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Blackhawks draw first blood in 3OT thriller
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June 14, 2013, Friday
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CHICAGO'S Andrew Shaw scored on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday in Chicago.
Michael Roszival shot the puck from the right point into a cluster of players in front of the net. It deflected off Dave Bolland and Shaw and slipped past Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, ending the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup history.
"We knew it wasn't going to be pretty," Shaw said. "It was a great shot, great shift. It was unbelievable. All the guys deserved this."
The Blackhawks improved to 10-1 at home in the playoffs. Bolland and Johnny Oduya scored in the third period as Chicago overcame a two-goal deficit to force overtime, while Brandon Saad netted his first goal of the playoffs.
Milan Lucic had two goals and an assist for the Bruins, who had won five straight. Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal and David Krejci finished with two assists while Rask made an astounding 59 saves.
Game 2 is also in Chicago.
"Get some rest, because we basically just played two games in one night here," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "But based on how it went tonight, we'll have to be ready."
The hosts wouldn't have made it to the third overtime if not for goaltender Corey Crawford, who stood his ground as the Bruins had repeated opportunities in the overtimes.
Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille skated in for a 2-on-1 in the first OT, and Crawford turned away Thornton. He denied Rich Peverley and Tyler Seguin in rapid succession, and helped Chicago kill off two power plays.
The Bruins came so close to winning in overtime. Nathan Horton hit the post in the first extra session, and Zdeno Chara's slap shot deflected off Jaromir Jagr and then the inside of the right post at the very end of the second overtime.
Crawford had 22 of his 51 saves in the first two overtimes. The action was so fast and furious it took a toll on the players with Horton skating off during one power play with an injury.
"Not disappointed in our effort," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "There's certain things you're going to want to fix for next game. But as far as the game is concerned, it was a hard-fought game."
Michael Roszival shot the puck from the right point into a cluster of players in front of the net. It deflected off Dave Bolland and Shaw and slipped past Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, ending the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup history.
"We knew it wasn't going to be pretty," Shaw said. "It was a great shot, great shift. It was unbelievable. All the guys deserved this."
The Blackhawks improved to 10-1 at home in the playoffs. Bolland and Johnny Oduya scored in the third period as Chicago overcame a two-goal deficit to force overtime, while Brandon Saad netted his first goal of the playoffs.
Milan Lucic had two goals and an assist for the Bruins, who had won five straight. Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal and David Krejci finished with two assists while Rask made an astounding 59 saves.
Game 2 is also in Chicago.
"Get some rest, because we basically just played two games in one night here," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "But based on how it went tonight, we'll have to be ready."
The hosts wouldn't have made it to the third overtime if not for goaltender Corey Crawford, who stood his ground as the Bruins had repeated opportunities in the overtimes.
Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille skated in for a 2-on-1 in the first OT, and Crawford turned away Thornton. He denied Rich Peverley and Tyler Seguin in rapid succession, and helped Chicago kill off two power plays.
The Bruins came so close to winning in overtime. Nathan Horton hit the post in the first extra session, and Zdeno Chara's slap shot deflected off Jaromir Jagr and then the inside of the right post at the very end of the second overtime.
Crawford had 22 of his 51 saves in the first two overtimes. The action was so fast and furious it took a toll on the players with Horton skating off during one power play with an injury.
"Not disappointed in our effort," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "There's certain things you're going to want to fix for next game. But as far as the game is concerned, it was a hard-fought game."
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