Kyle Palmieri scored the game-winning goal in the second period and the Anaheim Ducks would score two more in the third as they beat the Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.
Eight games down, eight to go for the Hawks.
Here’s the latest news:
Hawks
**Chicago falls in series opener, 4-1 (SCH)
**Barney Stinston has nothing on this Hawks fan’s suit (SCH)
**Five Things from Game 1: Hawks need more traffic again (CSN Chicago)
**Defensive depth an issue as David Rundblad struggles in first career playoff game (Sun-Times)
Central Division
**Blues interested in Mike Babcock (St. Louis Game Time)
NHL
**Sabres, Leafs file for permission to hire Mike Babcock (Die By The Blade)
**Leafs to approach OHL coach Sheldon Keefe (SportsNet)
**Eulogy: Remembering the 2014-15 Montreal Canadiens (Puck Daddy)
**Report: Sharks sign Finnish League’s Joonas Donskoi (Fear The Fin)
Hockey world
**Sidney Crosby in Triple Gold Club with World Championship (NHL)
**U.S. wins bronze at Worlds (Pro Hockey Talk)
**Jaromir Jagr wins Worlds MVP, retires from international play, again (IIHF)
**North Dakota’s Paul LaDue returning for junior season (SBN College Hockey)
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