Hopefully everyone stocked up on alcohol and Band-Aids ahead of this Stanley Cup Final series between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning. You’ll probably need the former to calm your nerves and the latter to cover your bitten-to-shreds fingernails, both a result of watching these teams play for the game’s ultimate prize.
We expected a fast-paced, exciting series, and Game 1 indicated we won’t be disappointed. The Bolts may have sacrificed a goat to the Energizer Bunny ahead of this game, because they came out impressively fast. But aside from a fluky goal featuring some strong hand-eye coordinator from Alex Killorn, Tampa was silenced by great goaltending from Corey Crawford.