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This was the type of goal Patrick Sharp dreamed of scoring as a child while skating on the frozen ponds in his native Thunder Bay, Ontario.
With his team's season basically on the line, Sharp pulled out the defibrillator and pumped life back into the Chicago Blackhawks when he took a pretty feed from Samuel Pahlsson and ripped a wrist shot past Chris Osgood at 1:52 of overtime for a 4-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at an electric, yet relieved United Center.
"I think I got one in double overtime once in the minors and in college," said Sharp, who also scored a game-opening power-play goal 8:45 into the first. "But to do it in front of our home fans … it was pretty electric all night long. The fans weren't too happy with the three-goal letdown, but it was pretty loud when that puck went in. It was a great feeling."
"We have no pressure here … we're just having fun playing the game," Sharp said. "The crowd was big for us all night long, especially in overtime. It was a good feeling."
For Sharp, the timing couldn't have been any better. Not only did he give his team life, but he also scored arguably the biggest goal of his existence in front of someone awfully close to him -- someone who shared the same childhood dreams on the same ponds all those years ago. "My brother's in town and he hasn't seen a Hawks game live since last year," Sharp said. "It's a good feeling to put one in tonight in front of him and celebrate with the guys."
MY "LAST NIGHT BEST PLAYER" AWARD COMES TO PATRICK SHARP
With his team's season basically on the line, Sharp pulled out the defibrillator and pumped life back into the Chicago Blackhawks when he took a pretty feed from Samuel Pahlsson and ripped a wrist shot past Chris Osgood at 1:52 of overtime for a 4-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals at an electric, yet relieved United Center.
"I think I got one in double overtime once in the minors and in college," said Sharp, who also scored a game-opening power-play goal 8:45 into the first. "But to do it in front of our home fans … it was pretty electric all night long. The fans weren't too happy with the three-goal letdown, but it was pretty loud when that puck went in. It was a great feeling."
"We have no pressure here … we're just having fun playing the game," Sharp said. "The crowd was big for us all night long, especially in overtime. It was a good feeling."
For Sharp, the timing couldn't have been any better. Not only did he give his team life, but he also scored arguably the biggest goal of his existence in front of someone awfully close to him -- someone who shared the same childhood dreams on the same ponds all those years ago. "My brother's in town and he hasn't seen a Hawks game live since last year," Sharp said. "It's a good feeling to put one in tonight in front of him and celebrate with the guys."
MY "LAST NIGHT BEST PLAYER" AWARD COMES TO PATRICK SHARP
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