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Blackhawks blow big lead, but hold off WildTeuvo Teravainen broke a tie with his first playoff goal and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Friday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series. The Blackhawks, trying to knock out Minnesota for the third straight year, struck first after taking out Nashville in six games in the opening round. Game 2 is Sunday night in Chicago.

NHL: Lightning 2, Canadiens 1 (2OT)Tyler Johnson and Max Pacioretty exchanged goals in the second period and Nikita Kucherov came through in double overtime to break the deadlock for the Lightning and steal home-ice advantage from the Canadiens. TB leads series 1-0.

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    Mark Masters
    Mike Babcock

Mike Babcock
Ten takeaways from Babcock's media sessionWhile Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock was insistent on Friday that new decision has been made on his future with his contract set to expire this summer, TSN's Mark Masters parses through what the Olympic gold and Stanley Cup-winning coach had to say and offers 10 takeaways    Babcock: "There's no better job"    Babcock wants to take time making decision    Masters: Babcock still a good fit in Detroit