Blackhawks Vs. Canucks Score: Shorthanded Goal Sends Game 7 To Overtime

Folks, if you don’t love hockey after the first 60 minutes of Game 7 in this Western Conference Quarterfinal series, then there is simply no helping you. A penalty shot, ridiculous saves, a shorthanded goal, and now ... an overtime. After three periods, the Chicago Blackhawks have miraculously tied the Vancouver Canucks, 1-1 at Rogers Arena.

In a myth-making performance, Corey Crawford may have shone brightest in the third. Alex Burrows found himself behind the defense early in the period. Duncan Keith had to haul him down and force a penalty shot. Burrows broke in, went low blocker, but got stopped by Crawford’s pad. 21 seconds into the third period, it may have been what saved the Blackhawks’ playoff lives.

From there, Crawford was even more ridiculous. A goal line stand on three Vancouver tries, followed by a gravity-defying glove save on Ryan Kesler mid-way through the period kept it alive still. Save after save after save, Crawford may have made his name tonight in front of what is likely one of the largest first round playoff television audiences ever. He’s made 34 saves so far, and they’re all huge.

After a hard-fought third period, Duncan Keith had to hook at Burrows again, hurting his chances on a 2-on-0 that ended up fizzling anyway. The Blackhawks, of all the unlikely things, chose this chance to finally strike. Marian Hossa and Johnathan Toews came up 2-on-2. Toews found Hossa with an open angle. Luongo stopped the first shot, and then Toews, being pushed to the ice, somehow got a shot off and put it past Luongo to tie the game. If Jonathan Toews ever makes the Hockey Hall of Fame, you will see that goal every night for years. At 18:04 of the period, Toews struck for the first time in the series.

The Blackhawks killed off the rest of the penalty. They have tied the game and now we are going to OT. It has been an unbelievable Game 7. Stay tuned.