takeaways (leads NHL)

Duds:


  • Jonathan Toews: 1 goal, 5 assists, -2 … but has won 56.0% of faceoffs (2nd in NHL)
  • Brandon Saad: 0 goals on 27 shots
  • Dave Bolland: 1 assist, -2
  • Marcus Kruger: 35.3% on faceoffs (3rd-worst in NHL)
  • Team: 47.6% on faceoffs (13th in NHL)

Stanley Cup winners with 2010 Blackhawks (8 players, 2 coaches):


  • Dave Bolland, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews (captain, Conn Smythe winner), Joel Quenneville (head coach), Stephane Waite (asst)

Cup winners with other franchises (1 coach):


  • Jamie Kompon (asst, 2012 Kings)

Seeking first Cup, have played or coached one+ playoff game this postseason (14 players, 1 coach):


  • Bryan Bickell (name not etched), Brandon Bollig, Daniel Carcillo, Corey Crawford, Ray Emery (back-up goalie), Michael Frolík, Michal Handzuš, Marcus Krüger, Nick Leddy, Johnny Oduya, Michal Rozsíval, Brandon Saad, Andrew Shaw, Viktor Stålberg, Mike Kitchen (asst)

Seeking 2013 postseason debut:


  • Sheldon Brookbank (26 regular-season games), Adam Clendening (0), Klas Dahlbeck (0), Jimmy Hayes (10), Carter Hutton (1), Henrik Karlsson (0), Shawn Lalonde (1), Jamal Mayers (19), Steve Montador (0), Jeremy Morin (3), Dylan Olsen (0), Brandon Pirri (1), Ben Smith (1), Ryan Stanton (1)

Most career playoff …


  • Games: Marian Hossa, 142
  • Goals: Marian Hossa, 41
  • Points: Marian Hossa, 108

Last playoff …


  • Hat trick: Jonathan Toews, May 7, 2010 (vs. Canucks, Game 4, WCQF)
  • 4-point game: Duncan Keith, April 21, 2011 (at Canucks, Game 5, WCQF)
  • Short-handed goal: Michael Frolik, May 3, 2013 (vs. Wild, Game 2, WCQF)
  • Fight: Brandon Bollig, April 19, 2012 (Paul Bissonnette, vs. Coyotes, Game 4, WCQF)
  • Shutout: Corey Crawford, May 7, 2013 (at Wild, Game 4, WCQF)

Milestones:


  • With six points, Patrick Kane (61) will tie Dennis Hull for 7th on the all-time points list in Blackhawks postseason history
  • With one point, Jonathan Toews (56) will move into 10th on the all-time points list in Blackhawks postseason history
  • With six goals, Patrick Sharp (29) will tie Jeremy Roenick for 5th on the all-time goals list in Blackhawks postseason history
  • With two goals, Patrick Kane (22) will tie Kings head coach Darryl Sutter for 10th on the all-time goals list in Blackhawks postseason history
  • With one power-play goal, Jonathan Toews (11) will move past Jeremy Roenick for 3rd on the all-time PPG list in Blackhawks postseason history
  • With four wins, Corey Crawford (13) will move past Antti Niemi for 5th on the all-time goaltending wins list in Blackhawks postseason history
  • Joel Quenneville moved into 8th in all-time coaching wins (80) … needs two wins to tie Toe Blake (82) for 7th

Awards:


  • With the NHL’s best record (36-7-5), the Blackhawks won the Presidents’ Trophy for the second time (1990-91) … that season, they were eliminated in the Norris Division semis (Minnesota North Stars)
  • Corey Crawford & Ray Emery combined to win the William M. Jennings Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltending tandem (97 goals allowed, 2.02 per game)

Biggest storylines of 2012-13 season & postseason:


  • “The Streak”: the Blackhawks set a new NHL record by going 24 games without a regulation loss (21-0-3) at the beginning of the season, from a win on Stanley Cup banner-raising night at Los Angeles on January 19, to a loss at Colorado on March 8 … the Blackhawks went 15-7-2 in the second half
  • Corey Crawford (19-5-5) & Ray Emery (17-1-0) each won 17+ games, and won the Jennings Trophy as the best goaltending tandem in the NHL … Emery set an NHL record by winning his first 12 decisions … only one other team had two 15-game winners: Anaheim (Jonas Hiller & Viktor Fasth)
  • Marian Hossa made an immediate impact after season-ending hit by Raffi Torres in 2012 playoffs
  • Brent Seabrook became the fourth defenseman to score an overtime winner in a Game 7 in Stanley Cup playoffs history (Leo Reise, 1950 Red Wings; Brad Park, 1983 Bruins; Darius Kasparaitis, 2001 Penguins), helping the Blackhawks come back from a three-games-to-one deficit for the first time in franchise history, vs. DET

Award finalists:


  • Presidents’ Trophy (won)
  • With the NHL’s best record (36-7-5), the Blackhawks won the Presidents’ Trophy for the second time (1990-91)
  • William M. Jennings Trophy: Corey Crawford & Ray Emery (won)
  • Crawford & Emery combined to win the William M. Jennings Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltending tandem (97 goals allowed, 2.02 per game)
  • Calder Memorial Trophy (Top rookie): Brandon Saad
  • Saad had 27 points (T-4th among rookies) and was a +17 (best among rookies)
  • Frank J. Selke Trophy (Top defensive forward): Jonathan Toews
  • Toews had 48 points (13th in NHL), was a +28 (3rd in NHL), won 59.9% of faceoffs (2nd in NHL)
  • Jack Adams Trophy (Top head coach): Joel Quenneville
  • Quenneville led the Blackhawks to their second-ever Presidents’ Trophy (36-7-5 record)
  • Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Best sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and ability): Patrick Kane
  • Kane had 55 points (5th in NHL), 23 goals (T-5th in NHL) and only 8 penalty minutes
  • Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award (most influential team captain): Jonathan Toews