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Blues want to be ‘harder’ on Kane

Chicago Blackhawks v St. Louis Blues - Game Two

ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 19: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks moves th epuck up ice against the St. Louis Blues in Game Two of the First Round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Scottrade Center on April 19, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Dilip Vishwanat

Patrick Kane was a major factor in the Chicago Blackhawks winning Game 4.

Kane scored twice, including the overtime game-winner, to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win against the St. Louis Blues and tying the series at two games apiece.

Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said they have to be a bit tougher on Kane as Randy Sportak of the Calgary Sun shares.

“We’ve got to be a little bit harder on Kane,” said Pietrangelo. “Obviously, he’s a dynamic player. He’s able to create things offensively. You saw by the overtime goal. If we can take away their time and space and play them harder and make it more difficult for them, I think that would be a little bit more success for us.”

Kane has three goals in the series and obviously Game 4 was the big one for him. Letting him break out and steal a game on his own is something that doesn’t sit all that well with Ken Hitchcock, but if they can lock him down from here on out, they’ll deal with it.

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