The Chicago Blackhawks battle the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 (in progress) of the Western Conference Final. Chicago is looking to punch its ticket to the Stanley Cup Final, as the Blackhawks are up 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. The game can be seen on NBC in the U.S. or CBC and RDS in Canada.
In the first period, Duncan Keith blasted a puck along the ice that fooled Jonathan Quick through the five-hole making it 1-0 Blackhawks. Patrick Kane scored just a few minutes later to make it 2-0 'Hawks, as he fired a shot under the crossbar.
In the second period, the Kings made it 2-1 as Dwight King took advantage of a shorthanded rush, banging home a rebound with the Kings down a man.
In the third period, the Kings capitalized with a rare power-play goal as Anze Kopitar poked in a loose puck to tie the game, 2-2. The Blackhawks scored with under four minutes to play as Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the game to give the 'Hawks a 3-2 lead.
Just when all hope was lost for the Kings, Mike Richards redirected a shot from far away into the net to tie the game, 3-3 with just nine seconds to go in the third period!
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