Hawks have done solid job of silencing the Sedins

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Henrik Sedin, the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season with 112 points, has been held scoreless in the last two games of the Western Conference semifinals.

That goes for linemate Daniel Sedin, too.

Credit what is now the Blackhawks' checking line of Dave Bolland, Andrew Ladd and Kris Versteeg for that.

Bolland looks to be returning to form from back surgery that interrupted his season for more than three months. Meanwhile, the playoff-savvy Ladd has been one of the Hawks' best players in the series with the Canucks.

It was also that line that came up with the winning goal by Versteeg with 1:30 to play in Game 2 at the United Center.

"The Bolland line was great (in Game 3)," Hasks captain Jonathan Toews said. "They seemed to be everywhere. They're working hard and not taking any shortcuts.

"They're thinking of what they have to do in our own zone first before they try to cheat on any plays offensively. They're not giving the brothers too much space when they have the puck."

Canucks coach Alain Vigneault tried to keep the Sedins away from the Bolland line, preferring to have them out against the Patrick Sharp-Marian Hossa line, but Hawks coach Joel Quenneville did a good job of getting the matchup he wanted with Bolland and defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook against the twins.

"They can explode at any time and score big goals," Seabrook said. "That was one of the things we wanted to key on this series - limit those guys and take those guys away."

After whistle stuff: The Hawks are clearly being the more disciplined team in the series.

"It's a fine line," Brent Seabrook said. "We want to continue to get their players off their game and play our game within the rules. Our guys have been doing a good job up until this point staying disciplined."

Alex Burrows took a bad unsportsmanlike conduct penalty at 10:49 of the second period Wednesday for messing with Brian Campbell after a whistle in a 2-1 game that the Hawks quickly turned into a power-play goal.

"I didn't think I did much on that," Burrows said.

Look it up: Canucks coach Alain Vigneault defended his team Thursday from the critics who question if he has the kind of forwards willing to go to the tough areas to score goals.

"If I remember correctly we were one of the better scoring teams in the league and you don't get that without going to the tough areas," Vigneault said. "We're playing against a very good opponent. They've got a great hockey team and we have to play our best to beat them."

Change in the air: Alain Vigneault hinted there might be one or two lineup tweaks for tonight's Game 4. A possible change could see winger Steve Bernier sitting with pot stirrer Darcy Hordichuk joining the mix.