Bruins vs Blackhawks game 5 summary

CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 22: Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks scored a goal in the first period against Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins in Game Five of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at United Center on June 22, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by HH/Getty Images)

The first period was pretty even between the two teams but the Blackhawks capitalized on a bounce that went their way and went up a goal. The second period saw the Blackhawks getting more chances and going up 2-0. The Bruins would put pressure on Chicago the whole third period and make it 2-1 but Chicago would add an empty-net to put the game away and go up 3-2 in the series. Game 6 is on Monday.

Losing Game 5 was not the only bad news for the Bruins as Patrice Bergeron got injured somehow and wound up going to a hospital for observation. After the game, Claude Julien said that Bergeron may or may not play in Game 6. Blackhawks Jonathan Toews was laid out a few times by Bruins players and did not play in some of the second period and did not play in the third period so he also could have been injured during the game.

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Quick game summary
In the first period, Blackhawks Patrick Kane scored, making it 1-0 Blackhawks.

In the second period, Blackhawks Patrick Kane scored again, making it 2-0 Blackhawks.

In the third period, Bruins captain Zdeno Chara scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, making it 2-1. With Bruins Tuukka Rask pulled, Blackhawks Dave Bolland scored an empty-net goal, making it 3-1 and the game would end with that score.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 29 saves on 31 shots. Rask is now 14-7-3 with a 1.83 GAA and a .941 save percentage in the playoffs.

The Bruins led the game in hits 53-22. The Blackhawks led the game in shots 32-25, faceoff wins 33-24 and blocked shots 17-14. The Bruins had no power-plays while the Blackhawks went 0-for-2 on the power-play.

Daniel Paille led the Bruins with 4 shots. Milan Lucic led the Bruins with 8 hits. Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.

Player notes
Kaspars Daugavins was scratched and Carl Soderberg was in the lineup. Soderberg looked good for a player that hasn't played in a real game for weeks. When Bergeron went down, Soderberg replaced Bergeron on his line and played with Jaromir Jagr and Brad Marchand.

Onto the next one
The Blackhawks now lead the series 3-2. Game 6 is on Monday in Boston at 8pm ET.