Blackhawks 1, Rangers 0 – Recap

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: March 19, 2015

Wednesday night, the Hawks too on the other New York team, this time in New York. Early on, the Rangers got the better possessions, spending more time in their offensive zone than the Hawks did in theirs. However, they were unable to get anything past Scott Darling during any of these possessions. A little over six-and-a-half minutes into the game, the Hawks got the game’s first power play after Kevin Hayes was sent off for a high stick on David Rundblad. The Hawks would get a couple nice chances on the man advantage, but were unable to get anything past Cam Talbot. The teams traded chances, with neither scoring, for about the next nine-and-a-half minutes until the Hawks went to the power play again. This time, it was Keith Yandle in the penalty box for tripping Teuvo Teräväinen. The Hawks would come up empty on this power play as well. In the last few seconds of the period, the Rangers would have a couple nice looks, but nothing got past Darling, and, after twenty, we were as we began.

For much of the first half of the second period, we saw back-and-forth action, with the teams trading chances, but neither lighting the lamp. The Rangers would get their first power play of the game 9:11 into the second period after Andrew Desjardins was sent off for tripping Dominic Moore. The Hawks would be able to kill off the penalty. Following the conclusion of the penalty, the teams picked up right where they left off, trading opportunities, but not scoring. After forty, the game was still tied at 0.

The back-and-forth play we had seen for much of the first forty returned to start the third period. After a nice possession by the Rangers that resulted in a shot off the crossbar, the Blackhawks got a nice look of their own, and their chance resulted in the game’s first goal coming off the stick of former Ranger Brad Richards. Following the goal, the teams again traded chances. The Rangers would go on the power play with just over four minutes to play, the result of Niklas Hjalmarsson tripping Derick Brassard. The Rangers would get a couple nice looks, but the Hawks were able to kill off the penalty. The Rangers would have a few more chances the rest of the way, especially after pulling Talbot in favor of the extra attacker, but Scott Darling would deny each one to complete his first NHL shutout, leading the Blackhawks to a 1-0 victory.

My picks for 3 stars:

★★★ Brad Richards, C, CHI (1 G (GWG)

★★ Cam Talbot, G, NYR (30 SV, 1 GA)

★ Scott Darling, G, CHI (25 SV, SO)

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