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Teravainen rescues Blackhawks with first playoff goal

A three-goal lead had slipped away and the Chicago Blackhawks looked to be reeling.

Teuvo Teravainen picked that moment to make his first big impact in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Teravainen, the 18th pick in the 2012 NHL Draft and playing in only his third postseason game, stunned goaltender Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild when he fired a puck from along the left-wing boards that found its way into the net with 58.2 seconds left in the second period.

The first goal of Teravainen's playoff career proved decisive as the Blackhawks defeated the Wild 4-3 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Second Round on Friday, their seventh straight playoff win against Minnesota over the past three years.