BOSTON -- Patrick Kane didnt have to score the Stanley Cup-winning goal this
time to earn the Conn Smythe Trophy.
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throughout the playoffs, and especially the final, did the trick. Kane, whose
overtime goal in 2010 gave the Blackhawks their first championship since 1961,
led Chicago in scoring in the 2013 playoffs. He finished with 19 points on nine
goals and 10 assists, including nine points in his final 10 games. "Its much
deserved," said captain Jonathan Toews, who won the Conn Smythe three years ago.
"Theres a lot of guys in that room that could have won that. I dont think theres
anyone better than him. They way he played down the stretch, we wouldnt be here
without him. Hes a hell of a player. Im very happy for him." Kane joked that
goaltender Corey Crawford (1.84 goals-against average and .932 save percentage)
was snubbed. Cases also could have been made for left-winger Patrick Sharp and
Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask. But Kane was one of the Blackhawks major
catalysts, especially once coach Joel Quenneville reunited with Toews and
Bryan Bickell on Chicagos No. 1 line. "I think it speaks more for my team than
myself, personally," Kane said. "Playing with great players, it was the best
year of my life just playing with these guys." Kane scored twice in Game 5 to
put the Blackhawks on the verge of their second title in four years and was on
the ice for two more goals in Mondays Game 6 clincher at TD Garden. Nothing
about those performances surprised Dale Hunter, who coached Kane with the
Ontario Hockey Leagues London Knights in 2006-07. Hunter recalled on Monday when
his brother and Knights general manager, Mark, called Kane into his office 10
games into a season that began with six or seven goals and a few assists.
"(Mark) said, OK, Pat, youre playing outstanding and adjusting to junior-A fine,
and youre doing really good," Dale Hunter said. "(Kane) goes, No, no, you havent
seen me yet. Im better than that." Its hard to see Kane playing any better than
he did in this Cup final and in parts of these playoffs. He had a hat trick,
including the overtime winner, to send Chicago past the Los Angeles Kings in the
Western Conference final. "When hes playing with the puck, hes so dynamic and
skilled and fun to watch," Sharp said. "Sometimes we watch him a little bit too
much. But hes a great player and once he started to get it into gear he was
going to be lights out. He was lights out in this series and the last couple
games against L.A." Being lights out, Kane said, had a lot to do with his
teammates and linemates. "We actually came up with a name for myself this
morning, calling me the Benefish, for the beneficiary of all their hard work,"
Kane said. "I had a couple chances to finish and ended up doing that, so got to
give them the credit. "It ended up working out."
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Fla. BOSTON -- John Lackey had a simple explanation for his recent resurgence.
"Im healthy," Lackey said after pitching eight strong innings for Boston in a
4-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. "Ive been locating the ball
pretty good, but it has happened before, you know." Not this frequently, and not
recently. Lackey (6-5) won his fourth straight decision and has a winning record
for the first time since late in 2011. He missed all of last season recovering
from Tommy John surgery and after an early scare in April appears to be throwing
the way he did a few years ago when he was one of the top pitchers in the
American League. Lackey struck out six and scattered six hits while walking just
one. The only run he allowed was a solo homer by Jesus Guzman in the seventh.
"Hes been a good pitcher for a long time," Boston catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia
said. "Its just a matter of being healthy, having a feel, having the velocity
back. And thats what hes doing." Boston fans, who repeatedly booed Lackey as he
struggled through injuries two years ago, cheered him as he left the mound after
the top of the eighth. "Im just having a good time pitching," Lackey said. "Im
not really worried about what slack I need to pick up or any of that. I missed a
full season. Im enjoying feeling good and enjoying competing." Koji Uehara
replaced Lackey in the ninth and struck out two, earning his fifth save for the
Red Sox, who improved to 6-1 during a nine-game homestand. The Padres have lost
four straight and six of seven. San Diego rookie Robbie Erlin (1-1) threw 93
pitches over 3 2-3 innings before getting pulled after Brandon Snyders
bases-clearing double in the third put Boston up 3-0. "He had to work for every
out he had. It drove his pitch-count up," manager Bud Black said. "The ball off
the wall with the bases loaded was the backbreaker. But Robbie competed. For a
young pitcher coming in here, he didnt back down, didnt scare off, went at
them." Lackey last had a winning record at 12-11 in late 2011, when he finished
the season 12-12 and missed all of last year recovering from surgery. He needed
only six pitches to get out of the sixth inning before Guzman spoiled the
shutout bid in the seventh with a shot off the top of the Green Monster in left.
The umpires heldd up Guzman at second briefly before conferring and ruling it
was a homer without going to video replay.
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correct. David Ortiz hit his 500th career double in the first and Jose Iglesias
added an RBI single in the sixth for Boston. Erlin was solid through the first
three innings, but could not get himself out of trouble in the fourth. Ortiz led
off with a single and Mike Napoli followed with a walk. After striking out Jonny
Gomes for the first out, Erlin walked Saltalamacchia to load the bases for
Snyder. Snyder forced Erlin to throw nine pitches, fouling off five before
hitting a double off the upper right corner of the Green Monster -- just a few
feet more to the right and it would have been a grand slam. Snyder was thrown
out trying to stretch out a triple, which would have left Erlin liable for
another possible run. Erlin was done for the night after Snyder tagged his 93rd
pitch. He allowed three runs on five hits and three walks in 3 2-3 innings. "I
felt like I was one pitch away the entire time until that last pitch," said
Erlin, who was making his third career start. "I tried to go inside, left it
belt-high over the plate, and he hit it off the wall." Iglesias added an RBI
single in the sixth to put Boston up 4-0, then the Padres broke up Lackeys
shutout bid on Guzmans homer to left in the seventh. Boston nearly took the lead
in the first when Dustin Pedroia walked and tried to score from first base on
Ortiz double down the right-field line. But Chris Denorfia hit second baseman
Logan Forsythe with the relay and Forsythe threw out Pedroia at the plate.
NOTES: The fifth all-time series between the Padres and Red Sox continues
Wednesday with RHP Edinson Volquez (6-6) starting for San Diego against Jon
Lester (8-4). ... Ortiz became the 58th major leaguer to hit 500 doubles and the
fifth active player to do so. ... Snyder was called up from Triple-A Pawtucket
the week before and had two RBIs entering the game. ... CF Jacoby Ellsbury
extended his hitting streak to 12 games. ... Pedroia has reached base safely in
43 of 45 home games this season. ... San Diego SS Pedro Ciriaco returned to
Fenway Park for the first time since being acquired by the Padres on June 14 for
cash and got a quiet but warm round of applause in his first at-bat.
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