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Crossing the lines: Blackhawks split up Kane, Toews

CHICAGO – The intrigue and gamesmanship are at full throttle in the Stanley Cup final heading into Game Three on Monday in the United Center.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, if not quite showing his hand, is giving clues that he will keep Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews on separate lines just as they were when they finished Game Two.

Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, meanwhile, hit the Windy City and kept the secrets to his goaltending situation locked tight as if they were still inside Al Capone’s infamous vault downtown.

But whether it’s starter Ben Bishop or 20-year-old rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy in the Tampa Bay net, the Lightning will be getting a different look from the Hawks.