Blackhawks 5, Rangers 3 – Recap

Scoring

1^st Period

3:30 CHI Desjardins (Teräväinen, Hjalmarsson)

2^nd Period

10:05 CHI Panarin (PP)(Gustafsson, Rozsival)

13:45 NYR Hayes (Lindberg)

3^rd Period

0:24 NYR Brassard (PP)(Yandle, Kreider)

2:17 NYR Boyle (PP)(Hayes, Miller)

9:53 CHI Shaw (PP)(Teräväinen, Toews)

17:00 CHI Panarin (PP)(Kane, Seabrook)

18:49 CHI Panarin (EN)(Keith)

Penalties

1^st Period

18:01 NYR Fast: 2 min. – High-sticking against Seabrook

2^nd Period

8:17 NYR Kreider: 2 min. – Holding against Hjalmarsson

19:34 CHI Hinostroza: 4 min. – High-sticking against Moore

3^rd Period

8:11 NYR Stalberg: 2 min. – Holding against Panarin

16:30 NYR Yandle: 2 min. – Holding against Toews

To be honest, it feels like the Blackhawks were lucky to win this one. They got outshot, and for a lot of the game, outplayed. After giving up two goals and the lead on a double minor by Hinostroza, the team seemed to wake up a bit. Teräväinen had a couple great passes that set up goals. Kane had a great one to set up Panarin for the GWG and then Panarin finished the hat trick with the empty net. The defense could have been better, but they did seem a bit more aggressive than usual, so that was nice to see. Crawford was okay. He’s still been good, but seems to have cooled off a bit the last couple weeks. Seriously, play Darling more. A fresh Crawford could be a great asset in the playoffs. (See: 2013.)

My picks for 3 stars:

★★★ Kevin Hayes, RW, NYR (1 G, 1 A)

★★ Teuvo Teräväinen, F, CHI (2 A)

★ Artemi Panarin, LW, CHI (3 G (GWG))

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