Tonight is game 5 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Chicago Blackhawks.
2015 NHL Stanley Cup Finals – Game 5
Series tied 2-2
Chicago Blackhawks @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Overview: The Chicago Blackhawks evened the best of 7 Stanley Cup Finals series with a 2-1 victory at home versus the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. Left-winger Brandon Saad scored the game-winning goal for the Blackhawks with 13 minutes and 38 left in the 3rd period. The goal was assisted by right-winger Patrick Kane. The goal was Saad’s 8th of the postseason. It was Kane’s assist of the postseason. Center Jonathan Toews scored the first goal of the game with 13 minutes 20 seconds left in the 2nd period. He was assisted by Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa. It was Toew’s 10th goal of the postseason. It was Sharp’s assist of the postseason. It was Hossa’s assist of the postseason. Goalie Corey Crawford made 24 saves. His save percentage was 96%. The Blackhawks had 19 shots on goal. They tied their season-low with only 2 shots on goal in the 1st period. They out-shot the Lightning 12-8 in the 2nd period. They out-shot the Blackhawks 17-7 in the 2nd period. Right-winger Patrick Kane leads the team in point this postseason with 21. He also leads the team in goals with 10. He also has 11 assists. Defenseman Duncan Keith leads the team in assists with 18. He also has 18 goals. Center Jonathan Toews has 10 goals and 10 assists. Right-winger Marian Hossa has 4 goals and 13 assists. Left-winger Patrick Sharp has 4 goals and 10 assists. Goalie Corey Crawford is 11-6 this postseason with a 91.8% save percentage. The Blackhawks are 14-7 in this year’s postseason. They are 0-2 in game 5’s this postseason. They are 6-5 on the road in this year’s playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning tied the game at 1 with goal by center Alex Killorn with 8 minutes and 13 seconds left in the 2nd period. He was assisted by center Valtteri Filppula and center Steven Stamkos. It was Killorn’s 9th goal of the postseason. It was Filppula’s 10th assist of the postseason. It was Stamkos’ 11th assist of the postseason. Rookie goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves. His save percentage was 89.5%. The Lightning had 25 shots on goal. They out-shot the Blackhawks 9-2 in the 1st and 8-5 in the 3rd period. Center Tyler Johnson leads the team in points this postseason with 23. He also leads the team in goals with 13. He has 10 assists in the postseason. Defenseman Victor Hedman leads the team in assists with 13. He also has 1 goal this postseason. Right-winger Nikita Kucherov has 10 goals and 12 assists. Center Alex Killorn has 9 goals and 9 assists. Center Steven Stamkos has 7 goals and 11 assists. Left-winger Ondrej Palat has 8 goals and 8 assists. Goalie Ben Bishop is 13-9 this postseason with a 91.9% save percentage. The Lightning are 14-10 in this year’s postseason. They are 1-2 in game 5’s this postseason. They are 6-6 at home in this year’s playoffs.
Chicago and Tampa Bay are now 3-3 head to head in the regular season and postseason this year.
Prediction: The Blackhawks desperately needed that game 4 win and now I believe they’ll come in to game 5 with extreme confidence. I expect them to attack early and often no matter which goalie is in net for the Lightning on Saturday night. Play: Blackhawks -305 (Bet365)
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