Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks take the ice at the United Center in Chicago for Game 3 of their best-of-seven Western Conference Final series as part of the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Anaheim looks to secure a huge road win to take its second lead of the series after splitting at home while Chicago hopes to jump out to its first lead after taking home-ice away from their opponents with a Game 2 win.
The Ducks took a 1-0 series lead at the Honda Center with a 4-1 victory in Game 1 and the Blackhawks bounced back with a wild victory in Game 2 in triple overtime that ended with a 3-2 final.
Game 3 can be live streamed for free here.
Marcus Kruger tipped in the game-winning goal at 16:12 of the third overtime period to end the longest playoff game in Blackhawks franchise history and tie the series up 1-1 on Tuesday night.
It appeared as though the game was over in the second extra frame when Andrew Shaw found the back of the net, but it was ruled a non-goal after a replay due to him illegally head-butting it in.
Shaw and Marian Hossa each scored power play goals to stake Chicago to a 2-0 lead, but Anaheim roared back on tallies from Andrew Cogliano in the first period and Corey Perry in the second stanza, causing the game to go to triple overtime.
The Ducks lost at home for just the first time in the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 2 and it was just their second defeat of the postseason overall. Anaheim will look to bounce back as the series shifts to Illinois.
"I think our mindset this whole playoff has been just to push forward, do what we need to do, get prepared for the next game," Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf said via NHL.com. "No matter what the outcome is the one before, it's about the next one now. You know, never once did we think we were going to sweep the Chicago Blackhawks. We lost one. Now we've just got to prepare again."
Perry and Getzlaf have been a great 1-2 punch for the Ducks throughout the playoffs. Perry is second in the NHL with eight goals and 16 points this postseason while Getzlaf is second on the club with 14 points off of two tallies and a league-best 12 helpers. Jakub Silfverberg also has double digit points (13) off of four markers and nine assists.
The Blackhawks went to multiple overtimes on two occasions against the Nashville Predators, so as they return home they believe they'll have the energy needed to compete in a pivotal Game 3.
"I think considering the way we played, we know there's a lot more in the tank," captain Jonathan Toews told NHL.com. "I think we're excited to get back to home ice, to try to get them on their heels a little bit more, find the excitement [and] that energy we've had in our own building."
Toews (four goals, eight assists) is second on the team with 12 points, one shy of Patrick Kane, who has 13 on a team-best seven goals and six helpers. Duncan Keith paces the team with nine assists and has found the twine twice for 11 points.
In between the pipes, Chicago turns to Corey Crawford and he is 6-2 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage after stopping 60 of 62 shots faced in Game 2.
Anaheim counters with Frederik Andersen in the crease and he yielded three goals on 56 shots last game and is 9-2 in these playoffs with a 1.81 GAA and a .933 save percentage.
It's a huge swing game when the puck drops on the Ducks and Blackhawks live tonight from the United Center in Chicago as part of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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