The greatest pair of words in sports will be uttered twice in the Stanley Cup Conference Finals.
GAME 7.
A night after the New York Rangers manhandled the Tampa Bay Lightning to force a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, the Chicago Blackhawks defended their home ice to force a Game 7 against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night in Anaheim.
It is the first time since 2000 since both conference finals have gone the distance.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Lundqvist Gets Torched in Overtime Loss
The Tampa Bay Lightning have Henrik Lundqvist's number.
Two nights after allowing 6 goals on 26 shots, Lundqvist had another game he'd rather erase from his memory bank on Wednesday.
However, this time, the Rangers did all they could possibly do to make up for Lundqvist's troubles, scoring five goals and forcing overtime with a Dan Boyle goal with less than two minutes to play in regulation.
But King Henrik misplayed a wrister from Nikita Kucherov, reacting only once the puck whistled past him, resulting in the overtime winner that sees the Tampa Bay Lightning take a 2-1 series lead after their 6-5 win.
It is the fourth time this season that the Tampa Bay Lightning have lit the lamp five or more times against Henrik Lundqvist.
Lundqvist will have a day off to walk the latest loss off, as Game #4 is on Friday in Tampa Bay.
Two nights after allowing 6 goals on 26 shots, Lundqvist had another game he'd rather erase from his memory bank on Wednesday.
However, this time, the Rangers did all they could possibly do to make up for Lundqvist's troubles, scoring five goals and forcing overtime with a Dan Boyle goal with less than two minutes to play in regulation.
But King Henrik misplayed a wrister from Nikita Kucherov, reacting only once the puck whistled past him, resulting in the overtime winner that sees the Tampa Bay Lightning take a 2-1 series lead after their 6-5 win.
It is the fourth time this season that the Tampa Bay Lightning have lit the lamp five or more times against Henrik Lundqvist.
Lundqvist will have a day off to walk the latest loss off, as Game #4 is on Friday in Tampa Bay.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Blackhawks Win in Triple Overtime after 2OT Goal is Disallowed
The Chicago Blackhawks evened their series with the Anaheim Ducks early in the morning, requiring three overtimes to finally net the game-winner nearly 80 minutes without a goal was played after Corey Perry's second period goal tied the game at 2.
But the game nearly came to an end sooner, as Chicago found the back of the net. Only one problem, the goal was scored soccer-style, as Andrew Shaw hit the puck off his head to beat Frederik Andersen in the second overtime.
Rule 78.5 disallows goals that are scored by way of use of anything other than a stick. And in this case, Shaw's forward movement off the head was a deliberate attempt to score. Awesome attempt, though.
Thankfully, Marcus Kruger gave the Blackhawks win in the third overtime, sending the series back to Chicago tied at 1.
But the game nearly came to an end sooner, as Chicago found the back of the net. Only one problem, the goal was scored soccer-style, as Andrew Shaw hit the puck off his head to beat Frederik Andersen in the second overtime.
Thankfully, Marcus Kruger gave the Blackhawks win in the third overtime, sending the series back to Chicago tied at 1.
Chicago fans were finally able to meet their pillows at 1:09AM Central Time. They'll get a night off to catch lost sleep, as Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is on Thursday night.
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