Scott Darling doesn't need reminding that all those other saves, the ones that win big playoff games, wouldn't have happened without the first one. Four years after Darling nearly hit bottom both personally and professionally, he has stepped in twice for Blackhawks starter Corey Crawford and become the defensive anchor for the team he followed as a kid. Darling stopped 35 shots in the 4-2 win Sunday that nudged the Blackhawks back in front of the Nashville Predators in their first-round playoff series, 2-1. After each of the Blackhawks' first two scores, Darling got beat barely a half-minute later.
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