Hawks Take Commanding 2-0 Series Lead In Cup Final
Posted May 31, 2010 11:09 pm.
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Marian Hossa and Ben Eager scored 28 seconds apart late in the second period, Antti Niemi had 32 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Monday night for a
2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.
After a wild scoring display when Chicago won the opener 6-5, Game 2 featured tightened-up defences with goalies Niemi and Michael Leighton of the Flyers stepping up.
Then the Blackhawks struck quickly, not once but twice, to send the United Center into a frenzy.
The Flyers, who are in the finals because of their ability to come from behind as they did in erasing a 3-0 deficit against Boston, got right back in the game when Simon Gagne scored as a power play was about to elapse at 5:20 of the final period.
But Niemi fought off a late flurry – 15 of his saves came in the final period when Philadelphia had a 16-4 shots advantage.
Games 3 and 4 will be played in Philadelphia on Wednesday and Friday.
