ST. PAUL, Minn. — Corey Crawford made 34 saves, Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night for a four-game sweep.

The Wild never led in the series. Goals by Jason Pominville and Nino Niederreiter with 2:18 and 1:27 left gave them one last shot, with their net emptied. The final few whacks were either wide or turned aside by Crawford, who stopped 124 of 131 sh.

Canadiens 6, Lightning 2

TAMPA, Fla. — Carey Price stopped 22 shots, Max Pacioretty had a short-handed goal and two assists, and Montreal stayed alive in its second-round playoff series.

Pacioretty and Andrei Markov scored in the first as the Canadiens avoided a sweep.