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Blackhawks advance with win over Wild

The Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday showed why they won the Presidents' Trophy.Thanks to 21 saves from Corey Crawford and two goals and an assist from Marian Hossa, the Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 5 of this Western Conference quarterfinal series."We didn't want to think of the last playoffs too much because we're a different team right now," said Hossa. "It's good to get past this first one because this was a tough series. I'm glad that we're going to the next round."Marcus Kruger had a goal and an assist, Andrew Shaw and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews posted two assists each for the Blackhawks, who avoided a third straight first-round loss after winning the Stanley Cup in 2010.Torrey Mitchell scored the lone goal of the game for the Wild, who were in the playoffs for the first time since the 2007-08 season, but still haven't won a playoff series since defeating the Vanc...

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