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Blackhawks answer Flyers' attack to maintain large lead in Game 5Hockey Betting Lines06/06/2010 - Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dustin Byfuglien scored his first goal of the Stanley Cup Finals with 4:15 left in the second period to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 5-2 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers after 40 minutes of play in a pivotal Game 5 at United Center. Byfuglien is having his best game of the series -- which is currently tied at two games apiece -- adding two assists for the Blackhawks, whose power play has become lethal after looking lethargic for the first four games of the series. Chicago's man advantage unit went 1-for-9 from Games 1 through 4, but is 2-for-4 in Game 5. Meanwhile, a Flyers power play that went 5-for-16 in the first four contests is 0-for-2 on Sunday. Kris Versteeg and Brent Seabrook have added a goal and an assist apiece for the 'Hawks, who are looking to continue a trend of the home team winning each game in this series. Patrick Kane also scored in the second period, while Dave Bolland tallied in the opening frame. Antti Niemi, who allowed eight goals in Games 3 and 4 in Philadelphia, has allowed two goals on 17 shots, but made several spectacular stops on a Flyers power play that maintained a two-goal advantage for the hosts. Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen scored for the Flyers, who were unable to cut into their first-period deficit. After Michael Leighton allowed three goals on 13 shots in the opening 20 minutes, Philadelphia went to Brian Boucher, who stopped 6-of-8 shots in the middle period. The Flyers, who had only four scoring chances in the first to Chicago's 16, showed some life in the opening minute of the second period. Ville Leino took a feed from Danny Briere after a broken play in the Blackhawks' zone and shoved it toward Niemi from down low. The puck squirted loose, and Hartnell slammed it home 32 seconds into the frame. The 'Hawks, though, came right back with goal No. 4. Andrew Ladd skated into the Philadelphia zone with the puck and tried to send it past Chris Pronger, who deflected it back to Ladd. Armed again with the puck, Ladd sent it across the ice to Kane, who was all alone and deposited the disc into the wide-open net at 3:13. The Flyers, as they have all playoffs, refused to go away, cutting its deficit to two again. A scrum in front of the net saw Niemi go low to the ground to protect the bottom portion of the net. The puck squirted out to Timonen, who fired a perfect shot from the slot into the top left corner of the net at 4:38 for a 4-2 contest. The visitors gained a power play nearly midway through the period, and the Flyers had several good opportunities to make it a one-goal game. Niemi was able to stick out his right pad to deny Mike Richards off a perfect pass from Simon Gagne, and Leino was unable to tip in another pass in front of the net toward the end of the power play. Just as the man advantage expired, Chicago skated into Philadelphia's zone on a 2-on-1, but Boucher was able to stop a Jonathan Toews shot from the slot. The Blackhawks were able to regain a three-goal advantage after Pronger was called for a hooking penalty. Each of the five players on the ice touched the puck in the sequence, which ended with Toews dishing a feed to the mouth of the crease for Byfuglien, who tipped it into the net for his first goal of the series at 15:45. In the early minutes, it was all Chicago. Philadelphia defenseman Braydon Coburn committed a turnover at his own blue line within the first 90 seconds, and Byfuglien recovered it for the 'Hawks and drove toward the net. Coburn and Leighton were able to cut off the angle and prevent the goal. The Blackhawks also got the first power play after Lukas Kraijcek was called for cross-checking at 2:50. Chicago created several good shots, but many of the attempts sailed wide of the net. After the hosts recorded six of the first seven shots on net, the Flyers went on the power play after a cross-check call on Bolland with 10:45 to go in the frame. Despite the advantage, it seemed as though the 'Hawks had as many chances as the Flyers during the two-minute stretch, which went without a goal. A second after Bolland's infraction expired, Hartnell was called for high-sticking, and the Blackhawks took advantage of the opportunity. Versteeg held the puck behind the Philadelphia net and dished it out to Seabrook in the left circle. Seabrook waited and fired a shot that deflected off Pronger's skate and into the left side of the net at 12:17. Chicago kept the pressure on and increased its lead with 4:34 left in the frame. With the 'Hawks maintaining possession with a delayed penalty waiting on Philadelphia, Bolland shoveled the puck from behind the net off Leighton's skate and in for a 2-0 lead. The Flyers' best chance came almost by mistake. With 3 1/2 minutes left, Jeff Carter sent a harmless shot toward the net from just inside the blue line. The disc bounced off a Chicago player and slid just wide of Niemi, who was out of position. The Blackhawks, though, kept pouring it on and were again rewarded. Versteeg skated in on a 3-on-2 and cut back to the top of the slot, firing a wrist shot past a screened Leighton with 1:45 left for a commanding 3-0 cushion.
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