Chicago Blackhawks vs Anaheim Ducks. Play Offs NHL 2015

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This was the first playoff meeting for these teams. Anaheim most recently made it to the Conference Finals in 2007, when they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in six games. This was Chicago's third consecutive Conference Finals appearance, and their fifth overall in the last seven years; they were defeated by the Los Angeles Kings in seven games in the previous year. Chicago won two of the three games in this year's regular season series. The Blackhawks eliminated the Ducks in seven games. Anaheim took Game 1, 4–1, getting goals from four different players and Frederik Andersen stopping 26 out of 27 shots. Game 2 was the longest game in Chicago franchise history as Marcus Kruger scored 16-12 into triple-overtime to give the Blackhawks a 3–2 victory. Anaheim defeated Chicago in Game 3, 2–1, as Simon Despres' first career Stanley Cup playoff goal with 55 seconds left in the second period proved to be the difference. In Game 4, a total of six goals were scored during the third period. After the period began with a 1–1 tie, the Blackhawks scored two consecutive goals, followed by the Ducks scoring three in 37 seconds, before Patrick Kane's power play goal tied it again at 4–4. The contest ended when Antoine Vermette scored at 5-37 of double overtime to give Chicago a 5–4 victory. Game 5 also had nine total goals between the two teams. The Ducks built a 3–0 first period lead before Chicago scored two in the second to cut the score to 3–2. Patrick Maroon scored at 14-45 of the third period to increase Anaheim's lead to 4–2, but Jonathan Toews scored twice inside the final two minutes of regulation to tie the game and force overtime. This time, Matt Beleskey scored 45 seconds into the extra period to give the Ducks the 5–4 victory. But in Game 6, the Blackhawks built a 3–0 second-period lead, with Duncan Keith recording an assist in each of those three goals, en route to a 5–2 win. And in Game 7, Toews scored twice as Chicago built a 4–0 second-period lead en route to a 5–3 victory.