Chicago Blackhawks (2-2) at Anaheim Ducks (2-2), 9 p.m. (ET)

(SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Blackhawks have proven to be the kings of overtime this spring. The Hawks hope to follow up their most recent OT triumph by grabbing their first lead of the Western Conference finals when they visit the Anaheim Ducks for Monday's Game 5 showdown at the Honda Center.

Chicago improved to 4-0 beyond regulation in the 2015 postseason after taking a 5-4 double-overtime decision against the visiting Ducks on Saturday night. The Blackhawks won two OT battles in the opening round against Nashville before claiming Games 2 and 4 in overtime against Anaheim here in the conference finals.

All of Chicago's OT tilts this postseason have gone to at least a second overtime. The Blackhawks played the longest game in franchise history when they won Game 2 in Anaheim with 3:48 remaining in the third extra session.

Saturday's victory at the United Center tied the best-of-seven series at two games apiece and it came courtesy of Antoine Vermette, who delivered the Game 4 winner at 5:37 of the second OT after being a healthy scratch in the previous contest.

Patrick Sharp had the puck behind the Anaheim net and sent a backhand out front for Vermette, who put a wrister on net that was blocked by a Ducks player. Vermette, though, collected the puck and from a sharp angle at the left side was able to snap it in to tie the series.

The win pushed Chicago's record over its last nine playoff OT contests to 8-1. The lone loss during that stretch came in a 5-4 home setback against Los Angeles in Game 7 of last spring's Western Conference finals.

For Vermette, his OT heroics offered a bit of vindication after he was left out of the lineup in the previous game -- a 2-1 home loss. Both Vermette and linemate Teuvo Teravainen found themselves scratched from Thursday's Game 3 in favor of forwards Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom. Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said he made the switch to "get fresh legs in there" following the marathon triple-OT game on Tuesday, but he went back to Vermette and Teravainen for Game 4.

Vermette wasn't happy about watching Game 3 from the press box, but he made the most of his opportunity when he re-entered the lineup on Saturday.

"The emotion [of being scratched], it's not a pleasant one," Vermette said. "As a proud competitor, like anybody else on this team, you want to be part of the team. You think you can help the team. I think that's a natural emotion to get. At the same time, [I'm] very supportive of the group. [Hopefully] we get a couple more wins here."

Teravainen, a 20-year-old rookie, registered the secondary assist on Vermette's game-winner and has a goal and three helpers in nine outings this spring.

Although Vermette ultimately delivered the victory for Chicago, things were not looking good for the home club after allowing three goals in a span of only 37 seconds midway through the third period.

All told, six goals were scored during a wild third period. Chicago snapped a 1-1 tie when captain Jonathan Toews scored 2:38 into the period and Brent Seabrook handed the Hawks a two-goal cushion five minutes later. Shortly after Seabrook's tally, however, Anaheim would go on a three-goal blitz that briefly put them ahead 4-3.

Ryan Kesler started the scoring spree, tallying his first goal of this series at the 8:42 mark. Matt Beleskey tied the game just 23 seconds later and Corey Perry finished off the barrage by giving the Ducks their first lead of the game at 9:19.

Anaheim's three-goal outburst was the second fastest three goals scored by one team in postseason history. Toronto scored three in 23 seconds in a playoff game on April 12, 1979 against Atlanta.

"I can't describe what happened during those few minutes there," Blackhawks center Brad Richards said. "I couldn't dream that up in a million years."

Brandon Saad led the way for Chicago's offense in Game 4, posting a goal and two assists. Toews posted a goal and a helper for the Blackhawks, who received 47 saves from Corey Crawford.

"We have that experience," Kane said. "We've been in these situations before. We're accustomed to playing in these types of games, whether it's going to overtime or tight games."

Kane's marker was the 46th goal of his playoff career, moving him past Steve Larmer for sole possession of fourth place on the franchise's all-time list. Hall of Famer Stan Mikita is next on the club's list with 59 postseason goals.

The 26-year-old Kane boasts 106 points over 107 career playoff games. He is fifth-leading playoff scorer in Chicago annals and trails Larmer by five points for fourth place.

Emerson Etem scored a second-period goal for the Ducks, while Frederik Andersen allowed five goals on 35 shots.

"It's one game. We still have home-ice advantage," Perry said.

Although the Ducks missed a golden chance to take a commanding 3-1 in the series, Andrew Cogliano believes his club's third-period scoring surge could give Anaheim a psychological edge as the series continues.

"Even though we lost the game, I think it puts a little more doubt in their mind by getting those three goals and going up 4-3," Cogliano said. "I think they can say what they want and they won the game. [The series is] 2-2, but we went up 4-3, and if we are ever in that situation again -- hopefully not -- but they know we're not going to give up and that's a good sign for this team to do that."

Chicago improved to 6-1 on home ice in the postseason with Saturday's win and Quenneville's club is 4-3 on the road. Anaheim is 6-1 at the Honda Center this spring, with its lone setback coming in the marathon Game 2 battle.

Game 6 of this series is scheduled for Wednesday night in Chicago.