Happy Game Day, Hawks Fans!
On Friday, the Hawks opened the second round at home against a familiar playoff foe in the Minnesota Wild. Before the series started, most folks were convinced that the series would go all seven games, given how strong they played late in the regular season and again in the first round when they sent the St. Louis Blues to an early tee time.
It was tough to say what contributed to the first period blowout in the first game of Round 2, where the Hawks scored on the first shot on goal, then scored a couple more: Hawks finally shaking off whatever they had holding them back, or the Wild getting a slow start and showing that Devan Dubnyk is not the invincible goalie that everyone made him out to be.