Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks face-off for Game 4 of their Western Conference Final best-of-seven series live from the United Center in Chicago.
Anaheim looks to take further control of the series by jumping out to a 3-1 lead while Chicago hopes to tie the set up on home ice.
These teams split both games in California with the Ducks taking a 4-1 win in Game 1 and the Blackhawks bouncing back with a thrilling 3-2 win in a triple overtime classic in Game 2. When the series shifted to Illinois, Anaheim took a series lead with a gritty 2-1 lead.
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Patrick Maroon and Patrick Kane each scored in the first period in Game 3 and Simon Despres notched his first career playoff goal late in the second stanza as Anaheim held on for a 2-1 victory.
The Ducks have stuck to their game, playing fast when needed and also using their size to get physical.
"We've been doing a good job of that so far," captain Ryan Getzlaf said about the team sticking to their game per NHL.com. "There's been points throughout games where they've hemmed us in, [and] got to their cycle game a little bit more, but, you know, those are points that we have to address and keep doing what we're doing going forward."
Getzlaf has two goals and 14 assists in the playoffs and is tied with Corey Perry (club-best eight tallies, eight helpers) for the team lead with 16 points while Jakub Silfverberg has lit the lamp four times and added nine assists for 13 points. Maroon has five goals and Ryan Kesler has five markers.
The Blackhawks have plenty of experience in the playoffs and will hope to use that to get this series tied up on home ice.
"This game coming up is huge," Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad told NHL.com. "It's pretty much a must-win for us, especially going back to Anaheim (for Game 5), where they have a lot of success. We play well at home. We let one slip away [Thursday] night, so we've got a big one coming up."
Chicago went 0-for-5 on the power play in Game 3 and failed to light the lamp in over nine minutes on the man-advantage.
Kane has led the Blackhawks with eight goals and 14 points while Jonathan Toews has four markers and eight helpers for 12 points and Duncan Keith has two tallies and a team-best nine assists for 11 points. Saad has three goals in the playoffs while Patrick Sharp has four.
In between the pipes, Chicago turns to Corey Crawford and he is 6-3 with a 2.29 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage.
Anaheim counters with Frederik Andersen in the blue paint and he is 10-2 with a 1.75 GAA and a .935 save percentage this postseason.
The Ducks look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead while the Blackhawks hope to nod things up when the puck drops on Game 4 of the Western Conference Final live from the United Center in Chicago as part of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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