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Five-goal second period fuels Hawks' rout of Flames

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November 20

Chicago Sun-Times

"The Blackhawks got their six-game road trip off to a rousing start Thursday, crushing the Calgary Flames 7-1 in a game that was all but decided after the second period. The Hawks snapped a 1-1 tie with five unanswered goals in the second in romping to their sixth straight win over Calgary. Kris Versteeg, who sat out the previous game with an upper body injury, scored twice for the Hawks in the second period barrage with Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd and Patrick Kane also scoring. The Blackhawks got their six-game road trip off to a rousing start Thursday, crushing the Calgary Flames 7-1 in a game that was all but decided after the second period. The Hawks snapped a 1-1 tie with five ..."

Chicago Blackhawks beat Calgary Flames 7-1

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November 20

Chicago Tribune

"On a Thursday night when they scored a season-high seven goals, it was a Cristobal Huet save that got the Blackhawks rolling. The Hawks hammered the Flames 7-1 at the Pengrowth Saddledome to kick off their six-game trip in style. The victory was the Hawks' fifth straight and continued their dominance over Calgary, which they knocked out of the Western Conference quarterfinals last season after sweeping the four-game regular season series. It was also the against the Flames whom the Hawks staged a miracle comeback from a five-goal deficit to win 6-5 in overtime Oct. 12 at the United Center. They didn't return the favor here. Kris Versteeg had two goals and Patrick Kane added a goal and an ..."

Campbell believes points will come

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November 14

Chicago Tribune

"After a scorching start to the season, points have been few and far between for Brian Campbell. The Blackhawks' veteran defenseman had a goal and six assists in the first seven games but just two assists in the last 11 contests, including Friday night's 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs at the United Center. Despite those numbers, Campbell remains upbeat. "I feel like I'm playing my best hockey," he said. "The chances are there every night. I need to turn a few goalposts into goals. There are stretches you go through. I'm not too worried about it." Campbell is logging big time on the back end, playing 20 minutes, 36 seconds of plus-1 time Friday. He's a plus-3 overall and has been ..."

Blackhawks' offense getting big boost from defense

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October 12

Chicago Tribune

"It's difficult to determine at which end of the ice the Blackhawks' defense has excelled more this season. The Hawks are fifth in the NHL in goals-against, having allowed 2.25 per game, and are second in shots allowed at 22.2 through Saturday's games. Those are pretty gaudy defensive statistics, but they are made more impressive when combined with what the defensemen have done offensively. Of the Hawks' 12 goals this season, the defense has either a goal or assist on 11 of them. "Guys have a lot of confidence, and we feel comfortable with who we're playing with and how it kind of works," said Brian Campbell, who has a goal and an assist over the first four games as the Hawks have gone ..."

For Campbell, playoff run was icing on the cake

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May 30

Chicago Sun-Times

"Brian Campbell was still wincing Friday about the Blackhawks' elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs, but he had no regrets about coming to the club in the first place. Campbell rejected an offer from the San Jose Sharks, who won the Presidents Trophy for best regular-season record in the NHL, to become the Hawks' prize free agent signee in the last offseason. ''You talk to people after you sign, and they ask, 'Why did you go there?' '' Campbell said. ''I saw a team that would be successful, but I didn't think we'd be playing until the end of May. Our goal at first was to make the playoffs, then they kept going up. In early December we realized we had a team that could be a threat in ..."