Kings-Blackhawks Game 7 preview

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.

Chicago found itself down by a goal with less than nine minutes remaining, but goals by Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane lifted the Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Kings in Game 6.

From Yahoo Sports: Two games later, and that line is the reason the Chicago Blackhawks have pushed their series with the Los Angeles Kings to a Game 7.

0527_cory_crawford_getty Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford is under investigation by the LAPD after allegedly squirting a heckler in the face with a water bottle during Monday's Game 4 loss to the Kings .

The Western Conference Finals comes down to Game 7, with the L.A. Kings and Chicago Blackhawks battling for advancement to the Stanley Cup Finals. Sunday night's winner hosts the New York Rangers in Game 1 on Wednesday night. Chicago's Patrick