No. 3. Chicago Blackhawks. vs. No. 4 Minnesota Wild. Story line: The Blackhawks and Wild meet for the second consecutive time in the postseason, but the Wild are a better team than they were a year ago. Goaltending: Chicago's Corey Crawford (4-2, 1.98,
The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild don't have that rivalry feel to them, but that's nothing that another seven-game series can't help create. Chicago dispatched Minnesota in the first-round a year ago in five games. The Blackhawks would go on to
Jared Spurgeon (2R) #46 of the Minnesota Wild celebrates his goal against the Colorado Avalanche with teammates Kyle Brodziak #21, Dany Heatley #15 and Ryan Suter #20 of the Minnesota Wild to tie the score 4-4 in the third period and send the game to
The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild don't have that rivalry feel to them, but that's nothing that another seven-game series can't help create. Chicago dispatched Minnesota in the first-round a year ago in five games. The Blackhawks would go on to
While there might be many suitors, there's really only one destination mentioned prominently for Vanek: The Minnesota Wild, the state where he played his college hockey and the team on which his close friend Jason