Blues coach Ken Hitchcock credited Crawford, but also pointed that that the Blackhawks goalie might have made some fortunate stops.

"We saw three from our bench he made he didn’t even see," Hitchcock said. "They just hit him."

The Blues outshot Chicago 15-7 in the first period, and still trailing 1-0 in the third period, they finished with an 11-7 advantage in the final frame.

“I thought we played a lot of the game in their zone," Pietrangelo said. "We carried the tempo of the game, especially the second half of the game. But second half of the game we really turned it in our favor. We put pucks deep. We played the way we want to play and got them on their heels.”

The Blues have now outshot the Blackhawks by a total of 62-43 in the third periods and overtimes combined in the series.

"It seems like it’s kind of been the same trend the first three games of the series," Chicago forward Patrick Kane said. "Last night, we kind of got away with it and ended up winning the game.

"It’s a good team. You have to give them credit for the way they play. I feel like they’re a group that really wants to prove themselves too. It’s a tough matchup for us and a great challenge."