The moment here was that the Hawks survived the first round series against the Predators which had to be the worst possible matchup for the 2010 Blackhawks on their march to the team’s first Stanley Cup championship in 49 years.
The Hawks marched into enemy territory with a very exciting first period that featured 7 goals with the Hawks scoring 4 of them. The game wasn’t sealed up until the final seconds when John Madden knocked in an empty net goal for the insurance goal. Of all the teams to play in the opening round the snoozer Preds were the team not to face, but they had survived the test.