Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final

Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final /

Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final

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Corey Crawford stopped 24 shots Wednesday night as the Chicago Blackhawks tied the Stanley Cup Final with a 2-1 victory at home against Tampa Bay.

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Jason Garrison of the Lightning checks Andrew Shaw to the ice in another tight matchup. All four games have been decided by one goal, the first time that has happened since 1968.

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Anton Stralman shoots the puck on Corey Crawford.

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The Lightning had a handful of shots in the first two periods, but unleashed a barrage on Corey Crawford in the final minutes as they searched for an equalizer.

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Brandon Saad (20) of the Blackhawks celebrates with teammates after scoring what turned out to be the winning goal.

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Kimmo Timonen of the Blackhawks missed the first three games of this series but got Alex Killorn's attention on Wednesday.

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Teuvo Teravainen falls to the ice in an attempt to gain control of the puck.

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Tampa Bay left winger Brenden Morrow controls the puck.

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Lightning center Alex Killorn (17) and defenseman Victor Hedman skate ahead of Marian Hossa.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy keeps an eye on Jonathan Toews. Vasilevskiy. The 20-year-old Russian goalie was forced into his first NHL playoff start after 53-game winner Ben Bishop was scratched with an undisclosed lower-body injury after hobbling through Game 3.

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Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov tries to get one past Corey Crawford.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves on the night. He joined the Lightning in December and played in just 16 games during the regular season -- none since March 31.

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Brandon Saad scored the tiebreaking goal against Vasilevskiy with 13:38 to play and captain Jonathan Toews scored in the second period against the rookie.

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Jonathan Toews and the Blackhawks risked going back to Tampa in a 1-3 hole had they not won Wednesday night.

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Jonathan Toews and company didn't manage a shot on Tampa's net until 8:17 into the first period, and then didn't get another for about six minutes in a tentative first period. (Text credit: AP)

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Andrew Shaw fights for the puck against Alex Killorn.

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Alex Killorn celebrates after scoring Tampa Bay's first and only goal.

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Corey Crawford making one of his 24 stops.

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Corey Crawford deflects the puck.

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An overhead view of the action in Game 4.


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