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Turbo Teravainen stays hot with another goal in Game 2

Another game, another goal by Teuvo Teravainen.

This time, the rookie scored on the power play during the Hawks' 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday.

Coach Joel Quenneville has given Teravainen a lot of time with the man advantage in the Final, something he saw very little of before this series.

"I think everybody wants to be on the power play," Quenneville said before Game 2. "Everybody likes that quality ice."

Teravainen's goal came 5:20 into the second period and gave the Hawks a 2-1 lead. He showed some veteran moxie by working a give-and-go with Marian Hossa and flipping the puck past Ben Bishop from about 10 feet out.

Teravainen, who played a combined 5:49 on the power play in Games 1 and 2, also scored the game-winner in the Hawks' 2-1 Game 1 victory.

"The reason you're on the power play is you recognize what your options are and your patience and play selection is high end," Quenneville said. "Get out there, do your thing. I think he can contribute in meaningful ways 5-on-5, and adding that power play to his game will add to his 5-on-5 game as well."

Not happy:

Of the 4 goals that Corey Crawford allowed Saturday, he was most upset by Tyler Johnson's. It came when Johnson drove in and somehow got the puck to bounce off Crawford's arm and into the net 13:58 into the second period. It gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead.

"I definitely don't want to give that up," Crawford said. "He kind of fanned on his backhand, it hit the side of the net. I don't know how it bounced up. I kind of lost it from there. But I felt something on my back.

"You can't give those up in these games."

Trash talking:

Before Game 2, Tampa Bay center Cedric Paquette said he might try a little trash talk to Jonathan Toews in French now that he knows both players speak the same language.

"He'd have big shoes to fill following Ryan Kesler," Toews said. "I'm looking forward to hearing some of that."

How bad is Kesler?

"Not that bad but he definitely knows how to push buttons, you know?" Toews said.

Toews and Kane were once again held without a point and combined for just 3 shots on goal, all by Toews.

"They're workin' hard," Toews said of Paquette's line. "They're playing good hockey. They're playing smart, defensive hockey. Just gotta stay with it.

"I think (Brandon) Saader had a great chance - 2 on 1 - early in the game. I had a great chance. It bounced right off my stick; great setup by Kaner. One of those go in and maybe you're not sitting here asking those questions as much."

Getting testy:

Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper fielded numerous questions about whether he should increase Steven Stamkos' playing time in Tampa Bay's Game 1 loss to the Hawks on Wednesday. Stamkos played 17 minutes, 17 seconds in that game, which is not far below his postseason of 18:03.

"Should I just play him the whole game, like all 60?" Cooper said.

When it was suggested that maybe Stamkos play between 18-22 minutes, a sarcastic Cooper responded: "So if he plays 20 minutes, I should give him two more shifts. I'll think about that tonight."

He said it:

"I guess he's a handful right now. But it's exciting. Lot of facetime going on."

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Tip-ins:

Since 2004, there has only been one split (Hawks-Boston in 2013) of the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. … Ninety percent of the teams that have taken a 2-0 edge in the Final went on to claim the Cup. … Road teams have only taken Games 1 and 2 in the Final 12 times. … Entering Game 2, Duncan Keith was riding a five-game points streak (8 assists). That streak is a career high in the postseason. … Saturday's game was Joel Quenneville's 200th playoff game as a coach. Only Scotty Bowman (353) and Al Arbour (209) reached that milestone.

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