So far in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks have shown that they are almost mirror images of each other. The difference between winning and losing has been razor-thin.
Both teams have an abundance of talent at the forward position and have some very talented defensemen. The goaltending has been solid as well. That dynamic has made all the games close.
Through the first four games of the series, each contest has been decided by one goal—the first time that has happened since the 1968 Stanley Cup Final.
Each team has nine goals through four games.
Each team has won two games, which makes it a best-of-three series from here on out, starting tonight in Game 5 at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
One factor has tilted in a big way in favor of the Blackhawks: winning faceoffs.
In Game 1, the Bolts had the edge in that category by winning 30 faceoffs to 27 by the Hawks. But since then, the Hawks have dominated.
In Game 2, the Hawks had a 35-19 advantage. In Game 3, Chicago won 39 faceoffs, compared to just 28 by Tampa Bay. In Game 4, the Hawks ...
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