CHICAGO B次元官网网址� Patrick Kane had a power-play goal and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Thursday night.
Alex DeBrincat and Andrew Shaw scored in the first period, and Dylan Strome had three assists as Chicago dealt Vancouver its first regulation loss since Oct. 19 at New Jersey. David Kampf and Brandon Saad added empty-netters.
J.T. Miller and Jake Virtanen scored for the much-improved Canucks, who entered on a 5-0-3 run to climb to second place in the Pacific Division.
ChicagoB次元官网网址檚 Corey Crawford made 36 saves. Jacob Markstrom blocked 32 shots.
"Every time we got some momentum we seemed to take a penalty... hard to come back when you're in the box all game." - J.T. Miller
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ShawB次元官网网址檚 power-play connection ended his 12-game goal drought. The Blackhawks scored twice with the man advantage for the first time since Feb. 22, a span of 35 games.
Chicago struck early at home following a 1-2-1 road trip.
DeBrincat opened the scoring 6:41 in from high in the slot. After slipping free from rookie defenceman Quinn Hughes, DeBrincat fired as he tumbled and beat Markstrom on the stick side.
Vancouver defenceman Troy Stecher saved a goal when he dropped and blocked KampfB次元官网网址檚 point-blank one-timer with about seven minutes left in the period.
Shaw made it 2-0 with 1:17 remaining in the first, just 11 seconds after Miller was sent off for hooking. Shaw one-timed StromeB次元官网网址檚 feed from behind the net to finish a quick, tight passing play.
Miller deflected in a power-play goal at 1:03 of the second, scoring with just one second left on Jonathan ToewsB次元官网网址� slashing penalty. Miller was a parked just left of the net when Elias PetterssonB次元官网网址檚 pass across the creased caromed in off the shaft of his stick.
Crawford stopped Brock BoeserB次元官网网址檚 close-in backhander with 8:02 left to preserve the lead.
KaneB次元官网网址檚 goal, his fifth, with 5:06 left in the third made it 3-1. He beat Markstrom on the glove side with a screened shot from just above the left circle.
KampfB次元官网网址檚 short-handed empty netter with 2:07 left gave Chicago a 4-1 lead.
Virtanen deflected Alexander EdlerB次元官网网址檚 shot from the point with 1:01 left to cut it to 4-2, but Saad scored into an empty net with six seconds remaining.
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NOTES: Shaw hadnB次元官网网址檛 scored since connecting twice in the Blackhawks home opener on Oct. 10 versus San Jose. B次元官网网址� Blackhawks rookie F Dominik Kubalik was a healthy scratch after skating in ChicagoB次元官网网址檚 first 14 games. B次元官网网址� Markstrom nearly scored an own-goal about six minutes into the second. He came out to play a loose puck with Strome closing in, but instead of backhanding it behind the net, he hit the side of it.
UP NEXT
Canucks: At Winnipeg on Friday.
Blackhawks: At Pittsburgh on Saturday.
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