Blackhawks close to advancing

LOS ANGELES - Marian Hossa scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks moved to the brink of the Stanley Cup finals with a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals.

Patrick Kane tapped home the tying goal as Chicago rallied from a second-period deficit to snap the defending Stanley Cup champions' 15-game, home-winning streak since March. Bryan Bickell had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Slava Voynov and Dustin Penner scored for the Kings, who had won their first eight playoff games at Staples Center. The champs are in trouble after Jonathan Quick failed to match Corey Crawford, who made 19 saves.

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