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Why Olli Maatta has been 'a really big piece' for Blackhawks this postseason

The Blackhawks are the youngest team in the playoffs with an average age of 25.6, but they have several multiple Stanley Cup winners on their roster to offset that inexperience.

Corey Crawford. Patrick Kane. Duncan Keith. Brandon Saad. Jonathan Toews. Even Brent Seabrook and Andrew Shaw, both of whom did not make the trip to Edmonton because of injuries.

But there's also Olli Maatta, who won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 when he was with the Pittsburgh Penguins. And he's become one of the Blackhawks' most reliable defenseman this postseason.

In eight postseason contests, Maatta has three goals and three assists for six points, which is tied for fourth on the team.