Morning Box Score: 'Hawks Rally to Even Series

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 8, 2009 2:40PM

The Blackhawks were down to their last minutes (literally) and in danger of falling behind to the Vancouver Canucks three games to one in their Western Conference semifinal, but they rallied late in a thriller to take Game Four 2-1 over the Canucks and send the series back to Vancouver tied at two games each.

After a scoreless first period, Vancouver got on the board with a second period goal. Their 1-0 lead held up until, with 2:44 left in the game, Martin Havlat finally broke through for the 'Hawks with a wrist shot goal to tie the game and force overtime. It didn't take long for the 'Hawks to put the game away then, as Andrew Ladd scored less than three minutes into the extra period to capture the game for the 'Hawks. Overall, the 'Hawks outshot the Canucks 28-15 with Khabibulin stopping 14 shots in goal for the 'Hawks.

Coach Quenneville was cautiously optimistic after the win, saying, "A huge comeback for us. We're right back in the series now. It looked grim, but the enthusiasm was in the right places." Indeed, the 'Hawks have the momentum now going into Saturday night's Game Five in Vancouver. Put on a pot of coffee because the puck drops at 9:30 p.m. Chicago time.