The Chicago Blackhawks will host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday in Game 6 of their NHL Stanley Cup Finals 2015 series, with the Blackhawks having the chance to end things here and finally claim the title after a dramatic postseason. However, the Lightning will be going all out to get a road win that would push this Stanley Cup Finals to a winner takes all Game 7.
This big NHL Stanley Cup 2015 Game 6 match up between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackhawks has a scheduled start time of 8 p.m. ET, and takes place from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The game can be watched on TV on the NBC network, but can also be watched online through live stream via the link below.
The Blackhawks' reward for winning Game 5 on the road in Tampa Bay is that they now have the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup in front of their home fans in Game 6 on Monday night. A win would see them claim the title for the third time in the past six years, which would be an unbelievable feat. However, it would be wrong to write off Tampa Bay at this stage, and they know they have what it takes to get a road win in Chicago, having already done so in this series.
The Lightning are the lesser experienced team in this Stanley Cup Final, and at the important moments perhaps that is what has shone through, as the Blackhawk, with all their experience in high pressure Playoffs situations over the past few years has seen them claim wins in tight games.
Tampa Bay are also dealing with a number of injuries and that will not help them as they look to drag the Blackhawks all the way to a Game 7.
If the Lightning do manage to claim a road win Monday, then just as it was for the Blackhawks in Game 5, their reward will be that they will have the opportunity to win the Stanley Cup in front of their home fans in Game 7, which is scheduled to take place in Tampa Bay.
But they must overcome a number of hurdles on top of the Blackhawks - Ben Bishop is dealing with what many are claiming is a groin injury, also Nikita Kucherov departed the ice in Game 5 and was unable to return after crashing into a post, and center Tyler Johnson is believed to have a broken finger, which has meant he has been unable to take part in face-offs.
All things added up, it seems that this Stanley Cup Final may be a series too far for the Lightning. However, if they can claim an unlikely win here on Monday, no one will be able to say they don't deserve their chance at claiming the title in Game 7.
Monday's big Game 6 in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals 2015 takes place from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, and has a start time of 8 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on TV on the NBC network, but can also be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
