Until Friday night, when Kane, the multi-talented Chicago Blackhawks forward, scored two goals, including the game-winner with 3:45 left in the third period, to give Chicago a 4-3 victory against the Los Angeles Kings and at least one more playoff game.
The defending champion Chicago Blackhawks' best strategy for taking down the Los Angeles Kings in Sunday's Game 7 (8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network) might simply be to know thyself. When the Blackhawks analyze the Kings, it is like looking in the mirror.
The Blackhawks and Kings gave us some of the best hockey we've ever seen — and no, that's not an exaggeration — in overtime of Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Kings have another chance to win the Western Conference, this time back at home against the Blackhawks in Game 6.
With their 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, the Blackhawks sent the Western Conference Final back to Chicago with a chance to erase a 3-1 series deficit for the second year in a row. On Friday, their two biggest