For the next 26 minutes, from 9:57 p.m. Chicago time to 10:23 p.m., the Blackhawks and Kings went up and down and back and forth in what was definitely the most exciting period of NHL hockey in these playoffs. It might have been the best ever, period.
0527_cory_crawford_getty Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford is under investigation by the LAPD after allegedly squirting a heckler in the face with a water bottle during Monday's Game 4 loss to the Kings .
From the drop of the puck, Game 5 between the Blackhawks and Kings had the feeling of a special game. Two of the best teams very much looking like it throughout, Wednesday night's tilt at Chicago's United Center was playoff hockey in its highest form.
For the next 26 minutes, from 9:57 p.m. Chicago time to 10:23 p.m., the Blackhawks and Kings went up and down and back and forth in what was definitely the most exciting period of NHL hockey in these playoffs. It might have been the best ever, period.
The Chicago Blackhawks blew an early lead, but Michal Handzus saved the day as the defending champions knocked off the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 in double overtime on Wednesday night.