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Ducks Find Killer Instinct to Hold onto Critical Game 5 Win over Blackhawks

Sometimes you have to lose something to discover something else.

A puzzled look came across coach Bruce Boudreau’s face in the dying seconds of regulation. Words that perfectly suited that look of bewilderment followed after Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews scored an ugly goal against his Anaheim Ducks to send the game to overtime.

“How did that go in?” I saw Boudreau mouth as the CBC cameras panned the bench. His Ducks had given up leads of 3-0 and 4-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 5 on Monday night, landing in overtime for a third time in the series.