SB Nation Chicago - Blackhawks Win At Home! One Game Away From Stanley Cup Finalshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48877/chicago-fave.png2010-05-21T23:16:20-05:00http://chicago.sbnation.com/rss/stream/12469342010-05-21T23:16:20-05:002010-05-21T23:16:20-05:00Blackhawks Win at Home! One Game Away from Stanley Cup Finals
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<h2 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 23px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px;">Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - <span>Dustin Byfuglien</span> notched the game-winning goal with 7:36 left in the first overtime, as Chicago topped San Jose, 3-2, in Game 3 of this Western Conference final at United Center.</span></h2>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Chicago defenseman <span>Brian Campbell</span> corralled a loose puck along the blue line at the right point and dumped the disc around the boards. <span>Dave Bolland</span> collected it behind the San Jose net and fed in front, where Byfuglien one- timed it home.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bolland added a third-period score, and <span>Patrick Sharp</span> also tallied for the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c52126; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/CHI" class="sbn-auto-link">Blackhawks</a>, who assumed a commanding three-games-to-none series edge and can advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992 with a win in Game 4 at home on Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Antti Niemi</span> was strong for the win, turning aside 44-of-46 shots.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Patrick Marleau</span> registered both goals, and <span>Dan Boyle</span> assisted on both for the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c52126; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/SJS" class="sbn-auto-link">Sharks</a>, who have a ton of work ahead of them if they are to copy the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c52126; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/PHI" class="sbn-auto-link">Philadelphia Flyers</a>' feat of recovering from an 0-3 series deficit in the previous round against Boston.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Evgeni Nabokov</span> surrendered three goals on 38 shots in defeat.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">San Jose was awarded the game's first power play a little over a minute into the game and almost cashed in when <span>Joe Pavelski</span> guided a Marleau rebound into the net with his skate. However, a review determined that the goal resulted from a kicking motion.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Sharks had a 5-on-3 for almost 90 seconds early in the second period and converted just before the first penalty expired when Marleau pumped in a shot off a dish from Pavelski at 3:58.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Sharp countered at 6:59, burying a slick pass from <span>Jonathan Toews</span> on a Chicago power play.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bolland was whistled for tripping with 9:25 to play in the third period, but the Sharks could not break the tie.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">On his first full shift after the penalty, Bolland took a carom of a blocked shot from Toews, raced in alone and stuck a forehander past Nabokov for a 2-1 Hawks lead with 6:55 left in regulation.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">However, Marleau was in the right place at the left side of the crease with 4:23 to play to shove home the rebound of a <span>Dany Heatley</span> shot for a 2-2 game.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Toews recorded a pair of assists, setting a new franchise record for consecutive games with a point in one postseason with 12. Hall-of-Famer Stan Mikita went 11 in a row back in 1962...Marleau has scored San Jose's last four goals...The Blackhawks improved to 4-3 at home in the 2010 postseason, and the Sharks fell to 3-3 on the road...Chicago improved to 2-0 in overtime games during these playoffs, and San Jose fell to 3-2.</p>
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