Kane, Toews help Blackhawks clinch series

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May. 12, 2009

Patrick Kane scored three times, Jonathan Toews had the go-ahead goal in a frantic final period Monday night, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-5 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2. Chicago's quick, talented team will...

NHL: Chicago 7, Vancouver 5

CHICAGO, May 12 (UPI) -- Patrick Kane got his first career playoff hat trick Monday to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 7-5 win over Vancouver and a berth in the NHL Western finals.

NHL: Chicago 6, Vancouver 3

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 3 (UPI) -- Patrick Sharp and Dave Bolland both scored twice Saturday, leading Chicago to a 6-3 win over Vancouver in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoff series.

NHL: Vancouver 5, Chicago 3

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 1 (UPI) -- Sami Salo scored on a rebound with 1:13 left in the third period Thursday, offsetting a Chicago rally and giving Vancouver a 5-3 win over the Blackhawks.

NHL: Chicago 4, Calgary 1

CALGARY, Alberta, April 28 (UPI) -- Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 43 shots Monday and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Calgary 4-1 to take their first playoff series since 1996.

NHL: Calgary 4, Chicago 2

CALGARY, Alberta, April 21 (UPI) -- David Moss had two goals and Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves Monday in Calgary's 4-2 win over Chicago in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

NHL: Chicago 5, Tampa Bay 3

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Jonathan Toews scored twice and Chicago overcame Steven Stamkos' first career hat trick Tuesday in a 5-3 win over Tampa Bay.

NHL: Chicago 6, Detroit 2

CHICAGO, April 3 (UPI) -- A goal and two assists from Patrick Kane Wednesday helped Chicago keep its playoff hopes alive with a 6-2 beating of Detroit.

No. 1 pick Kane signs with Blackhawks

CHICAGO, July 25 (UPI) -- Patrick Kane, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's NHL draft, has signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.

NHL playoffs resume Thursday night

PHILADELPHIA, April 21 (UPI) -- Two days after beating Ottawa in a seven-game series, Toronto will open another series Thursday night in Philadelphia.

Celtics, Lakers can get it done

LOS ANGELES, May 14 (UPI) -- The two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers may prefer the road, but they have a chance to clinch their NBA Western Conference semifinal series at home T