Chicago sweeps San Jose, advances to Stanley Cup Finals
The Chicago Blackhawks rallied from a two-goal deficit on Sunday, ratcheting up the intensity to seize control in a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks to propel them to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992. The win gave the Blackhawks a shocking sweep of the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed.
Chicago trailed 2-0 in the second period before storming back to tie it up. Then, on the power play with under six minutes remaining in regulation, Dustin Byfuglien put in a shot in front of the net to give the Blackhawks the game-winner. They later knocked in an empty-netter. Byfuglien’s goal was his third game-winner of the playoffs.
Chicago will now have a chance to end the longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history. The franchise has gone 47 years since it last hoisted the cup. It will play the winner of the Philadelphia-Montreal series.
Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau scored in defeat for the Sharks.
