Blackhawks vs. Flyers Game Four Preview <\/strong><\/p>\nGame 3 of the Stanley Cup Final was yet another beauty. End to end action, plenty of hits and a few goals all contributed to what has become a very competitive and entertaining series. Game 4 goes Friday night and if you are one that believes in momentum, you\u2019d have to think that the Philadelphia Flyers are in good shape. <\/p>\n
The Chicago Blackhawks got away from their game a little bit in Game 3, but it may have been more a product of Philadelphia\u2019s play rather than their own. <\/p>\n
The Hawks got outplayed, out chanced and outhit in Game 3 and paid the price both physically and on the score board. The furious forecheck was absent for the Hawks who will need to get back to their aggressive style on Friday night in order to return home with the chance to wrap up the Final. <\/p>\n
Chicago\u2019s Top Line finally generated a goal in the series but it took the beginning of the third period of Game 3 to do so. <\/p>\n
Patrick Kane scored to put the Hawks ahead and he also added an assist. Jonathan Toews also registered his first point of the series, assisting on Kane\u2019s goal. Overall, Chicago\u2019s offense didn\u2019t look that good in Game 3 and the pressure that they were able to generate in the first two games was all but gone. <\/p>\n
Defensively, the Hawks played a decent game. They not only contributed two of the three Hawk goals, but they were responsible for withstanding their second straight third period onslaught. <\/p>\n
Duncan Keith was the most dominant Blackhawk on the ice Wednesday and without Antti Niemi\u2019s stellar play, this game would have been a massacre. <\/p>\n
Two power play goals against turned out to be the difference.