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Blackhawks rally to stun Tampa Bay in Cup opener
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ALTHOUGH Teuvo Teravainen has been with the Chicago Blackhawks for just a few months, the 20-year-old Finn already fits in perfectly on a veteran club with a knack for big-game greatness.
And when Chicago’s stars couldn’t crack the Tampa Bay Lightning’s defense for the first 53 minutes of the Stanley Cup Final opener, Teravainen stepped up in dramatic fashion to put the Blackhawks on top.
Teravainen and Antoine Vermette scored 1:58 apart late in the third period, and the Blackhawks rallied to stun the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Corey Crawford made 22 saves for the Blackhawks, who opened the final series in their quest for their third NHL title in six seasons with more of the clutch offensive play on which they’ve built a championship team, but they didn’t get it from Jonathan Toews or Patrick Kane this time.
Instead, it was their youngest player, one who was more worried about public speaking than very public scoring.
“When I scored the goal, the first thing (I thought) was, ‘Oh no, I have to go out in the media after the game,’” Teravainen said.
Teravainen scored through traffic with 6:32 to play, and he forced the turnover that led to Vermette’s winner with 4:34 left.
Just like that, the Blackhawks erased Tampa Bay’s home-ice advantage and silenced an Amalie Arena crowd celebrating Tampa Bay’s first trip to the Final since winning the 2004 title.
“It’s pretty amazing,” Teravainen said.
“I know we have a great team. We have a lot of experience, but myself, I’m a young guy here, so I try to bring some energy. Tampa Bay is a really great team. It’s a fast game out there. You have to be ready.”
Game 2 will be played in Tampa tomorrow night.
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