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9:30 pm EDT Wed May 5, 2010

The Vancouver Canucks have talked at length about lessons they have learned from past postseason failures. Now they have a chance to prove it. The Canucks’ 4-2 loss at Chicago on Monday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series looked very much like Vancouver’s defeat at the hands of the Blackhawks last year in Game 4. Vancouver went into the third period of both games ahead with the chance to take a two-game lead in the series. Both times, the Canucks sat back and missed their chance to take control. The Canucks never recovered last year. They blew leads the next two games, including several in a decisive 7-5 loss as the Blackhawks eliminated Vancouver in six games. After splitting two games in Chicago in the rematch, the Canucks are heading home for Game 3 on Wednesday night—eager to erase bad memories.

The Blackhawks, who used a similarly late comeback to spark a first-round win over Nashville, view their home split differently. Bolland combined with Andrew Ladd and Kris Versteeg to limit Vancouver’s top line to a 5-on-3 goal. Versteeg then scored the winner with 90 seconds left. After a 5-1 blowout win in Game 1, the Canucks jumped out to a 2-0 lead five minutes into Game 2, outshooting Chicago 9-1. But instead of pressing, Vancouver let Chicago rookie goalie Antti Niemi off the hook. The Canucks managed just 15 shots over the final 55 minutes and none during a pair of third-period power plays. One of those advantages produced a short-handed goal by the Blackhawks that tied the game. It wasn’t the all-out retreat of a year ago, but it was still a departure from the plan for the Canucks, who have built on leads all season rather than sit on them. The Blackhawks had a lot to do with it.