Patrick Kane scored a pair of goal and Corey Crawford stopped 24 of 25 shots, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins, giving the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. Kane, who scored two goals in the first 14 games of this playoff season, has now tallied seven goals in the last seven games and registered a game-high six shots on goal. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, on for five of six goals against in Game Four, was also on for all three Chicago goals in Game Six; both goals by Kane and the empty-net goal by David Bolland. Chara did score Bostons only goal, with a rocket of a slapshot from the face-off dot over Corey Crawfords glove but Chara connecting on that shot, from that spot, was pretty much a no-doubter. The Blackhawks didnt shy away from their success going after Chara in Game Four and continued to try and attack him with speed in Game Five. Its not a surefire path to success, but with Bryan Bickell trying to providea a physical presence against the leagues most imposing physical specimen, there are more opportunities for Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. In some ways, Bickells attempts to get after Chara remind me of Lightning left winger Ryan Malone in the 2011 playoffs. The Bruins won that series, in seven games, and Malone made sure to get in Charas face as often as possible throughout. It doesnt guarantee success but, with Chara logging more minutes than any other player in the playoffs, it can pay to make those minutes as hard as possible. The story of Game Five, however, was that both teams lost premier centres to injury. Bostons Patrice Bergeron played 6:06 before he left with what appeared to be, although unknown, an upper body injury. Toews didnt take a shift in the third period, finishing the game with a pair of assists, a plus-2 rating and 9-for-12 (75.0%) on faceoffs. With Bruins faceoff ace Bergeron out, David Krejci went 2-for-13 (15.4%) in the circle. Carl Soderberg made his playoff debut for the Bruins. The 27-year-old had 60 points in 54 games in the Swedish Elite League this season, before joining the Bruins late in the year, scoring two points in six games. With Bergeron out, Soderberg ended up playing 14:16, which ranked seventh among Boston forwards. The series returns to Boston for Game Six, but the chances for either team will depend greatly on the presence of Bergeron or Toews, two of the games best two-way centres. If both are out, then each team has to juggle lines and hope that players lower on the depth chart can fill the void. If one returns, however, thats a decided advantage for the team that gets their player back. Momentum might appear to be with the Blackhawks at this point, with back-to-back wins, but there have been ebbs and flows throughout this series. Game Six, on Monday will be a new day. More than anything, it may depend on who will be able to show up for it that will make the difference. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Len Chappell Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Channing Frye Jersey . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. https://www.cheapknicks.com/1561x-julius-randle-jersey-knicks.html . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Tyson Chandler Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. 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He is a charismatic leader who pays careful attention to details and cultivates solidarity among the coaches and staff. He intends to build champions on the field and on the court and to mold student-athletes into champions in their lives after sports. Most importantly, he is committed to and excited by Baylors Christian mission and vision.The 50-year-old Rhoades took the AD job at Missouri in March 2015, replacing longtime AD Mike Alden and overseeing an athletic department budget of $92 million. Prior to that, Rhoades was the AD at the University of Houston since 2009.The past year has taught me a great deal about who I am as a person and as a leader, Rhoades said in a statement released by Baylor on Wednesday. I am very grateful to the people Ive worked with and come to know throughout the state of Missouri. The experience has helped galvanize a commitment to my core values and to the values I want to infuse into an athletics program.His stint at Missouri came during a tumultuous period for the Tigers. University president and chancellor R. Bowen Loftin announced his resignation in November amid criticism of their handling of student complaints about race and discrimination.Football coach Gary Pinkel resigned at the end of the 2015 season due to health issues, and Rhoades promoted defensive coordinator Barry Odom to replace Pinkel.In college athletics, its very seldom that you get to work for the same guy for a number of years and we never know when its going to happen, hopefully it never does, said Odom, who added that he had talked with Rhoades on Tuesday night about the move. Thats life. Im pretty confident in what were going to do as a football program and look forward to leading us the right way. ...Guys are presented different opportunities and they have to make the best decision for whats best for them. I feel goodd about Mizzou and where were headed.ddddddddddddMissouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine is the subject of an ongoing internal Title IX investigation for allegations of verbally abusing players.Additionally, Missouris mens basketball program is coming off a self-imposed one-year postseason ban after a 19-month investigation of former coach Frank Haith and his staff uncovered several NCAA rules violations.Missouri alum and current?Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin?indicated in a tweet that he was happy with Rhoades departure.Rhoades will bring a familiarity with the landscape in the state of Texas to his job at Baylor. In addition to previously serving as AD at Houston for almost six years, he also worked at UTEP for seven years before becoming AD at Akron in 2006.I look forward to the opportunity to join Baylor University at this important time in its history, Rhoades said in the statement. I am excited to support and develop programs of the highest caliber, in facilities that are second to none, alongside coaches who are among the best in the industry, all grounded in a Christian tradition and committed to academic excellence.Houston moved to the American Athletic Conference, raised nearly $100 million and built $160 million worth of new facilities during Rhoades tenure, including the on-campus TDECU Stadium for UH football. He was also responsible for hiring football coach Tom Herman, who led the Cougars to a 13-1 2015 season and Peach Bowl victory in his first year.McCaw, who had served as Baylors athletic director since 2003, had been sanctioned and put on probation as part of the schools response to the findings of the independent Pepper Hamilton investigation. He elected to resign rather than?being retained to help implement the recommendations that came with that report and restore accountability and oversight to the athletic department.Baylors program has been rocked by allegations of sexual assault and other violence involving several players. As a result, the board of regents suspended former football coach Art Briles with intent to terminate and stripped chancellor Kenneth Starr of his title of university president.Former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe is currently the Bears interim football coach.ESPN staff writers Max Olson and Edward Aschoff contributed to this report. ' ' '