Chicago 6, Edmonton 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Frederic L'Ecuyer, Brad Meier
Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy, Trent Knorr
Attendance:
18347
By Field Level Media
Patrick Kane and Dominik Kahun each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks scored five goals in the third period to rally for a 6-2 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Erik Gustafsson, John Hayden, Dylan Strome and Drake Caggiula also scored for the Blackhawks. Chicago has won five games in a row, which is its best streak of the season.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice in a losing effort for Edmonton, which is winless in its past six. Connor McDavid collected a pair of assists for the Oilers.
Blackhawks goaltender Cam Ward stopped 25 shots to improve to 10-8-4.
For the Oilers, Cam Talbot gave up four goals on 27 shots before he was replaced in the third period. Backup Mikko Koskinen did not fare any better as he allowed two goals on eight shots.
Chicago opened the scoring 1:55 into the first period. Gustafsson flipped a shot from near the blue line that appeared to catch Talbot off guard. The shot hit the top left corner of the net for the defenseman's 11th goal of the season and his third in the past two games.
Edmonton evened the score at 1 on a power-play goal by Draisaitl with 3:19 remaining in the first period. The 23-year-old blasted a shot from the bottom of the right circle to reach the 30-goal milestone for the first time in his career.
Draisaitl increased his career-high goal total to 31 when he scored 2:04 later to give Edmonton a 2-1 lead. McDavid slid a pinpoint pass to the right circle, where Draisaitl ripped a one-timer past Ward.
Hayden evened the score at 2 on his third goal of the season 3:50 into the final frame. He swept in a shot from the low slot for his first score since Nov. 29.
Strome scored less than two minutes later to put Chicago on top 3-2. He wristed a shot through traffic for his 13th goal.
Chicago made it 4-2 on Kane's team-leading 32nd goal at 5:51 of the third period.
Forty-seven seconds later, Caggiula scored against his former team to push the Blackhawks' lead to 5-2.
Kahun capped the scoring on the power play with 7:48 to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Edmonton |
|
Dominik Kahun 2 |
Points |
Leon Draisaitl 2 |
|
Dominik Kahun 1 |
Goals |
Leon Draisaitl 2 |
|
Brandon Saad 2 |
Assists |
Connor McDavid 2 |
|
Dominik Kahun 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Leon Draisaitl 2 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Cam Ward .926 |
Save Percentage |
Cam Talbot .852 |
|
Cam Ward 25 |
Saves |
Cam Talbot 23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Chicago
|
35 |
6 |
2-4 |
2-4 |
8 |
31 |
| Edmonton
|
27 |
2 |
2-4 |
2-4 |
8 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Oilers have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .414 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .333 after a loss.
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