Chicago 8, Anaheim 3
When: 8:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Furman South, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
18591
By Field Level Media
Patrick Kane set a career high with six points and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 8-3 on Tuesday night.
Kane had a goal and five assists -- surpassing his previous career high of five points, accomplished twice in his 15-year career, which includes nine All-Star Game appearances.
Dylan Strome tallied three goals and an assist on his 25th birthday, Alex DeBrincat had a goal and three assists, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of their previous eight.
Jakob Silfverberg, Trevor Zegras and Adam Henrique scored for Anaheim in the opener of a five-game road trip.
John Gibson allowed five goals on 13 shots for the Ducks before he was pulled for the third time in eight starts since appearing in the All-Star Game. Anthony Stolarz made 16 saves in relief.
The Blackhawks chased Gibson with five goals in the first period.
Strome scored off a feed from Kane for a 1-0 lead at 1:38. DeBrincat scored his 33rd goal of the season for a 2-0 lead at 7:05. Kane scored his 19th of the season for a 3-0 lead at 13:53.
Ryan Carpenter scored from a sharp angle to make it 4-0 at 17:14. Jonathan Toews' short-handed tally with 28 seconds left in the period made it 5-0.
Stolarz replaced Gibson to start the second period and gave up a goal 19 seconds in, to Brandon Hagel, to make it 6-0.
The Ducks came back with three goals in a 3:26 span of the second period to cut the deficit in half.
Silfverberg scored from in close at 4:31, Zegras scored from the right circle on a power play at 7:19, and Henrique scored on a deflection 38 seconds later.
Strome came back with his second goal to make it 7-3 at 14:50 of the second, and he completed the hat trick, with Kane notching his fifth assist, with 2:44 left in the game.
The Ducks played with 11 forwards and seven defensemen because of injuries to centers Ryan Getzlaf and Isac Lundestrom.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Anaheim |
|
Chicago |
|
Sam Steel 2 |
Points |
Patrick Kane 6 |
|
Adam Henrique 1 |
Goals |
Dylan Strome 3 |
|
Sam Steel 2 |
Assists |
Patrick Kane 5 |
|
Trevor Zegras 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Jonathan Toews 1 |
|
Anthony Stolarz .842 |
Save Percentage |
Marc-Andre Fleury .906 |
|
Anthony Stolarz 16 |
Saves |
Marc-Andre Fleury 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Anaheim
|
32 |
3 |
1-4 |
2-2 |
6 |
22 |
| Chicago
|
32 |
8 |
0-2 |
3-4 |
10 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .405 after a loss.
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Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Ducks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .419 after a loss.
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