BRYAN BICKELL AND Dave Bolland scored just 17 seconds apart in the waning moments of the third period as the Chicago Blackhawks stunned Boston 3-2 to capture their fifth Stanley Cup title in franchise history.
Bickell scored his ninth goal of the post-season with 76 seconds left in regulation to tie it 2-2 after Chicago had pulled goaltender Corey Crawford for an extra attacker.
Bolland then capped the epic comeback by hammering home the winner at 19:01 of the final period for the Hawks, who took the first ever Stanley Cup final series between the two Original Six teams four games to two.
“This is a sweet way to finish it off,” Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said.
Chicago forward Patrick Kane was named MVP of the playoffs as he led the Blackhawks with nine goals and 19 points in 23 games.
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The Blackhawks can add this trophy to championships they won in 1934, 1938, 1961 and 2010. They celebrated in their dressing room Monday by pouring Champagne into the Cup and drinking out of it.
Boston led 2-1 with just over a minute left in the third and appeared to be heading to a victory and a deciding game seven on Wednesday when the wheels fell off. “Toughest for sure,” said Boston coach Claude Julien. “When it’s a little over a minute left and you have a chance for a game seven.”
Kane was also the hero for Chicago in 2010, scoring the overtime winner on the road as the ‘Hawks beat Philadelphia in six games to snap a 49-year Stanley Cup drought. “This is the best year of my life playing with these guys,” Kane said.
You are down 2-1 in the last minute and you come through with a 3-2 win it is unbelievable. We just wanted to get the puck in their end, try and get a shot on net and crash the net and see what happens. It is a great feeling.”
All I’m hoping for is a good quality match, with little to no malicious play or no play acting. And also for Engerland to lose like 3-0…
@Tomás O’Loughlin: great match… it your wish had gone..england are up…nice goal as well..
@Tomás O’Loughlin: 2 0 looks like football coming home
I’m supporting our neighbours, after all i tune in to UK football for the winter.
@RJ: are you interested in investing in property in Florida?
@Alan Carmody: 1200 a month profit sounds good
@bmul: just dm me your bank login details, I’ll take care of the rest: easy money!
@Alan Carmody: Alan, go stick on some porn for yourself lad, u seem board.
@RJ: cardboard?
C’mon Sweeden,
Ikea will pack England into a nice little box and send them home tonight
@ianglen: hope so!
If it wasn’t for the lunacy of the English media then I wouldn’t begrudge them a win at all
@Kian: what are you doing reading English media?
@Steve Monk: umm…reading English media…why?
@Steve Monk: what media do you ingest Steve. Any papers?
@Jonny Chip: a strict diet of TG4 and RTÉ radio 1 for him I’d say
@Jonny Chip: English because I’m English.
@Steve Monk: and of course Irish media because I live and have a family here. I would never though bemoan Irish media because of how much they go on, let’s say, about Irish rugby. I do of course understand a dislike of other nations teams and I’m still working hard on getting my son on supporting England but as he tells me, it ain’t gonna happen.
@Steve Monk: why are you consuming irish media by being on the journal then if you are english?? your logic not mine
@Generation Snowflake: no we complain about their absolute certainty of victory every 4 years.
Is it coming home?
@Niall O’Shea: no, brazil are out.
@Niall O’Shea: it moved to France a while back but doesn’t want to go back coz brexit :P
@Kian: ohhhhh topical! :) nice
@Niall O’Shea: looking like it, fair play to our neighbours
sweden wont trouble england
@Just Some Guy: @ianglen: England will be sick after this hurdy gurdy ride.
@Just Some Guy: sick with delight?
@Matt Connolly: joy pukes
Another penalty shootout?
Sweden make the way Ireland play football look attractive
@Turk Oneeighttwo: It wouldn’t be hard.
Some difference in standard between this game and yesterday‘s games.
By jaysus sweden are terrible. How did they get so far? Glad england scored just to open up the game.
Sterling seems to be Sweden’s best player, he has done everything to keep the score down.
Pity the England player’s. Every tournament the media and fan’s create an absolute frenzy. Ridiculous. Maybe if they had of won a decent group and knocked out a decent Colombia. Any way’s refreshing to see the way Southgate has them bonded as a group. Swedan on pens for me .
@A Right Pair Of King’s !: it’ll be a draw I’d say, hard to call after that but hopefully victory will be Swede.
@Alan Carmody: Difficult for sure. I couldn’t pick as i had no luck predictions wise this world cup. Asked my 11 year old son he said 2 nil Kane first goal. 14/1. 5 euro. Last if big spenders i know but a win is a win i suppose.
was wondering how Ireland would have looked in the tournament now I know after watching Sweden
Pity England persit with side wards backwards henderson other than that I really hope they win this one come on England
@Back pass: Actually having a good tournament. More pass accuracy than any other midfielder. Sidewards or backwards, once not going into stands it’s ok. He even has better stats than Pogba and he is playing in some squad. Now stat blew me away.
@Nucky: Intriguing input. Than you.
@Nucky: you don’t really like the truth or facts do you?
@PATO DUNNE: Ignore him. I reported his many intriguing inputs. 42 will respond. Allegedly.
@A Right Pair Of King’s !: You’d be lost without Pogba and Lukaku
@John Connolly: How, i suoport Liverpool. Hard luck.
@A Right Pair Of King’s !: You’ve talked about the pair of them enough last season
@A Right Pair Of King’s !: How come you haven’t made any comments since Liverpool lost the champions league final
@John Connolly: Whatever. Im still enjoying the comment’s regarding the 09 and 11 finals.
@A Right Pair Of King’s !: Ha ha ha,you can’t even support your team when they lose but I suppose you made a clown out of yourself leading up to the final you had to go into hiding
@A Right Pair Of King’s !: Are you not able to answer why you disappeared after Liverpool lost the final
0 – 0 90 minutes 7/1
Well done lads
Oh god if England win, we’ll have to listen to Frank Skinner sing again. Poxy voice.
@Ciaran O’Brien: sing what?
Nice set piece. It doesn’t say much about the level and f football being played but goes to show what a little preparation can do.
Jaysus Sweden are W@nk
All these bitter anti British idiots on here saying that the English media will be unbearable if the win the Cup.
Are they forgetting were gave our returning losers an open top bus through the city and a party in the park
Ah lads, Sweden. What the…??
Safe to say the eventual World Cup winners aren’t coming from this match.
The footballs coming home boyz…whether we like it or not
Hope all the naysayers care watching
Sweet divine how bad are Sweden
Mother of God how brutal are Swedan. Praying the Croatia game is decent. Thank God the GAA is on tomorrow. Jesus wept that was hard to watch.
Sterling is a cod Rashford would have had a hat trick by now with those chances
@Nucky: Of course he would. That’s why he starts every game for England and Man United. Dear God your knowledge of the game is on a par with a 6 year old.
Sweden v Switzerland game was brutal so England have an easy win me thinks.. France or Belgium could very possibly win this year..
Pickford is becoming very easy to dislike. 2 good saves in the 2nd & he gets up & is shouting his head off. Understandable if defenders are being lazy but both times attackers were under pressure…..You’re a keeper, your job is to make saves so shut up or the spotlight will be on him more when he makes a mistake.
@mmk: your a keeper you’re job is to organise your defence. Good keepers are generally shouting at their defenders
@ed w: so shouting is organising? Great way to communicate! The defenders were doing their jobs, shots are going to come in, but they were under pressure. If you’re just constantly shouting it just becomes noise, people tend to ignore noise.
The English fans with their fcuking brass band are insufferable! Jesus, the same thing over and over and over again!
@Generation Snowflake: Nope…pretty sure I’d hate it if it was Irish fans too!
Harry Wilson = baller
My God Sweden are useless.
@Martin McKenna: two poor teams.
Well done England…Sun Beer And Football…..oh wait im in the maternity
Oh god, nooooooooooo