The Chicago Blackhawks have an opportunity to raise the Stanley Cup tonight, when they face the Boston Bruins at TD Garden in Boston tonight at 8:00 p.m., in a game that can be live streamed here and will be televised on NBC. Blackhawks fans can tune in to the radio broadcast on WGN 720, while Bruins fans can do the same on 98.5 The Sports Hub.
Injuries are the big story entering this Game 6, with the Bruins facing elimination. They might be without center Patrice Bergeron, while the Blackhawks may have to forge ahead without their captain Jonathan Toews.
Bergeron left Game 5 with what could have been an injury to his spleen, while Toews was checked into a Chicago hospital after taking a brutal shot to the head. There is no word yet from the two tight-lipped coaches, Joel Quenneville of Chicago and Claude Julien of Boston, on the injury statuses of these two critical players.
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, speaking with media said, "It's not the best situation for either team. But it's a tough sport, and injuries happen. When you leave it all out there to help your team win, that's all part of the game."
Patrick Sharp, another of Chicago's stars said, "They're both great players. I think any coach in the league, any player in the league would like to have those guys on their team. They take pride in taking faceoffs, playing well away from the puck, making their linemates better, (they're) both big parts of the locker room. I can't speak for what Boston is dealing with, with Bergeron. I know I don't need to say much about Jonathan. I think everyone knows what we think of him in our locker room. Hopefully we can have him back for (Monday)."
If those two players miss Game 6, expect the offenses of both teams to sputter a bit more than usual, and for the goaltending to be at a premium with struggling offenses. Rask, in particular, needs another shipment of the magic dust he had powering him through most of the postseason and early in the Finals.
He has given up nine goals in the last two games. Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford was hearing whispers of a benching, but held Boston to one goal in Game 5 and appears safe in terms of remaining on the ice.
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