Shortly after beating the Blackhawks 5-2 on Tuesday, a number of Kings players and coaches huddled around a TV outside the United Center visitors’ locker room to watch a pivotal late game between the Golden Knights and Canucks.
That’s what the playoff race engenders: a feeling that every game, every night, is crucial because it just might be. That’s a feeling the Blackhawks wish was coursing through their own hearts and brains right now.
