Blackhawks Vs. Canucks Score: Roberto Luongo Pulled; Chicago Leads, 5-0

It’s been a rough two games for Roberto Luongo and Thursday night he picked up right where he left off in Game 4. Luongo has struggled in net for the Vancouver Canucks, allowing six goals in Game 4 before allowing three first-period goals in Game 5. And in the second period, the Chicago Blackhawks onslaught continued with two more goals early to put the Canucks in a 5-0 hole.

After Luongo surrendered his fourth goal of the night, the second to Marian Hossa, Vancouver chose to go in a different direction, bringing Cory Schneider a look. It took Hossa all of 1:26 seconds to put the Blackhawks up 4-0, ending Luongo’s day. Patrick Sharp and Bryan Bickell got the assists.

Schneider didn’t fare much better, giving up another goal just three minutes after entering the game. It was another repeat offender as Duncan Keith scored his second goal of the night to put the Blackhawks in front, 5-0.

Chicago did receive some bad news midway through the period as Ben Smith was forced to leave with an apparent knee injury. Smith collided with a Canuck and the two appeared to knock knees, leaving him wobbly and unable to continue. Smith headed to the locker room right away, walking off on his own power. Smith returned later in the period and was welcomed back with a bone-crushing hit into the boards.

The period appeared to be headed for a quiet close before an elbow at the horn erupted into a line-brawl as the Canucks and Blackhawks went at it full-bore bedhind the Vancouver net. Alexander Elder threw an elbow to the head, the Blackhawks took exception, and rightfully so, and the fight was on.

With the game out of control on the scoreboard and tempers flaring, the third period should be interesting, to say the least. It’s all but over as the Blackhawks lead the Canucks, 5-0.

For more on this game, head over to Nucks Misconduct for Vancouver coverage or Second City Hockey and SB Nation Chicago for Blackhawks coverage.