They are the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Boston Bruins, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angles Kings.
New York lost in the next round to the Chicago Blackhawks in five games.
The Penguins and the West-leading Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday became the first teams to secure berths.
The New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks went out in the first round.
The Blackhawks defeated the Sharks 4-1 last Friday and 5-3 in San Jose on Feb. 5.
Another element of the deal is the supply of helicopters: 30 Blackhawks and 33 Hueys.
Longtime Blackhawks fan Vince Vaughn and Orange County native Matt Barkley attended the game, both wearing jerseys.
The Blackhawks, one of the original six NHL teams playing in hockey's third-biggest city, became perennial laggards.
Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery made 26 saves to win his fourth straight start and improve to 7-0.
The Blackhawks had a full lineup for the first time since their season opener at Los Angeles.
The Penguins won in 2009, the Blackhawks in 2010, the Bruins in 2011 and the Kings last year.
William Wirtz, who owns the Chicago Blackhawks, also owns half of the United Center, where the team plays.
The defenseman put the Blackhawks into this round with an overtime goal in Game 7 against Detroit on Wednesday.
The Blackhawks killed three other power plays and have allowed just two goals in 47 attempts in the playoffs.
Last year it was the Chicago Blackhawks, this year the Boston Bruins are providing the NHL with some momentum.
The team performed poorly, and Wirtz alienated everyone from former Blackhawks greats like Bobby Hull to the fans themselves.
Blackhawks have an almost mythical status in Colombia, and are seen as just the weapon to tackle the guerrillas.
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville also reflected on the record, but not for long.
Blackhawks have been used by Colombians in the past, not only as troop carriers, but also as helicopter gunships.
Even the Blackhawks were atrocious for years due to a team whose primary competitive goal was to not spend money.
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You see, it wasn't so long ago my boyhood favorites the Blackhawks were skating on (insert "thin ice" cliche here).
While the United Center is a separate corporate entity from the Blackhawks, the building and team are part of one equation for Wirtz.
Since Wirtz took over running the Blackhawks, the season-ticket base has grown from 3, 400 to 14, 000--with a waiting list of 4, 000.
The Flyers made it in his second year to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, which they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chris Higgins then converted his chance for the Canucks, and Shaw put the Blackhawks ahead once again with a nice backhander.
The Blackhawks added two more in the second, separated by just 2:09.
For 41 years his father, Bill Wirtz, ran the Blackhawks from his downtown Chicago office and was vilified for being a cheapskate.
The Blackhawks didn't win the Stanley Cup during their 28-year playoff run.
The Ducks and Blackhawks finish their regular-season series March 29 in Chicago.
The Blackhawks equaled that run Tuesday with a shootout win over Vancouver.
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