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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h4>2010–12</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">After losing the final game of the 2010–11 regular season at home to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Red%20Wings%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Detroit%20Red%20Wings%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDetroit%20Red%20Wings%7CRed%20Wings%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Red Wings</a>, the Blackhawks needed the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dallas%20Stars%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dallas%20Stars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDallas%20Stars%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> to either lose to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Minnesota%20Wild%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Minnesota%20Wild%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMinnesota%20Wild%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a> later that evening or at least have the game go into a shootout to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dallas lost 5–3, and the Blackhawks clinched the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the first round of the 2011 playoffs, the Blackhawks faced the top-seeded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Vancouver%20Canucks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVancouver%20Canucks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a>. It was the third consecutive post-season the two teams faced each other. The Canucks built a 3–0 lead in the best-of-seven series before the Blackhawks were able to win three games in a row, becoming just the sixth (the feat was repeated in the second round that year by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Detroit%20Red%20Wings%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Detroit%20Red%20Wings%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDetroit%20Red%20Wings%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a>) team in NHL history to force a seventh game in a best-of-seven series after facing a 0–3 deficit. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alex%20Burrows%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alex%20Burrows%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlex%20Burrows%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Alex_Burrows" title="Alex Burrows" class="mw-redirect">Alex Burrows</a> won the seventh game for the Canucks in overtime, 2–1, to advance to the Western Conference Semifinal round. In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222011%20draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222011%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2011%20NHL%20Entry%20Draft%7C2011%20draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Entry_Draft" title="2011 NHL Entry Draft">2011 draft</a>, they traded Troy Brouwer to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Washington%20Capitals%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Washington%20Capitals%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWashington%20Capitals%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> for the 2011 26th overall pick and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brian%20Campbell%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brian%20Campbell%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrian%20Campbell%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Brian_Campbell" title="Brian Campbell">Brian Campbell</a> to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florida%20Panthers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florida%20Panthers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFlorida%20Panthers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a> in exchange for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rostislav%20Olesz%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rostislav%20Olesz%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRostislav%20Olesz%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Rostislav_Olesz" title="Rostislav Olesz">Rostislav Olesz</a>. Their first round picks were <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mark%20McNeill%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mark%20McNeill%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMark%20McNeill%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Mark_McNeill" title="Mark McNeill">Mark McNeill</a> (18th overall) and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Phillip%20Danault%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Phillip%20Danault%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhillip%20Danault%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Phillip_Danault" title="Phillip Danault">Phillip Danault</a> (26th overall, via Washington). </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On March 31, 2012, the Blackhawks clinched the playoffs with a 5–4 win over the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nashville%20Predators%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Nashville%20Predators%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNashville%20Predators%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a>. The win marked the Blackhawks fourth consecutive season making the playoffs. Eventually finishing with the sixth seed, they faced the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Phoenix%20Coyotes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Phoenix%20Coyotes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhoenix%20Coyotes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes" title="Phoenix Coyotes" class="mw-redirect">Phoenix Coyotes</a> in the opening round. The series, which Phoenix won in six games for their first playoff series win since the days of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22old%20Winnipeg%20Jets%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Winnipeg%20Jets%20%281972%5Cu201396%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWinnipeg%20Jets%20%281972%5Cu201396%29%7Cold%20Winnipeg%20Jets%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)" class="mw-redirect">old Winnipeg Jets</a>, saw five of the six games going to overtime, with Bryan Bickell (game two) and Jonathan Toews (game five) scoring the only Blackhawk overtime winners of the series. The series was overshadowed however, by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Raffi%20Torres%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Raffi%20Torres%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRaffi%20Torres%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-19025290835df2051550bb0" href="/wiki/Raffi_Torres" title="Raffi Torres">Raffi Torres</a>' blindside hit on Marian Hossa in game three, forcing him out of the series with an upper body injury. Torres was suspended for 25 games, though it was eventually reduced to 21 games. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key icehockey:rte-parser-cache:1662 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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