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Chicago Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews leads them to first round

By Vincent Parise

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 07: Matthew Highmore #36 of the Chicago Blackhawks is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period in Game Four of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 07, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 07: Matthew Highmore #36 of the Chicago Blackhawks is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period in Game Four of the Western Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 07, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /
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The Chicago Blackhawks have defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the play-in round.

The Chicago Blackhawks actually did it! They defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the play-in round to play in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2017. They haven’t won a playoff series since winning the Stanley Cup in 2015. It was a tough year but they have taken advantage of the second opportunity given to them by COVID-19. Jonathan Toews deserves a lot of credit for the way he carried this team all series long.

In this final game, they defeated the Oilers by a final score of 3-2. It was a tough series but they eliminated the Oilers in four games. Toews had two assists in the game, including the feed to Dominik Kubalik for the beautiful game-winning goal. He also had the game-winner in game three with a minute left in regulation to put them in this clinch situation.

It is very cool that this team was able to take advantage of this bad situation. They were given life and they took advantage. There are probably people who are mad about it but they were given the chance and the won. The 12th seed in the east, Montreal Canadiens, also won their series against the Pittsburgh Penguins so the major upset happened in both conferences.

Well, things are going to get very difficult here. They await the winner of the Vegas Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche round-robin game. Those are two very good teams that have had Stanley Cup aspirations since the beginning of the season.

Hot. Corey Crawford deserves so much respect. light

Corey Crawford took some criticism for the way he played in game two. Well, he showed the haters that they were wrong in games three and four. He was right there with Jonathan Toews to lead this team to victory more than once. Now, Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers are leaving the bubble that they were hosting. It was a brilliant series to watch and now we get more playoff hockey.

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