When Blackhawks basic supervisor Stan Bowman dealt goaltender Robin Lehner to the Golden Knights on the NHL industry closing date in past due February, it appeared there used to be no means the Hawks may run into Lehner once more.
The Hawks and Knights had already finished their three-game season collection, with Vegas successful two of the ones video games. And the Hawks’ playoff hopes have been just about nonexistent, whilst the Knights have been digital locks.
But after the growth of the NHL playoffs and the 12th-seeded Hawks’ surprising dissatisfied of Oilers within the qualifying spherical, a matchup between Lehner and previous Chicago co-starter Corey Crawford is ready.
The Hawks and Knights will play a traditional best-of-seven collection within the Round of 16, beginning subsequent week. The league has no longer but introduced the precise time table.
The Hawks knew getting into Saturday that they’d face the winner of the Knights-Avalanche recreation, as each groups entered the day 2-0-Zero within the robin robin video games between the highest 4 seeds within the West.
The Knights received the sport 4-Three in extra time, in large part due to 32 saves via Lehner and a final-seconds winner via ahead Alex Tuch.
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