Associated Press



They’ll try to wrap it up at Boston on Monday.

In a series that’s seen three games go to overtime, this one had its tense moments and both teams were without star players down the stretch.



The Blackhawks still had enough to get by, with Kane scoring in each of the first two periods. Now Chicago is one win away from the title, while the Bruins will need to force a seventh game if they’re going to keep their hopes alive for a second Cup in three seasons.

Boston’s Zdeno Chara cut it to one less than four minutes into the third after David Krejci centered the puck from behind the net. Chara, who has one league’s hardest shots, unleashed a bullet from the left circle that sailed past Corey Crawford’s glove to make it 2-1 with 16:20 remaining.
