STAR TRIBUNE'S THREE STARS
1. Duncan Keith, Blackhawks: The Conn Smythe winner buried his own rebound for a 1-0 lead.
2. Corey Crawford, Blackhawks: Made 25 saves for the shutout. In Games 4 through 6, he gave up only two goals.
3. Patrick Kane, Blackhawks: Assisted on Keith's goal and sealed win by scoring his only goal of the Cup Final.
BY THE NUMBERS
42-14 Chicago's record in Games 4 through 7 in the playoffs under coach Joel Quenneville, who took over the Blackhawks in 2008.
5 One-goal games in the Cup Final, only the second time in NHL history that has happened.
1 Times in the series that a team led by more than one goal. That happened when Kane scored in the third.
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