Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews sat on the bench in the third period of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final but didn’t play.
There was plenty of speculation that Toews was ailing with an upper-body injury, that he would be limited for Monday night’s Game 6 — if he played at all.
But the resilient center not only showed up, he potted a goal and had an assist as the Blackhawks rallied to win, 3-2, and claim the 2013 Stanley Cup championship.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling and the guys deserved those bounces at the end, we worked so hard for it,’’ said Toews, who finished the night with one shot on net and a 60 percent success rate in the faceoff circle (12-8). “It’s an unbelievable feeling to be back here. We knew that this was going to be the type of game we had to play. We knew it was going to be the toughest of the series. They came out flying and we just stuck with it. You never know what can happen. You saw what happened at the end, two quick goals for the win, it’s an unbelievable feeling.’’ Full story for BostonGlobe.com subscribers.
Michael Vega of the Globe staff contributed to this report. Nancy Marrapese-Burrell can be reached at marrapese@globe.com.
