Do not be surprised to see Bryan Bickell on the first line during round 2 of the playoffs.

Bickell played on the third line with Andrew Shaw and Viktor Stalberg against the Wild in the first round and responded with three goals. Coach Joel Quenneville thought that Bickell had a very good opening round and thought his "size and physicality were noticeable". "It's up to 'Q' (Quenneville) what we do," Bickell said. "If I'm playing with (Jonathan) Toews or (Marian) Hossa, we got to work what we can do. If our line sticks together, we'll do the same thing. We're comfortable with what everybody brings to the team." Stay tuned.

***IN THE SLOT*** A RECAP OF LAST NIGHT'S ACTION IN THE NHL

MINNESOTA 1 @ CHICAGO 2 OT

The Wild made it clear last night that they have no intention of just rolling over for the Blackhawks, as they forced them into overtime. Minnesota actually scored first on a goal by Cal Clutterbuck, but Chicago wore them down firing 37 shota at goaltender Josh Harding. Harding was a last minute starter, as Niklas Backstrom hurt himself in the warmup. Bryan Bickell scored the game winner on a nice pass from Viktor Stalberg. Corey Crawford had 26 saves for the win.

LOS ANGELES KINGS 1 @ ST. LOUIS 2 OT

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Bryan Bickell wouldn't mind spending his entire career with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Bickell is set to become an unrestricted free agent this season, but he doesn't want to be one of those players that ends up playing for a lot of different teams. "The core guys here I've been with for a long time. ... Hopefully, I can have my career here," Bickell said. "It's one of the best organizations in the league and our team is good, the city is good, our fans, everything put together." Bickell has six goals and 16 points in 28 games this season. He's been a steal in 2013 with his $541,667 annual cap hit, but Chicago doesn't have a lot of cap room for the 2013-14 campaign, so re-signing Bickell will be tricky.