Chicago Blackhawks have Stanley Cup within reach after 2-1 victory

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Antoine Vermette scored the tie-breaking goal in the third period for the Chicago Blackhawks, putting them ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the Stanley Cup finals. The 2-1 Game 5 victory in Tampa means the Hawks will take a stab at claiming the championship title on home ice. Game 6 is Monday night.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.