Bruins and Blackhawks

Tonight we will see two of the NHL's Original six teams battle for Lord Stanley's Cup.

Since their creation in 1924, the Bruins have made 17 appearances in the Cup Final. They have won six Cups which is the 4th most of all time, and 2nd among U.S. teams, (Detroit has 11.)

The Blackhawks were founded in 1926 and this will be their 8th appearance and they have won four Cups.

Each team's have held the Cup very recently, the Bruins won in 2011 and the Hawks won the previous year. 

Despite being in the league together for 87 years the two teams have never met in the Stanley Cup Final.

The road so far for both teams has been a rough one.  The Bruins were almost eliminated by the Toronto Maple Leafs, when they overcame a 3 goal deficit  to take the Leafs to overtime where they won on a goal by Patrice Bergeron.

Since then the Bruins had made easy work of the Rangers, winning the series 4-1 and then sweeping the Penguins 4-0.

The Hawks hit a speed bump when they came up against the Detroit Red Wings, whom they beat in 7 games, and then they had their way with last years champions, the L.A. Kings, whom they beat in 5 games. 

The two teams have taken a similar path to get to this point, and two of the leagues original teams playing for the Cup in the age of free agency will be something to see.