Blackhawks Win! Blackhawks Win! Blackhawks Win!
Here's a stone cold fact: If you missed Game 6 in Philadelphia you'd better have a damn good reason. I'm so glad I have this game saved on my DISH Network DVR!
The only thing better than overtime hockey in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals would be overtime hockey in Game 7. The Chicago Blackhawks ensured there'd be no need for a Game 7 when Patrick Kane scored the Cup-winning goal at the 4:06 mark of the extra frame, crushing the Philadelphia Flyers and their fans on home ice.
The scoring in Game 6 was fast, furious, and often, and went back and forth like a tennis match. Chicago hit the scoreboard first when Dustin Byfuglien dumped in his 11th of the playoffs at the 16:49 mark of the 1st period. The Flyers answered 3 minutes later when Scott Hartnell dropped one in with 0:27 seconds left in the period. Both goals were on the power play.
The Flyers jumped ahead in the 2nd, but Chicago was not to be denied. They scored the matching goal at the 9:58 mark, and the go-ahead goal at 17:43. The lone goal in the 3rd came in the waning minutes of the game when Scott Hartnell scored his 2nd goal of the game at the 16:01 mark. Flyer fans erupted into a deafening roar as the wrapped the period and crossed their fingers for overtime.
All I can say is props to the Flyers for making it a great series, and for goaltender Michael Leighton for stepping up. It's doubtful any keeper in the league – today or yesterday – could have stopped Kane's goal. No one saw it, including the refs, for several seconds.
Congrats to the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks. You played an awesome series from start to finish and only poor sports could say you didn't earn it or deserve it. Check back each month during the off-season for the latest in team news, rules changes, and anything else I can think to write about. Now, to my DISH Network DVR to watch it all over again!
