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Blackhawks Fight Back, Even Stanley Cup Finals At 2-2

Brandon Saad put the Blackhawks ahead for good in the third period and his teammates held off a frantic late push from the Lightning to even the Stanley Cup Finals at two games apiece.

 width=Following an offensive zone faceoff win, Saad drove the puck up the left side and moved in on net. He lost the puck while traversing across the crease, but recovered it and backhanded a shot through Vasilevskiy's pads for a 2-1 lead at 6:22 of the third period.

Corey Crawford provided a solid performance in net, making 24 saves to lift Chicago to a victory over Tampa Bay in Game 4 at United Center on Wednesday night.

Jonathan Toews scored his first goal of the series for the Blackhawks, who improved to 4-0 in Game 4s and 8-2 at home this postseason.

Alex Killorn provided the Lightning's lone marker and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots during a surprise playoff start, the first of his career, in place of an injured Ben Bishop, who is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

Vasilevskiy became the sixth goaltender to make their first playoff start in the Stanley Cup Finals.

The first four games of the Finals have been decided by one goal for the first time since 1968, when Montreal swept St. Louis.

The best-of-seven series will continue Saturday with Game 5 at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay.

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