Hossa Shoots Hawks Further Ahead
The Chicago Blackhawks fought back from 2-1 down against the LA Kings at the Staples Center last night to secure a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference final and to leave the Blackhawks one win away from guaranteeing their place in the Stanley Cup final!
All around there was an anticipation in the air that the Kings could produce a fight back like their Quarter Final win against St Louis previous and the sell out crowd expected big. When Slava Voynov drove in the opener from distance, it appeared it would be party time all the way for LA! But Chicago had no desire to fade away quietly and were level after 13 mins when Bryan Bickell scored!
But less than two minutes into the second period, Dustin Penner beat Corey Crawford to score his first goal in over 11 games and to put the Kings 2-1 ahead! Justin Williams had the chance to put them further ahead but his breakaway effort was superbly stopped by Crawford But again Chicago responded strongly and again tied the scores when Patrick Kane scored a rebound off the goal line to one again frustrate the home fans.
However 90 seconds into the third period, Michal Handzus intercepted a great pass from Johnny Oduya to tee up Marion Hossa who slammed home the game winner!
After defeat in Game 3, the Blackhawks have replied strongly and it would seem they are the favourites to have their names engraved on Lord Stanley's trophy, but never rule out LA because as we learn last year- they have plenty of tricks!
All around there was an anticipation in the air that the Kings could produce a fight back like their Quarter Final win against St Louis previous and the sell out crowd expected big. When Slava Voynov drove in the opener from distance, it appeared it would be party time all the way for LA! But Chicago had no desire to fade away quietly and were level after 13 mins when Bryan Bickell scored!
But less than two minutes into the second period, Dustin Penner beat Corey Crawford to score his first goal in over 11 games and to put the Kings 2-1 ahead! Justin Williams had the chance to put them further ahead but his breakaway effort was superbly stopped by Crawford But again Chicago responded strongly and again tied the scores when Patrick Kane scored a rebound off the goal line to one again frustrate the home fans.
However 90 seconds into the third period, Michal Handzus intercepted a great pass from Johnny Oduya to tee up Marion Hossa who slammed home the game winner!
After defeat in Game 3, the Blackhawks have replied strongly and it would seem they are the favourites to have their names engraved on Lord Stanley's trophy, but never rule out LA because as we learn last year- they have plenty of tricks!
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