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Tomorrow at noon central on Comcast Sportsnet, the Chicago Blackhawks travel to Boston for a Saturday matinee against the Bruins.
Both teams are almost certainly playoff bound.
The Blackhawks (36-17-9) have been firmly entrenced in fourth in the Western Conference for the majority of the season and are looking at home-ice advantage in the playoffs.
The Bruins (42-14-9) are atop the Eastern Conference with 93 points on the season (one point behind league leaders San Jose and Detroit).
This is high quality, playoff-esk hockey and should be a good road test for the young Hawks as the postseason nears.
I'm nervous--while the Hawks have had a great season so far, the Bruins have as well. I feel like the Hawks need to score in the first and second periods and then concentrate on defense; too often they lose steam in the third. They seem to always give it up in the third, especially when the play the Red Wings.
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