Blackhawks vs. Lightning Game 5 TV Schedule, Live Stream Info for 2015 NHL Final

The Chicago Blackhawks have knotted up the 2015 Stanley Cup Final as it returns to Florida for Game 5 and hope to take another game in the Tampa Bay Lightning's home building to move one step closer to another title.

Two straight games of Lightning speed and goal-scoring vanished on Wednesday, as Game 4 turned into another gritty defensive outing in which the Blackhawks reigned supreme to even up the series.

It's a three-game series now for the Stanley Cup, and emerging as the winner will be an impossibly difficult task for either team with how tight things have been to this point.

Saturday night's Game 5 will prove to be pivotal in deciding who gets the edge returning to Chicago for Game 6, so let's take a look at everything to know for that contest.

Game 5: Blackhawks at Lightning

Date: Saturday, June 13

Time (ET): 8 p.m.

TV: NBC

Live Stream: NBC Sports Live Extra

Game 5 Preview

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The Lightning might have wanted to take it to these Blackhawks while they were down.

For stretches of Game 4 in Chicago, it looked like the Lightning just might return home to Tampa Bay with a 3-1 series lead in hand. That appeared possible once they equalized in the second period, but the Blackhawks left no such possibility and scored a third-period winner to even up the series.

From here on out, history is on Chicago's side to emerge victorious:

Having battled in each of the four games and perhaps played better than Chicago in the two losses, the Lightning aren't down on their chances. With each contest being a one-goal thriller, they know that things are right there for the taking.

"I think every game obviously has been close," Lightning forward Ryan Callahan told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. "It's all one-goal games. You could see all those games, you look at opportunities and chances, could go either way. I don't feel like we should be up the way we played. I think this is how the playoffs are."

Of course, a big reason why the Lightning have had the edge for much of the series has been goaltender Ben Bishop. But after he missed Game 4, there aren't many promising signs that he'll be back in net for Game 5.

Head coach Jon Cooper guaranteed Bishop would be back in net at some point in the series, per Mike Halford of ProHockeyTalk. But he didn't appear with the team during Friday's scheduled practice, as NHL.com's Dan Rosen reported:

Perhaps Bishop is the key factor in slowing down Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.

The duo combined for just one assist in Games 1-3, but Toews scored and Kane assisted on a goal in Game 4 against rookie goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.

With that said, those were the only two goals he gave up. Should the rookie start again, Tampa Bay just might get another strong performance from him. But will the offense do enough to get the Lightning in front and take control of this championship series, or will Chicago move closer to fulfilling its destiny?