Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning face-off in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final live from the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay.
Chicago looks to win its second road game of the series to take a 3-2 series lead back home with it while Tampa Bay hopes to shore up home-ice with a Game 5 triumph.
Each game has been decided by one goal as the Blackhawks took Game 1 with a 2-1 final and the Lightning notched a 4-3 win in Game 2. Tampa Bay then took Game 3, 3-2, and Chicago rallied back with a 2-1 triumph in Game 4.
Game 5 can be live streamed for free here.
Brandon Saad scored the game-winning goal for the Blackhawks in Game 2 6:22 into the third period. Jonathan Toews also tallied for Chicago while Alex Killorn scored the lone goal for Tampa Bay in the loss.
Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks this postseason with 21 points while Toews is knotted with Kane for the team lead with 10 goals and has 20 points. Duncan Keith also has 20 points off of two markers and a team-best 18 assists.
Tyler Johnson leads the Lightning with 23 points in the playoffs off of 13 goals and 10 assists while Nikita Kucherov has 10 markers and 12 tallies for 22 points. Alex Killorn (9-9--18) and Steven Stamkos (7-11--18) each have 18 points.
In net, it's a mystery for Tampa Bay as Ben Bishop (undisclosed) missed Game 4, but could play in Game 5. Rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy, 20, stood in admirably in the loss for Game 5 and stopped 17 of the 19 shots he faced.
Chicago counters with Corey Crawford and he is 11-6 with a 2.50 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in these playoffs.
The Blackhawks and Lightning each seek a 3-2 series lead when the puck drops on Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final live from the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay.
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