Chicago 5, Los Angeles 3
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 3, 2018
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Referees:
Francis Charron, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18230
By Field Level Media
Jonathan Toews scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:58 to go in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Jordan Oesterle, Artem Anisimov, Vinnie Hinostroza and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who erased a two-goal deficit in the third period. Anisimov, Hinostroza, Toews and Kane all scored in the final 10 minutes to spark the comeback.
Chicago ended a two-game losing streak and won for only the fourth time in its past 15 contests. The Blackhawks marked their fourth win when trailing after two periods (4-21-2).
Tanner Pearson, Alec Martinez and Alex Iafallo scored for the Kings. Los Angeles boasted a 20-1-1 record when leading after two periods until Saturday's third-period collapse.
Blackhawks goaltender Anton Forsberg made 29 saves to improve to 8-13-3. Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick turned aside 20 shots in the loss.
Toews scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 1:58 remaining. He snapped a wrist shot from the top of the right circle as Anisimov screened Quick in front of the net.
Chicago opened the scoring 13:11 into the first period. Oesterle collected a loose puck in the high slot and weaved a shot through heavy traffic in front of the net for his fourth goal.
Los Angeles evened the score 1-1 at the 4:27 mark of the second period. Pearson stole a pass from Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith and scored on a partial breakaway.
The Kings grabbed a 2-1 advantage less than two minutes later. Martinez drove to the front of the net and scored on a rebound.
Late in the third period, the Kings made it 3-1 on a goal by Iafallo. He ripped a wrist shot over Forsberg's left shoulder.
Chicago cut the deficit to 3-2 on a power-play goal by Anisimov with 9:12 to play in the third period.
Hinostroza evened the score 3-3 with 5:36 remaining in the third period. His shot from the slot squeezed through Quick's pads and trickled across the goal line.
After Toews' goal, Kane added an empty-net goal with 2.9 seconds remaining.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Los Angeles |
|
Patrick Kane 3 |
Points |
Alex Iafallo 1 |
|
Patrick Kane 1 |
Goals |
Alex Iafallo 1 |
|
Patrick Kane 2 |
Assists |
Dustin Brown 1 |
|
Jonathan Toews 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Anton Forsberg .906 |
Save Percentage |
Jonathan Quick .833 |
|
Anton Forsberg 29 |
Saves |
Jonathan Quick 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Chicago
|
25 |
5 |
2-5 |
2-2 |
4 |
29 |
| Los Angeles
|
32 |
3 |
0-2 |
3-5 |
10 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Los Angeles will play their next game at home against Washington. The Kings have a W/L % of .622 after a win and .448 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Anaheim. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .432 after a loss.
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