Chicago will meet Minnesota for the third time in the postseason and second time in the Western Conference Semifinals. Here are five key factors to a series win for the Blackhawks.
For the third straight spring the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Last year, the Hawks dispatched the Wild in six games. The first five games in the series were won by the home team. Patrick Kane scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Game 6 to clinch the series in Minnesota.
The teams also met in the 2013 Western Conference Quarterfinals, which Chicago won in five games.