Blackhawks Aren't Done Yet

CHICAGO, IL -- What a game.

What started as a bleak outlook and a possible end to the Blackhawks' season turned into a resounding 6-3 win over the Blues.

The Hawks started off relatively strong, with a nice shot from Ladd just four minutes in. The Blues answered not two minutes later, then five minutes after that, giving them a 2-1 lead at the halfway point of the period. And just following that, the Blues scored again.

It looked very, very bleak for the Hawks.

But, someone lit a fire under them, because they came back hot. Anisimov scored four minutes into the second on a power play, which gave us a little hope. It was a while before the Hawks scored again, killing a penalty off in between. It was then turn for van Riemsdyk to finally get his first playoff goal, and as you can tell, he was pretty stoked about it:

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Weise answered right after that, giving the Blackhawks the lead going into the third. But, I, like many other fans, didn't completely count the game over yet. The Blackhawks are notoriously good at giving up a lead.

But, they didn't back down in the third. It took a while, but Shaw came back with a vengeance, scoring in his first game back. Seems to be a tradition with the Hawks.

They killed another penalty, and at about the two minute mark, Hossa scored an empty netter to set the final score at 6-3.

Incredible. There's a reason they're the comeback kids. There's a reason their elimination game record is 13-4.

But, it's not over. The Blues will certainly come back angry in Game 7, but if the Hawks play like they did in the second and third periods tonight on Monday... Well, they might just be the comeback kids again this year.

Game 7 will take place at 8:30pm on Monday, April 25th, at Scottrade Arena in St. Louis. Game. On.

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