Ex-Eagle Ben Smith forces game 7 for the Blackhawks...

There was a story line that I didn't think about, two Boston College Eagles played a big hand in tonight's game between the Blackhawks and the Canucks. First Cory Schneider played hockey with Ben Smith at Boston College and now were facing each other in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Obviously, Cory Schneider was the Vancouver Canucks goalie, albeit before he left the game because of an injury that he suffered on the penalty shot goal by Blackhawks forward Michael Frolik.

In the overtime Blackhawks forward Ben Smith was able to get the upper hand on his former teammate by ending the game with his goal at the 15:30 mark of overtime, forcing a game seven. The final twist is; Apparently the Canucks have two goalies that are both banged up, Roberto Luongo was hurt in game four and Schneider was hurt in tonight's game.