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Crawford, Hossa dominate as Chicago ousts Wild

There was no way Corey Crawford could tune out the chorus this time, and he really had no desire, anyway.Fans were roaring in approval and chanting his name.All that talk about who should be in goal and whether he had the makeup to succeed in the playoffs seemed like nothing more than background noise.Crawford dominated in goal, Marian Hossa scored twice, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1."Twenty-two thousand people chanting that?" Crawford said. "Maybe caught a couple seconds of it. It felt good to have our crowd behind me, obviously."Chicago will next face either San Jose or Detroit, if the Red Wings get past Anaheim.The way the Blackhawks have dominated, anything less than a trip to the Stanley Cup finals would be a disappointment for them.They got off to a record start and captured the Presidents' Trophy for finishing with more points than any other team. Now, they're eyeing the biggest prize of all. An...

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