Blackhawks blow by Canucks early to reduce the deficit to 3-2 series.

VANCOUVER (AP) — Marian Hossa was unsure whether the Chicago Blackhawks had started back at the head of goalie Roberto Luongo, Vancouver. But they're back their series with the Canucks. By Darryl Dyck, AP

Marian Hossa, above, and teammate Duncan Keith each scored a pair of goals as the Blackhawks cruised past the Canucks 5-0 to keep its playoff hopes alive.

By Darryl Dyck, AP

Marian Hossa, above, and teammate Duncan Keith each scored a pair of goals as the Blackhawks cruised past the Canucks 5-0 to keep its playoff hopes alive.

Defenseman Duncan Keith had two goals and two assists and the Blackhawks stayed alive in their defense of the Stanley Cup title, Vancouver routing 5-0 on Thursday night to lead the Canucks to cut Hossa 3-2. Marian, with his first two goals of the seriesLuongo, pursued early in the second period as the Blackhawks have bounced back impressively after losing the first three games of the series. Since then, Chicago has dominated a team Canucks eliminated the last two playoffs, outscoring them 12-2. "I don't know, "Hossa said when asked if the Blackhawks were again in Luongo's head after he was pulled for a second straight game. "I can't see in your head".Patrick Kane (FSY) also scored his first goal of the series first round for the Blackhawks, who return home for game 6 on Sunday evening looking to become the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a deficit of 3-0 series. "We build strong the last game, "Corey Crawford (FSY) said after 36 saves for his first shutout in the playoffs. "He just sort of carried over to this night."Vancouver already doesn't look like the team that won the Presidents ' Trophy with the best regular season record. But there are many similarities with the squad that was knocked out in the past two years while falling apart defensively. "After three games, you would have thought that we were in their heads, "Luongo said. "Now suddenly is 3-2 and people suggest otherwise".Luongo, pulled in the third period of game 4 after giving up six goals didn't make it through the second period this time. He was pulled after giving up his fourth goal on 12 shots 1: 26 into the second half, but he did not make a difference. Cory Schneider (FSY) was beaten by the first shot he saw Keith point explosion through traffic, the second as that for the Chicago Defender. "We're facing elimination each game here so that our struggle has to be here and I think that's the difference, "said Keith. "It is not a coincidence that they are Presidents ' Trophy winners, so we have much respect for them. But at the same time, we believe that we can play with them. "Chicago played a second straight game without rugged defenceman Brent Seabrook (FSY), who suffered a concussion when he was carried on the head by Raffi Torres (FSY) in game 3, a blow felt Blackhawks deserved a suspension. They rallied behind the absence of Seabrook — and the presence of Towers — in game 4 and again Thursday, with the regular defensive partner of Seabrook, Keith, leading the way. "There are always motivated when you're facing elimination, but when you see your team-mate get hit like that, I don t think someone from our team liked the kind of success was," said Keith, addressing reporters with shirt hanging in the closet of Seabrook beside it. "We change, but at the same time, it is a good companion and friend and we use everything we as motivation to quit fighting."After Crawford stole Alex Burrows (FSY) on an early power play, Hossa, who only had one assist in the series, walked without touching the top slot at the end of a Chicago and snapped a shot past glove 5: 54 of Luongo in the game. "This is the best I felt in a while, the last couple of weeks, "said Crawford. "But it seems that everyone in our team is playing good hockey."Keith doubled the lead of 17 seconds later with a filtered point shooting, and a power-play shot was knocked down by Kane — scored his first goal of the series — for a 3-0 six minutes after that. Hossa ended the night in a separatist Republic Luongo at the beginning of the second period, and Keith added his second goal — and the fourth in three games.Captain Canucks Henrik Sedin (FSY) was quick to point out his team was still up 3-2 in the series. He just didn't feel that way to anyone watching the last two. "Is the playoffs. Dynamics and backwards and they have it now and it is up to us to take it back home in Chicago, "Sedin said."We must believe in ourselves. We have a great team here and we have to show that ".Notes: This is the time 18 Chicago lost the first three games of playoff series, but the first time the Blackhawks struggled to force a game 6. Crawford also had an assist, his second of the series, giving you more points than several key Canucks forwards. Vancouver adjustments roster of game 5, with Aaron Rome for Keith Ballard (FSY), an apparent zero healthy, as the sixth defenseman. C Cody Hodgson (FSY) was again in the third row and Torres was dropped to the fourth row in place of LW Victor Oreskovich (FSY).