Bernstein: Blackhawks Not Lacking For Confidence
Teams trailing 3-1 in best-of-seven series have come back to win just 8.7 percent of the time.
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Teams trailing 3-1 in best-of-seven series have come back to win just 8.7 percent of the time.
The Los Angeles Kings won their third consecutive game against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final on Monday, extending the team's series lead to a daunting 3-1.
With Monday's Western Conference Final Game 4 hours away, I find myself looking back on this series and asking myself what has gone wrong? Why are the Blackhawks trailing two games to one?
Jeff Carter had a goal and two assists, Tyler Toffoli scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
Brandon Bollig, Peter Regin and Kris Versteeg are all candidates to lose their spot.
The Blackhawks found out what happens when you start taking the Kings lightly.
The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 and evened the Western Conference Final at one game apiece.
With a 1-0 series lead, Chicago hosts Los Angeles in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final tonight.
Andrew Shaw continues his recovery from a lower-body injury.