Hockey

The sun still came up over the Blackhawks' team hotel in Boston the day after they fell behind 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final.

Hoping for fresh legs and minds for Must-Win Wednesday, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville canceled practice Tuesday so his team could review videotape of the 2-0 loss in Game 3.

In the thimble-wide hallway to the dressing room at TD Garden on Tuesday, Michal Handzus rode a stationary bicycle. Though his presence was requested to discuss the state of the Stanley Cup Final against the Bruins, the Blackhawks veteran center did not appear after his workout.

Six-foot-9 Zdeno Chara casts a big shadow, and Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg's contributions are sometimes lost in it.

The mysterious circumstances behind Marian Hossa's injury that sidelined the Blackhawks winger for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final remain. So much so, that teammate Dave Bolland wasn't even sure if he had seen Hossa around.

After labeling Bruins center Patrice Bergeron "the perfect guy," Brad Marchand thought for a moment about his teammate's faults and then shook his head.

When the Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice, Michelle Secor is dressed in her team paraphernalia and closely watching every faceoff, power play and goal, she said.

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