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The last time Original Six rivals the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks met in the playoffs was in the 2009 Western Conference finals, with the Blackhawks the young bucks still figuring things out and the Red Wings the veteran contenders en ro...

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Lindsay Berra breaks down the keys to the Western Conference finals matchup between the San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2011

San Jose might have plenty of depth down the middle, but Scott Burnside believes that the Ryan Kesler factor might be too much for the Sharks to overcome.

Monday: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8 p.m. ETIn a rematch of last spring's Western Conference finals, the Sharks and Blackhawks have played some of the best hockey in the NHL over the past month, and both clubs have positioned themselves a...

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said this morning six-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom and Hart Trophy nominee Pavel Datsyuk will not play Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

Blackhawks right wing Martin Havlat and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin have skipped the team's practice but were set to make the trip to Detroit for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk were held out of practice by the Detroit Red Wings the day before Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock hopes Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk will be on the ice for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Marian Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals each Sunday, and the Detroit Red Wings overcame the absences of Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk to rout the Chicago Blackhawks 6-1 and take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

Six-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom was scratched from Game 4 of the Western Conference finals

The hit of the playoffs has polarized the two teams in the Western Conference finals. And when you talked to the Hawks and Wings about it, there was little middle ground.

A jarring hit from Detroit's Niklas Kronwall, one that flattened Chicago's Martin Havlat, has put a new spin on the Western Conference finals.

Take a second to digest what happened here Friday. No matter the outcome of the Western Conference finals, this will be remembered as the night a young, star-filled hockey team began to show its maturity.

Patrick Sharp scored on a rebound 1:52 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over Detroit on Friday night, cutting the Red Wings' lead in the Western Conference finals to 2-1.

Hart Trophy candidate Pavel Datsyuk won't play Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals.