Chicago Blackhawks vs Vancouver Canucks Live Streaming
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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9:30 pm EDT Tue May 11, 2010
The Chicago Blackhawks packed for a long road trip, but the Vancouver Canucks would like to send them home early for an unwanted Game 7. The Canucks stayed alive in the Western Conference semifinal series with a 4-1 win in Chicago on Sunday that closed the deficit in the best-of-seven series to 3-2. Now they must now find a way to win Game 6 on Tuesday at home, where the Blackhawks won Games 3 and 4 by a score of 12-6. It was in stark contrast to the regular season, when the Canucks had the NHL’s second-best home record, set a franchise record with 30 wins, and hadn’t lost consecutive games in regulation until last week. It might be time to bring the road style back home. The Blackhawks packed extra clothes for their trip to Vancouver, hoping to end the Canucks’ season in six games for a second straight year and then travel directly to San Jose to start the Western Conference finals later this week.
Being 4-1 on the road in the playoffs has buoyed the Blackhawks’ confidence. But losing two of three at the United Center—and needing a third period comeback to win Game 2—also means they don’t want to host Game 7 on Thursday night. As for why home ice hasn’t been a home advantage in the playoffs—the visitors have won four of five games in this series—both teams agreed it is easier to play a simple style on the road. Vancouver might be forced to keep it simple after losing top defenseman Sami Salo late in the first period of Game 5. Salo was in obvious discomfort after being struck by Duncan Keith’s shot in the groin area. He was taken to a Chicago hospital, and Canucks coach Alain Vigneault said Salo is day-to-day after returning to Vancouver with the team on Monday afternoon. Without Salo, who was averaging almost 21 minutes of ice time in the playoffs, Vigneault said he would turn to Lawrence Nycholat, who spent all season in the AHL. Nycholat hasn’t played an NHL game since March 2009, and has never been in the playoffs.
