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“It was past the midway point of the third overtime,” NHL.com’s Dan Rosen writes.
“Wednesday night was turning into Thursday morning. Legs were wobbly, mental toughness was being challenged and physical exhaustion was the norm.
“The Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins had to fight through it all to determine a winner in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Both sides figured it was going to take one of those greasy, dirty goals to end the night at United Center.
“It wasn’t going to be a pretty one,” Blackhawks center Dave Bolland said.
“He was right – and it came off the leg of a guy who typically scores ugly goals.
Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw scored a double-deflection goal off his right leg 12:08 into the third overtime to give Chicago a come-from-behind 4-3 win in triple overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.”
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“Game 1 proved to be a match for the ages,” Jeff Z. Klein writes for the New York Times.
“Beginning on Wednesday night, the contest did not end until 1 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, when a shot by the Blackhawks’ Michal Rozsival was deflected first by the stick of Dave Bolland, then by the knee of Andrew Shaw, and sailed past Boston goalie Tuukka Rask at 12 minutes 8 seconds of the third overtime period. Shaw’s goal gave Chicago a 4-3 victory.
“It was the longest game of the 2013 season, and the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup finals history. The game’s time of 112:08 fell just short of the 113:50 of Game 3 of the 1931 finals, when the Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1.”
More stats:
“Joel Quenneville, the Chicago coach, pointed out that the teams played almost two full games, and the statistics showed it. Rask stopped 59 of 63 shots, and Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford turned aside 51 of 54 shots. In all, the Blackhawks attempted 132 shots to Boston’s 85.
“The Bruins blocked 40 Chicago shots, led by defenseman Dennis Seidenberg, with 9, and Andrew Ference, with 8. Ference had a game-high 10 hits, while three Blackhawks had nine apiece. Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith led all skaters with 48:40 of ice time, and Seidenberg was next at 48:36.
“Chicago forward Marian Hossa led all shooters with 10 shots on goal, followed by the Chicago rookie Brandon Saad, who had nine. The teams took 114 face-offs, with the Bruins winning 58 and the Blackhawks winning 56. The exhausted Blackhawks took two penalties during overtime for too many men on the ice.”
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See also:
ESPNBoston: Bruins Let Hawks Off Hook In Game 1.
Tribune: Crawford Comes Up Big In Overtime.
ESPNChicago: Hawks’ Depth Players Make The Difference.
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Noted:
Mick Jagger Supports The Blackhawks.
Mick Jagger Is Rooting For The Bruins.
Next week he’ll be rooting for the Flyers.
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Posted on June 13, 2013