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The Blackhawks defeated the Red Wings in their first contest of the season. Detroit has crept within three points before this game but with a win the Blackhawks found themselves five points ahead of the Division lead as well as two points ahead of the Canucks for the Conference lead.
Dan Carcillo kicked off the game with a bang, blowing up Todd Bertuzzi that didn't make the big man happy. Big Bert went right after Carcillo and they exchanged a few punches. Both of them were tagged with a five minute fighting major which baffles me considering Bertuzzi chased Carcillo down to fight him after he was hit. Isn't this what the instigator is for?
Either way, Detroit jumped ahead with the lead before Jonathan Toews was awarded a penalty shot which he ripped past Jimmy Howard with his patented five-hole shot.
"I mean he fires it," Howard said. "He zips it there, but I thought I should've had it. That's his move to go five hole, so I was prepared for it. I just didn't get the legs closed fast enough. I've faced him a couple of times on penalty shots and that's what he does every single time, so I figured that's what he was going to do. I figured he was going to go five hole and he beat me. He's a good player."
In the second period, Bertuzzi tipped a shot from Commodore for the Wings to take the lead once again, but it was short lived--Marian Hossa took a snap shot from a stoppable angle but Howard couldn't handle it and allowed the Blackhawks to tie it. From then on, it was the Blackhawks show going into the 3rd period.
The top line of Carcillo, Toews and Hossa was dynamite but Sharp, Kane and Stalberg didn't want to be left out of the mix either. Both lines had great puck possession all game and finally the 2nd line was rewarded in the final frame with Kane sending the puck back to the point for Seabrook to blast it past Howard, giving the Blackhawks their first lead which would stand as the game-winner.
Corey Crawford played well again, stopping 26 shots. He may get the start against the Oilers considering Ray Emery was blown up in the last meeting with Edmonton and Corey's resurgence as the #1.
ROOKIE NOTES
Jimmy Hayes played his first NHL game with Jamal Mayers and Andrew Brunette. His 8:23 TOI was 2nd least on the team but he made every shift count with 4 hits, 2 shots on goal and 1 blocked shot. He also committed a holding infraction for a two minute penalty which seemed questionable at best.
Overall, the Hayes bro looked fairly comfortable in the line-up and didn't look out of place at all. He was effective on the physical end and had a few chances to bury his first NHL goal. If he can keep finding the puck, especially with limited ice-time, he'll be an effective player for the future.
BLACKHAWKS STARS OF THE GAME
1. Jonathan Toews
2. Brent Seabrook
3. Marian Hossa
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Dan Carcillo kicked off the game with a bang, blowing up Todd Bertuzzi that didn't make the big man happy. Big Bert went right after Carcillo and they exchanged a few punches. Both of them were tagged with a five minute fighting major which baffles me considering Bertuzzi chased Carcillo down to fight him after he was hit. Isn't this what the instigator is for?
Either way, Detroit jumped ahead with the lead before Jonathan Toews was awarded a penalty shot which he ripped past Jimmy Howard with his patented five-hole shot.
"I mean he fires it," Howard said. "He zips it there, but I thought I should've had it. That's his move to go five hole, so I was prepared for it. I just didn't get the legs closed fast enough. I've faced him a couple of times on penalty shots and that's what he does every single time, so I figured that's what he was going to do. I figured he was going to go five hole and he beat me. He's a good player."
In the second period, Bertuzzi tipped a shot from Commodore for the Wings to take the lead once again, but it was short lived--Marian Hossa took a snap shot from a stoppable angle but Howard couldn't handle it and allowed the Blackhawks to tie it. From then on, it was the Blackhawks show going into the 3rd period.
The top line of Carcillo, Toews and Hossa was dynamite but Sharp, Kane and Stalberg didn't want to be left out of the mix either. Both lines had great puck possession all game and finally the 2nd line was rewarded in the final frame with Kane sending the puck back to the point for Seabrook to blast it past Howard, giving the Blackhawks their first lead which would stand as the game-winner.
Corey Crawford played well again, stopping 26 shots. He may get the start against the Oilers considering Ray Emery was blown up in the last meeting with Edmonton and Corey's resurgence as the #1.
ROOKIE NOTES
Jimmy Hayes played his first NHL game with Jamal Mayers and Andrew Brunette. His 8:23 TOI was 2nd least on the team but he made every shift count with 4 hits, 2 shots on goal and 1 blocked shot. He also committed a holding infraction for a two minute penalty which seemed questionable at best.
Overall, the Hayes bro looked fairly comfortable in the line-up and didn't look out of place at all. He was effective on the physical end and had a few chances to bury his first NHL goal. If he can keep finding the puck, especially with limited ice-time, he'll be an effective player for the future.
BLACKHAWKS STARS OF THE GAME
1. Jonathan Toews
2. Brent Seabrook
3. Marian Hossa
Click here to view the article
