Chicago 3, Vegas 1
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, August 16, 2020
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Jon McIsaac, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Corey Crawford made 48 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided elimination with a 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their Western Conference first-round series on Sunday in Edmonton.
Drake Caggiula, Matthew Highmore and Alex DeBrincat scored for Chicago, which trails 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Shea Theodore scored and Robin Lehner made 22 saves for top-seeded Vegas.
The Blackhawks took their first lead of the series on Caggiula's goal at 4:08 of the first period.
After the Blackhawks dumped the puck into the Vegas zone, Chicago defenseman Olli Maatta reached it first. He made a quick no-look backhand pass from behind the goal line to Caggiula, who was alone in front of the net for the one-timer.
Chicago made it 2-0 at 13:40 of the first when Highmore brought the puck just below the goal line and then banked a shot off Lehner's mask and into the net. It appeared Lehner tried to use his mask to deflect the puck wide of the near post.
With an assist on Highmore's goal, Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith passed Bobby Hull for sole possession of fifth place in franchise history for playoff assists (68).
Vegas came back 18 seconds after Highmore's goal and cut the deficit to 2-1 on Theodore's slap shot from the point.
Crawford made a save and Vegas forward Ryan Reaves retrieved the puck near the goal line. He banked a pass back to defenseman Alec Martinez, who sent the puck over to Theodore for the one-timer.
DeBrincat scored into an empty net with 11 seconds left to make it 3-1.
Crawford made 16 saves in the second period to help maintain the one-goal lead and 11 more in the third before DeBrincat's goal.
Crawford came in with a 13-5 record when facing elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with a .918 save percentage and 2.39 goals-against average.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Vegas |
|
Chicago |
|
Shea Theodore 1 |
Points |
Drake Caggiula 1 |
|
Shea Theodore 1 |
Goals |
Drake Caggiula 1 |
|
Alec Martinez 1 |
Assists |
Kirby Dach 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Robin Lehner .917 |
Save Percentage |
Corey Crawford .980 |
|
Robin Lehner 22 |
Saves |
Corey Crawford 48 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Vegas
|
49 |
1 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
30 |
| Chicago
|
25 |
3 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .484 after a win and .436 after a loss.
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Vegas will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Golden Knights have a W/L % of .564 after a win and .531 after a loss.
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