The Boston Bruins dropped an intense Game 4 that allowed the Chicago Blackhawks to even up the Stanley Cup Finals at two games each. Tonight at 8:00 p.m., they return home to the United Center and will try to take a pivotal Game 5 that would put them in the driver's seat. The game will be televised on NBC and can be live streamed here. Blackhawks fans can listen to the game on WGN 720, while Bruins fans can do the same at 98.5 The Sports Hub.
The two coaches in this series, Joel Quenneville for Chicago and Claude Julien for Boston, have each been credited with momentum-shifting moves that have tilted the series. The latest move was by Quenneville, inserting Jonathan Toews back on the same line with Patrick Sharp.
"They've got a role to play, just like we do as players," Sharp said on Friday. "Ultimately it's going to be decided on the ice, but our coaching staff, the Bruins as well, they have a lot to say with what goes on."
More importantly than coaching maneuvers was the Blackhawks' ability to finally rip the puck past Bruins' goalie Tuukka Rask. Rask gave up six goals in three periods and part of an overtime, but still managed 41 saves.
Chicago's goaltender, Corey Crawford, was lit up for five goals on 33 shots and has observers wondering about a "weak" glove hand. When asked about his struggles Crawford said, "Last series they were talking about my blocker," said Crawford. "Both sides are bad, I guess. They've shot there a lot more than blocker side. I can't start thinking about that. You get into trouble thinking they're going to shoot glove."
Crawford said he is not going to make any drastic changes in his game, though, because he wants to avoid over-thinking. "Have a short memory. There were obviously some goals I wasn't too happy with. I'm never happy with any goals, but a couple more than the others," he said. "I don't know if there's an adjustment to make. Just go out there, read and react."
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