NHL playoffs 2015: Ducks take Game 3 to go up 2-1

By the time the final frame began, the effects of the Game 2 marathon were starting to sink in as the pace of play began lagging. Chicago couldn’t muster enough offensive potency to tie the game again, and Anaheim escaped with a 2-1 win and a 2-1 series lead.

Perry has spent most of the spring terrorizing opposing netminders in front of the net and scoring in dirty areas. Rare is the playoff game that Perry doesn’t score off a tip-in while screening the goalie. His pestering ways resulted in Maroon’s oopening goal and Despres’ go-ahead goal in the second.

Concussions and the effects they have on an athlete’s brain is an important topic in the sports realm these days. The NHL has spent the last few years addressing hits that target players’ heads, but Bettman was asked on Thursday about the topic nonetheless.

CTE stands for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that has been found in over 50 deceased former NFL players. The NFL was recently sued by over 4,500 former players who alleged the league had concealed a link between playing football and brain damage. That case was settled for $765 million. The NHL is mired in a similar lawsuit filed by 29 players in February.

And the other side:

What an awesome way to show national pride. Remember, everyone: Lego comes from Denmark, and so do really, really cool hockey players.

Chicago hosts its first game of the series after a Game 2 win that lasted nearly an hour into overtime before finishing. It was the longest game of the postseason so far, and whether fatigue will play any factor is a question that must be answered.

The loss was just Anaheim’s second of the playoffs, and came in a game that they dominated for long periods of time. Letting games slip away hasn’t been their mindset this spring; they’ve only lost one game when leading after two periods.