The Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks will meet in the postseason for the first time when puck drops on Game 1 of the Western Conference Final this afternoon.
The Blackhawks are in their fifth conference finals in seven seasons and are playing the Western Conference Final in Southern California for the third straight year. Chicago split the previous two conference finals with the L.A. Kings – the winner went on to win the Stanley Cup.
The Ducks have not been to the conference finals since winning the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 2007.
Puck drop this afternoon is at 3 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on NBC and also by following NBC’s Live Stream via the link below:
Some relevant linkage for tonight’s affair:
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