It almost hasn't mattered how much the Ducks have dominated at times during the Western Conference finals. Some way, some how, the Blackhawks have perfected their role as a persistent thorn in the side.It happened again Monday in Game 5, whenChicagoerased three-goal and two-goal deficits to force what seemed, at thetime, an improbable overtime. But Matt Beleskey bailed the Ducks out, .MORE: | | | Overtime seemed distant after the Ducks jumped out to a 3-0 lead Ugo Amadi Jersey in a commanding first period.The Blackhawks' first shot of the period came with 3:40 left. By that time, Anaheim had alreadyama sed 10 shots, and had scored their first two goals 32 seconds apart.The game shifted in Chicago's favor from there.After falling into that10-0 shot deficit, the Blackhawks outshot the Ducks23-8 by the time the third periodwas halfway over. Brent Seabrook's goal with 25 seconds left in the second period cut the Ducks' lead to 3-2.But with14:45 gone in the final frame, Patrick Maroon scored to give the Ducks a seemingly insurmountable lead, given their deft ability to close out games in the postseason.When Chicago pulled goalie Corey Crawford with a little more than two minutes to Marquise Blair Jersey play, captain Jonathan Toews, who had been kept largely in check most of the series, took it uponhimself to lead therally. Toewsscored twice in the game's final 1:50 with an Nate Orchard Jersey empty net to force OT.Suddenly, the Blackhawks, winners of four of six playoff games in whichthey had beentrailing by three goals, appeared primed to come through with yet another opportune goal. But Beleskey and the Ducks struck before it could happen again, capitalizing on an odd-man rush that was the sure product of a tiredBlackhawksdefense.45 seconds was all it took for to win it for the . NHL (@NHL) It was ultimately those defensemen who did the Blackhawks in. Specifically, their bottom pairingof KyleCumiskeyandKimmoTimonenwere a combined minus-3in le s than 11 minutes of ice time. That left Chicago's top pairing of Seabrook and Duncan Keith to shoulder the load. They were the pair on the ice when Anaheim scored the overtime winner.Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaffinished withtwo a sists, giving him 19 points in 14 games this postseason to break the franchise record for playoff points in a single year that he set in 2007.The Ducks still haven't lost in regulation through 14 gamesthis postseason, joiningthe1979 Rangers as the only team to accomplish such a feat, per Elias Sports.The series shifts to Chicago for Game 6 on Wednesday (8 p.m., NBCSN Cassius Marsh Jersey ), where the Ducks can seal their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since they won itin 2007.Highlight:After scoring three goals in 37 seconds in Game 4, the Ducks followed upwith a pair of goals separated by 32 seconds in the first period Monday for a quick 2-0 lead. Cam Fowler got things started with a seeing-eye point shot and Kesler followed with a nifty tip-in.In a somewhat related manner, Emilio Estevez, who played Gordon Bonbay in the iconic " L.J. Collier Jersey Mighty Ducks" trilogy, . You can probably gue s what side he was rooting for.SUCK IT, WINDY CITY WINDBAGS!!! DUCKS WIN! DUCKS WIN! DUCKS WIN! Emilio Estevez (@EMILIOTHEWAY) Tuesday's game:, Rangers at Lightning, 8 p.m., NBCSN