They are the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Boston Bruins, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angles Kings.
New York lost in the next round to the Chicago Blackhawks in five games.
The Penguins and the West-leading Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday became the first teams to secure berths.
The New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks went out in the first round.
William Wirtz, who owns the Chicago Blackhawks, also owns half of the United Center, where the team plays.
Last year it was the Chicago Blackhawks, this year the Boston Bruins are providing the NHL with some momentum.
The Flyers made it in his second year to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Prior to coming to Florida, Tallon played a substantial role in reviving the Chicago Blackhawks and built most of the roster that went on to win the 2010 Stanley Cup.
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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday night to make it 16 straight games with at least one point, matching the NHL record to start a season.
The Chicago Blackhawks followed a similar path to a Stanley Cup by building through the draft, but underwent a massive overhaul this summer as aggressive spending led to a salary cap crunch.
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The Chicago Blackhawks chased the Los Angeles Kings' standout goalie during an impressive display in the opening two periods of a 4-2 victory Sunday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) While the Chicago Blackhawks captured the sports world's attention with their record start to the regular season, the Anaheim Ducks cruised right along behind them, waiting for their chance to seize the spotlight.
They fell to the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-2.
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In the odd little world of the NHL these days, the Pittsburgh Penguins, featuring Sidney Crosby, are the glamour team while the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks are bigger draws than the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings.
And after switching head coaches midseason -- a coach, I should add, who got good training from the Chicago Blackhawks -- (laughter) -- squeaking into the playoffs as a number eight seed, it looked like the streak of not winning was going to continue.
Brendan Shanahan, whose position as the league's director of player safety isn't to be confused with Valentine's old job, apparently had seen enough by the time the Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres leveled the Chicago Blackhawks' Marian Hossa with a hit to the head in the third game of their first-round playoff series.
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Louis on Tuesday since facing the Blackhawks in Chicago a week ago.
For 41 years his father, Bill Wirtz, ran the Blackhawks from his downtown Chicago office and was vilified for being a cheapskate.
He says his wine and spirits business, the biggest distributor in Illinois, has seen a serious uptick in the middle of a recession as bars and restaurants in the Chicago area fill up during the Blackhawks' playoff run.
It has secured the rights to all available Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks games, as well as those of the Sacramento Kings.
Anaheim (22-3-4) pulled within three points of Chicago atop the overall NHL standings by dealing the Blackhawks just their third regulation loss of the season.
Former Blackhawks player and current broadcaster Eddie Olczyk, a Chicago-area native, was honored in a pregame ceremony for being inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
Now Wirtz feels he has overcome the one big concern he had when he met with Forbes in October (see "Chicago's Comeback"): the performance of the Blackhawks on the ice.
The Ducks and Blackhawks finish their regular-season series March 29 in Chicago.
On the nightly news, sportscasters gave time to highlights from games of the Chicago Wolves, a minor-league team, almost as much as they did the Blackhawks.
After Leddy put the Blackhawks ahead on his 22nd birthday during a power play midway through the second period, Chicago appeared to extend its lead when Brandon Bollig scored in front of Hiller with 14:03 to play.
But most Chicago fans only get to see these players regularly because Wirtz reversed his father's longstanding policy and put all Blackhawks games back on local TV.
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