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BOSTON -- Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals was undoubtedly Chicago Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland's best game of the playoffs. Less than a week later, Game 3 may have been his worst. Bolland was whistled for a game-high three penalties, was ro...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg will play in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins on Monday after being a healthy scratch for the first two games of the series, coach Joel Quenneville said.

BOSTON -- The Chicago Blackhawks have excelled in Game 1 in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They've taken care of business in Game 5 in the first, second and third rounds. Where the Blackhawks have run into a roadblock throughout t...

BOSTON -- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Sunday forward Viktor Stalberg could return to the team's lineup for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins after being a healthy scratch in the series' first two games. ...

CHICAGO -- It is uncanny, really, the symmetry that exists in the storylines for both head coaches in the Stanley Cup finals. Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup winners, of course, and...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks rookie forward Brandon Saad had it pretty easy in the regular season. Part of that was Saad's own doing by proving he belonged in the NHL. But from the time Saad was thrown on the top line alongside Jonathan Toews and...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Thursday he was pleased with forward Brandon Bollig's play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals after not playing in the previous 14 playoff games. Bollig replaced forward Viktor Stalberg in...

The talk is over. The long hours of video preparation are done and both the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins skated for the final time on Wednesday morning as they get ready to butt heads in the Stanley Cup finals. One team will win the Cup for t...

Brandon Bollig replaced Viktor Stalberg for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg might be headed back to the bench for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Boston Bruins, coach Joel Quenneville said Tuesday.

Sam Paolini breaks down the best ways to bet the 2013 Stanley Cup finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2013

With the Stanley Cup finals starting Wednesday, both the Bruins and Blackhawks are ready for memories, Scott Burnside writes.

Will Boston's goaltending hold up? Will Chicago's depth be too much to handle? Sarah Spain and Katie Strang channel Jagr's '90s mullet for their Cup finals breakdown.

BOSTON -- When the puck drops for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, it will be the first all-Original Six final since 1979, when the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers in five games. ...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks felt they hadn't experienced any true adversity in their season prior to the playoffs. A lot has changed since then. Three playoff series later, the Blackhawks feel like a battle-tested group that can now face...

In advance of the Stanley Cup Final, Craig Custance looks at the keys to winning hockey's greatest prize.

Blog | Conversation | June 08, 2013