On Wednesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks showed why they are the best team in the National Hockey League.
Chicago overcame a three-games-to-one series deficit as well as one of the worst calls that you will ever see that would have given them a regulation win, only to come back in overtime on a shot by Brent Seabrook that beat Red Wings' goalie Jimmy Howard and turned the United Center into sheer pandemonium.
With the game tied at one and time running out, Chicago's Niklas Hjalmarsson fired what appeared to be the game-winning goal past Howard and the Madhouse on Madison erupted. But the goal was waved off by the referee along the boards near center ice after Detroit's Kyle Quincy sent Brandon Saad into the Red Wings' bench. Then, in the same motion, Quincy pulled Saad out of the bench and the two of them tumbled onto the ice. A split second later, Hjalmarsson beat Howard on the glove side for the apparent go-ahead goal.
The Blackhawks would have the last laugh, however, and three-and-a-half minutes into overtime, Seabrook got sweet justice for Chicago and the miracle comeback was complete.
Chicago now moves on to take on the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings in the Western Conference finals.
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