UA-59049186-1 Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3 - Good if it Goes

Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3

Box score (Yahoo)

The Blackhawks got off to a great start and took a 3-0 lead into the first intermission after goals from Patrick Kane, Ryan Hartman, and Marian Hossa. Then a familiar theme – the lousy second period – reared its ugly head. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored 1:36 in on a 5-on-3 power play that occurred because of a pair of bad penalties. Artemi Panarin got the goal back on a one-timer from his spot 5:24 in. Later in the period, Arizona scored twice in under a minute-and-a-half to cut the lead to one. The Coyotes would get some good looks in the third, but luckily, the Hawks were able to preserve the one-goal lead and snap their three-game losing streak.

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A few things

  • Vinnie Hinostroza was a healthy scratch. I have no idea why. He didn’t do anything particularly bad against the Sharks and taking someone with his skill out of a struggling lineup isn’t a move I would make.
  • The Hawks took way too many bad penalties in this one, including three delay of game penalties in the second.

My picks for 3 stars

★★★ Christian Dvorak, C, ARI (1 G, 1 A)

★★ Patrick Kane, RW, CHI (1 G, 1 A)

★ Artemi Panarin, LW, CHI (1 G (GWG), 1 A)

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