Eastern Conference Final Review
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Game 1
The Hitmen didn't know what hit them here as the Engines put on an absolute clinic, embarrassing Chicago before a boisterous home crowd in Indianapolis, earning a 7-0 victory. Reggie Leach scored twice in 24 seconds in the second period in between first period goals from Wendel Clark and Brian Bellows and third-period tallies from Dan Boyle, Martin St. Louis and Bryan Trottier. Olaf Kolzig saved all 22 shots he faced. Chicago's Bill Ranford was far less effective.
Indianapolis 7, Chicago 0 (Indianapolis leads series 1-0)
Game 2
Twenty minutes from going down 2-0 in the series, the Hitmen got goals from captain Bobby Orr to tie the game at 2-2 and at 14:46 of the period got what proved to be the game-winner from Pierre Larouche as Chicago earned the split on the road and Indianapolis to return to Chicago knotted at a game apiece. Bill Ranford made 34 saves in the win. Olaf Kolzig saved 33 in the loss. Dan Boyle and Brent Sutter scored for the Engines. Robert Reichel tallied first for Indianapolis.
Chicago 3, Indianapolis 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3
Indianapolis regretted letting Game 2 get away from them at home, and they came out in Chicago determined to take the series back. They were aggressive, locking up the Hitmen and holding them to only 16 shots. But James van Riemsdyk's went in at 14:26 of the third to break a 1-1 tie and give Chicago a tight victory and a series lead. Bill Ranford was terrific, stopping 29 of 30 shots in the win.
Chicago 2, Indianapolis 1 (Chicago leads series 2-1)
Game 4
Thirty shots in Game 3 weren't enough to get it done for Indianapolis. So they tried 50 - 53 to be exact - and that worked better, as Brian Bellows netted a pair en route to a series tying 4-1 win for the Engines. David Legwand tallied in the second and Geoff Sanderson added an empty netter for Indianapolis. Tony Tanti scored the lone goal for Chicago. Olaf Kolzig saved 27 for Indianapolis.
Chicago 4, Indianapolis 1 (Series tied 2-2)
Game 5
Brian Bellows finished the AHA's inaugural season second in goals and seventh in points. Yet somehow it always seemed he was left out of conversations about the top players. But Bellows took over Game 5, scoring two goals 13 seconds apart in the first three minutes of the second period to send what was a scoreless tie on to a 5-0 Indianapolis route that put them in the driver's seat for the series. David Legwand also scored in the second and Wendel Clark - with an assist from Bellows - and Igor Larionov tallied in the third. Olaf Kolzig stopped all 23 shots he faced.
Indianapolis 5, Chicago 0 (Indianapolis leads series 3-2)
Game 6
In the big moments, you need your big stars. And Alexei Yashin is that for Chicago. With his team down 3-1 in the second period of a do-or-die game, Yashin scored, following that goal with two in the third period to kick off a spectacular comeback by Chicago on home ice to force a deciding Game 7. Yashin, third in the league with 38 goals during the regular season, had been kept off the board in the series to this point after having scored 5 goals in the Eastern Conference Semifinal against Charlotte. Michel Goulet, Tony Tanti and Jyrki Lumme also scored for Chicago. Wendel Clark, Bryan Trottier, Martin St. Louis and Denis Potvin scored for Indianapolis in the loss.
Chicago 6, Indianapolis 4 (Series tied 3-3)
Game 7
At home in front of a rabid fan base, the Engines roared. Firing off 48 shots and getting fantastic work in net, Indianapolis advanced to the first AHA Cup Final with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Hitmen, who two nights after a magical comeback couldn't repeat the feat. Brian Rolston scored the lone first period goal and Martin St. Louis and Peter Forsberg hit the net in the second before the Engines packed it in tight and locked it down. Olaf Kolzig stopped all 25 shots he faced for his third shutout of the series - and they'll need him to be on if they are to win the AHA Cup! Bill Ranford made 45 saves in the loss.
Indianapolis 3, Chicago 0 (Indianapolis wins series 4-3)