REWIND: Keith Caps Dominant Series with Game-Winner in Game 6

As the Blackhawks advanced past the Predators in Game 6 of the 2015 First Round, the series-winning goal -- and a pair of primary assists to go with it -- was the cap on a dominant series for stalwart Duncan Keith and a precursor to his Conn Smythe-winning postseason.

In the six games against Nashville, Keith tied Patrick Kane for second in team scoring with an identical two-goal, five-assist performance -- just one point off Jonathan Toews' team-leading eight points. The Game 6 winner was his second game-winning goal of the opening round and all while logging 28 minutes of ice time with the series on the line.

"Big overtime goal in Game 1 (too)," Patrick Sharp pointed out. "'Duncs' was motivated. He was playing hockey on a different level at that point. He was ready for it ... we needed the best out of him in that 2015 playoffs and he gave it to us, no question was the MVP for us that year."

Down 2-0 just half a period in, Keith ripped a shot from the point that rattled off the end boards and right to Sharp to the side of a gaping goal mouth to get Chicago on the board. Later in the opening frame, he teed up Kane off an offensive zone draw for the equalizer in a 3-3 game.

REWIND: CHI 4, NSH 3

And with under four minutes left in the third, as it looked like the series was headed to its third OT finish, it was Keith patiently walking the blue line and back for six seconds with the puck on his stick, faking a pair of shots before firing a slap shot through a lane to beat Pekka Rinne and punch Chicago's ticket to the Second Round.

"He was amazing. Well-deserving of his Conn Smythe Trophy that year," Kane said of the steady blueliner. "He's always a guy that's ready to go for playoffs and ready to go in those big games. Very fiery. Doesn't wan't to lose, he's a huge competitor. He's been amazing for us pretty much every playoff year."

In all, Keith finished with 21 points (3G 18A) in 23 games during the 2015 Cup run with a playoff-leading plus-16 plus/minus as he and the Blackhawks captured a third Cup in six seasons.