Blackhawks 3, Senators 0 – Recap

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: January 4, 2016

Scoring

1^st Period

None

2^nd Period

8:13 CHI Keith (Toews, Desjardins)

3^rd Period

6:01 CHI Anisimov (Rozsival, Kane)

19:12 CHI Desjardins (EN)(Danault)

Penalties

1^st Period

2:05 OTT Borowiecki: 2 min. – Interference against Danault

15:24 CHI Rozsival: 2 min. – Hooking against McCormick

2^nd Period

15:10 CHI Hossa: 2 min. – Hooking against Ryan

3^rd Period

None

So, that certainly wasn’t the most eventful game, but it’s a win, so that’s cool. The Hawks got a few good looks in an otherwise slow first, but nothing went in. They finally broke through in the second on a slap shot from Keith. Then, more uneventfulness. The Hawks expanded their lead in the third when Anisimov got to the front of the net and wise wide open to bury a rebound off a shot by Rozsival. The Hawks kept Ottawa from getting much going, Crawford made a few great saves in the process (Good Corey showed up tonight), Desjardins scored on a vacated Ottawa net, and the Hawks got two points.

In other news, the Hawks traded LW Jeremy Morin to Toronto for RW Richard Panik.

The 24-year-old Panik has nine goals and 16 assists through 33 games with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies. He has 19G and 20A in 151 NHL games.

— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) January 4, 2016

It was pretty clear Morin wasn’t going to play in the NHL in Chicago. It seemed like only a matter of time until he got traded, and here it is. As for Panik, this seems like pretty much a lateral move for the Hawks.

My picks for 3 stars:

★★★ Corey Crawford, G, CHI (26 SV, SO)

★★ Andrew Desjardins, F, CHI (1 G, 1 A)

★ Duncan Keith, D, CHI (1 G (GWG))

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