CHICAGO – There's enough experience in the Chicago Blackhawks' dressing room to understand what is at stake in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final.
A loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday at United Center (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports) will put the Blackhawks at the brink of extinction, trailing the series 3-1 against a big, punishing team that will have two of the final three games of the series in its building.
A victory, though, will even the series. It will also put an inkling of doubt in the minds of the Ducks, who have not had much success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and blew a 3-2 series lead against the Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference Second Round last year.