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The Game 4 victory came thanks to Patrick Kane, who gave them a 4-3 overtime win with this beautiful overtime winner.
Bryan Bickell scored to tie the game back up four minutes later, leading to sudden death overtime, where the Blues died suddenly.
With that, the series shifts back to St. Louis for Game 5, and suddenly, all's the pressure on the Blues. The Chicago Blackhawks had to go into overtime, but they won an epic battle with the St. Louis Blues and tied their first-round series at two games apiece.
Chicago earned its 4-3 victory when Patrick Kane scored his second goal of the game in overtime. Kane blew a low shot by St. Louis goalie Ryan Miller on the short side to end the game at the 11:17 mark of the first overtime period.
The Blues will host the fifth game at the Scottrade Center on Friday night.
Patrick Kane had his shot all along. Kane scored his second goal of the game at 11:17 of overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 to even their first-round playoff series at two games.
"Special player. Kane, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP last season, also had a shot go off the crossbar earlier in overtime.
"He's a dangerous player," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. Game 5 of the best-of-7 series will be Friday night in St. Louis.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals for the Blues, and Miller finished with 30 stops. Maxim Lapierre also scored his first goal of the series.
"We won our two games at home. We came were and played good hockey.
Now we've got to focus, regroup and play good hockey in St. Louis again."
Backes hasn't played since he absorbed a big hit from Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook in the third period of St. Louis' 4-3 overtime victory Saturday.
Morrow missed the final three games of the regular season with a foot injury. He played in Games 1 and 3 against the Blackhawks.
It was the Blackhawks' second power-play goal in 17 opportunities for the series.
Defenseman Johnny Oduya made a beautiful cross-ice pass to a streaking Kane, who shot it over Miller's glove for his second of the series.
St. Louis appeared to be in big trouble before Kane committed a delay of game penalty with 1:16 left in the second, giving the Blues an opening. Just seven seconds into the resulting power play, Tarasenko beat a screened Crawford for his third goal of the series.
It was the Blues' second power-play goal in 21 chances in the series.
