The Chicago Blackhawks do not die easily.
The St. Louis Blues had the defending Stanley Cup champions on the ropes as they rallied for two goals in the third period to send the fifth game of their series into overtime Thursday night.
Goals by Robby Fabbri and David Backes robbed Chicago of all the momentum it had gained by building a 3-1 lead. The first overtime was dominated by the Blues, both in terms of shots and puck possession. However, even though they won the battles in the corners and outshot the Blackhawks 11-7 in the first 20 minutes of overtime, they couldn't put a puck by Corey Crawford, and the Blackhawks had a reprieve.
As both teams felt fatigue start to creep in, the Blackhawks decided to impose their will.
Patrick Kane decided to play the role of hero once again. After collecting the puck deep in the St. Louis zone, he faked a slap shot and made an array of moves as he slid the puck toward the far side of the goal. The puck skittered wide, but there was no stopping Kane, who skated around the net, retrieved the puck and backhanded it into the open side for the 4-3 Chicago win.
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