"He doesn't seem to have a heartbeat. He's so calm. He's Finnish cold."
"He's one of the most talented guys I see, watching him every day," Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa said of Teuvo Teravainen.
"But coming to this team, there are so many skilled players, they decided that instead of playing only a few minutes they put him on a minor team so he could play lots of minutes. Obviously, it's paying off. He's playing with such confidence.
Teravainen scored his third goal of the postseason to tie the game at 13:28 and then set up the game-winner. He was in and out of the lineup in the regular season and has been a healthy scratch a few times in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but the 20-year-old has steadily improved this spring and is evolving into the type of player his elite prospect status suggested.
That's Corey Masisak, NHL.com staff writer, reporting.
The Lightning were 41-0-2 when leading after two periods in the regular season and postseason combined. They were 9-0 this postseason when scoring first.
Tampa Bay held Chicago to 13 shots on goal through two periods, but the Blackhawks dominated the third and eventually broke through.
"I don't know if 'come to expect it' is the right way to put it, but we certainly believe in ourselves in our locker room," Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp said. "We're never out of any game despite the score or how it looks out there."
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