CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks won Wednesday night’s game by winning three straight games. They were looking to reach fourth place with the St. Louis Blues in town.
With Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar out of the lineup, the Hawks needed the rest of their forwards to continue to take their place. That’s exactly what they’ve been doing since the holidays ended, which put them back in the Western Conference race.
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Things started off poorly for Chicago, as they gave up a goal to the Blues’ Tyler Tucker less than a minute into the game. It’s not easy to play well from behind so early, but they found a way.
While on the power play with the second unit, Nick Lardis fired a nice pass from Oliver Moore past Jordan Binnington to tie the game at 1. That would be the end of the scoring for either team in the first period.
In the second, things took a dramatic turn in Chicago’s favor. Oliver Moore and Otto Stenberg traded goals less than a minute apart for a 2-2 tie, but the Blackhawks took over from there.
Before the end of the second period, the Blackhawks were up 5-2 thanks to three consecutive goals from Connor Murphy, Landon Slaggert and Jason Dickinson.
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The Blackhawks continued their momentum in the third period. Andre Burakovsky made it 6-2 with a one-timer as the Blackhawks worked with a 5-on-3 advantage. That made them 3-for-3 on the power play for the night.
The Blackhawks weren’t done there. Louis Crevier scored with a rebound to make it 7-2. However, less than a minute later the Blues got one back in the form of Nathan Walker.
This score of 7-3 constituted the final. This was once again a strange game between these two franchises. Every game this year has gone so far, one way or another.
Spencer Knight played extremely well for the Blackhawks in goal. He allowed three goals late in the game, but he made a few point-blank saves on high-danger chances for the Blues when the game was still up for grabs.
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What’s next for the Blackhawks?
The Blackhawks are back in action Friday night at the United Center. Alex Ovechkin arrives at the United Center for the first time as the NHL’s all-time leading scorer, as the Washington Capitals take on the Blackhawks. This is the next opportunity for people to check out the return of Chicago’s black alternate sweater as the team chases a five-game winning streak.
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