The Blackhawks fell to the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 at the United Center on Thursday to snap a four-game winning streak.
Here are 10 observations of loss:
1. This was a roller coaster of a game, and it ended in heartbreaking fashion for the Blackhawks. Patrick Kane tied it at 5-5 with 3:11 remaining in regulation, but Leon Draisaitl scored the winner with 37.6 seconds remaining to essentially end it. I think everyone in the building was getting ready for overtime, but we didn’t get it. Journal. It feels like both teams deserve at least one point.
two. The second period was one of the strangest periods I have seen in a long time. There were 14 minor penalties between the two teams: nine for Edmonton and five for Chicago. Only 4:56 of the 20 minutes were played 5v5, according to Natural Stat Trick. Crazy.
3. Evander Kane played the role of a villain in this game. He committed three of Edmonton’s nine penalties in the second period. The first was a four-minute cross penalty on Connor Murphy and the second was unsportsmanlike conduct after joking with the referees from the bench. He thought he scored a goal in the second period and skated all over the Chicago bench in celebration, but it was eventually nullified by goalie interference.
Four. The Blackhawks had nine power plays in the second period and 10 overall. They converted on two of them, one of which was a 5-on-3 lead. They came into Thursday with the second-best power play percentage in the NHL and stayed hot, though they probably could have used another one given they had two-shot chances. digits.
5. On the other side of the special teams, the Blackhawks had a bad night on the penalty kick. Most teams usually do it against the Oilers, who went 3-for-7 on the power play.
6. What a special player Connor McDavid is. He had a hat-trick, an assist and took two penalties. McDavid is my pick to win the Art Ross Trophy this season, but here’s a bolder prediction: I think he’ll win the Rocket Richard too.
7. Like Kane, Max Domi had a goal and two assists for a three-point night. He has as many as seven points (four goals, three assists) in six games this season. He also won nine of 12 matchups for a winning percentage of 75.0. What a start you are having at the point.
8. Good for Reese Johnson, who was a healthy scratch for four straight games before re-entering the lineup. On his go-ahead goal in the first period, he helped create a rebound by guarding the goalie and then cleaned things up for his first of the season. He took only nine at-bats due to chaotic play, but it showed when he was on the ice.
9. Kane on his evaluation of the Blackhawks through seven games: “Very happy with the team. I feel like I’m in this group, competitive every night and we’re confident we’re going to win. That’s a team that got better over the summer.” and they went to a conference finals last year, so I think we should feel good about where we are because I feel like we can play better as well.”
10 Before the game, the Blackhawks placed Tyler Johnson on injured reserve with a sprained left ankle, retroactive to October 25. He’s expected to miss a few weeks, but he definitely dodged a bullet. The injury looked much worse in real time.
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