The Hawks felt confident going into Friday’s Game 2 knowing they had lost Game 1 in the previous two postseasons to Vancouver only to rebound and win the series in six –  Chicago won Game 2 in both occasions. Not Friday. For the second straight game, the Canucks took a 2-0 lead and the Hawks could never get even. In Stanley Cup playoff history, teams holding a 2-0 series advantage have been eliminated only 41 of 307 times (13.4 percent).

Plus Vancouver gets key winger Raffi Torres back on Sunday as he served the final game of his two-game suspension in Game 2. The lone bright spot for Chicago on Friday was rookie Ben Smith’s two goals. It was just the eighth game of his NHL career. But the Hawks’ top scorers have been quiet as that’s where the Vancouver defense is focusing. Patrick Sharp led the Hawks in Game 2 with five shots on net. He had four in Game 1 but none of the nine have gone in. And reigning Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Toews had zero shots on net in 22:04 of ice time in Game 2. Reigning Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith was a team-worst minus-2 while bumbling a Hawks’ power play which eventually led to the Canucks first goal.

Chicago is hoping that checking-line center Dave Bolland, who suffered a concussion March 9 when he took an elbow to the head from the Lightning's Pavel Kubina, will be able to return for Game 3 but it’s unlikely. He hasn’t played since that injury.

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