from Lance Pugmire of the LA Times,
"We shot ourselves in the foot tonight," Ducks forward Patrick Maroon said. "That's why it's best-of-seven. We've got to be ready … new day, new start.
"This is what we played 82 games for, what we worked our butts off for — to have home-ice advantage in the playoffs. It's a best-of-one now."
The Blackhawks forced the decisive showdown by blitzing the Ducks for three goals in a 3-minute 45-second span of the second period, with Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith contributing an assist on each score.
The 3-0 chokehold led to the visitors' first regulation loss in their 15th playoff game.
"We lost our composure for the first time, I thought, in the playoffs," Ducks Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "They scored the one goal [and] it was like, 'Aah, what's going on?' We started scrambling all over. They got the momentum. We lost our composure."
from Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times,
A crazy, unpredictable series is headed for its logical conclusion, whatever that is.
The Blackhawks and the Ducks will meet Saturday in Game 7 of the Western Conference final, raising the question that has been uttered over and over again for the better part of two weeks.
Who knows?
Who really knows how this series will be settled? The answer is the same as it was before Game 1: No one, that’s who.
“When you get to this point, everybody says (that in) Game 7 anything can happen,’’ Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. “I think that’s what we truly believe.’’
Below, watch game 6 highlights...
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