The Chicago Blackhawks are back even at 2-2 with the Boston Bruins after winning Game 4 in thrilling fashion in overtime and now the series is a best of three with two games in Chicago, including Game 5 on Saturday night, which will be on NBA at 8 PM from the United Center.
The Blackhawks needed an offensive explosion to get some confidence back after losing 2-0 in Game 3 after a shutout by Tuukka Rask and the team ended that scoreless streak quickly in the next game, scoring in the first period. The Blackhawks had a 1-0 lead and four other leads in the game that the Bruins were able to match all of them before the game went into overtime at 5-5. After losing one game at home the Blackhawks needed to take a game in Boston to get home ice advantage back and they did just that after Brent Seabrook scored the winning goal in overtime. Seabrook apparently has a knack for scoring winners in overtime, as he did the same in Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings after that went into overtime and he sent the team into the conference finals.
The Blackhawks had to rally in that series in almost the same way as this one, as they were down 3-1 to Detroit and had to win two games in a row to force a Game 7 before winning the series. Game 4 was an exciting affair with 11 goals, including five in the second period, and Chicago saw the first goal of the Stanley Cup for Jonathan Toews, while Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp and Michal Handzus also added goals. Bryan Bickell added two assists in the game, while Michal Rozsival also had two assists and now Chicago has the chance to take a 3-2 advantage heading into the next game with a win on Saturday night.
The Bruins had been playing extremely well heading into Game 4 and they won't be worried about winning another game in Chicago, which will be necessary to take the Cup for the second time in three seasons. The Blackhawks are looking for their second title in four seasons and the Bruins will need to continue scoring like they have in the series. Milan Lucic, Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron all scored for Boston and the team is hoping for another performance from their top line again.
The goaltending has been excellent in the series with both Rask and Corey Crawford and after making 28 saves in Game 4, Crawford got the win over Rask, who had 41 saves overall in the game despite allowing six goals. The Blackhawks and Bruins each scored in all three periods and the Blackhawks were the ones to take the lead with the overtime goal and now the series is tied 2-2.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the series:
Game 5: Saturday, June 22, at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Game 6: Monday, June 24, at Boston, 8 p.m.
Game 7: Wednesday, June 26, at Chicago, 8 p.m.