The Blackhawks have a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017 with a win against the Oilers in game 4 of Friday’s best-of-five Qualifiers series.
Chicago seized a 2-1 series lead Wednesday with a stunning 4-3 victory. The Blackhawks trailed by a goal late in the third period, but Matthew Highmore tied it with 5:47 remaining, and Jonathan Toews scored the go-ahead goal with 1:16 left.
According to the NHL, teams that win Game 3 after a series is tied 1-1 have gone on to win a best-of-five series 75 percent of the time (21-7).