Chicago 5, San Jose 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 17, 2024
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Brandon Schrader, Furman South
Linesmen:
Jonathan Deschamps, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance:
18426
By Field Level Media
Ryan Donato, Kevin Korchinski and Joey Anderson scored in an 83-second span midway through the third period to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
The Blackhawks' barrage spoiled the NHL debut of San Jose goaltender Devin Cooley, a California native who grew up rooting for the Sharks and attended a 2019 Blackhawks prospect camp while a student at the University of Denver.
Donato tied the score at 2 at 10:39 of the third, gathering the puck after taking a rebound off his lower body and firing it past Cooley. Korchinski gave Chicago the lead 1:12 later, as his shot from the point deflected off a Shark and into the net.
Anderson made it 4-2 11 seconds after that, backhanding a puck through his legs and into the net to cap an odd-man rush.
Connor Bedard accounted for the final margin with an empty-net goal with 0.3 seconds left. Bedard and Philipp Kurashev both had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Johnson had two assists.
Ryan Carpenter and Klim Kostin scored for San Jose, which lost its fourth straight and remained at 39 points, four behind Chicago and fewest in the NHL.
The Blackhawks finished 3-1 on a four-game homestand.
Carpenter opened the scoring at 10:33 of the first period, burying a rebound of Alexander Barabanov's shot past Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek while moving in on a two-on-one. Kostin made it 2-0 about six minutes later, converting Mikael Granlund's centering pass from behind the net, which eluded Chicago defenseman Alex Vlasic.
Kostin has four points in five games with San Jose.
Chicago, which outshot San Jose 31-27 in the game, had just eight shots in the first period.
Kurashev drew the Blackhawks to within 2-1 at 14:02 of the second.
Bedard carried the puck down the left wing from the defensive zone to the neutral zone before sliding a pass to Johnson, who passed to Kurashev in front of the net. Kurashev tipped the puck over Cooley's right shoulder and into the net.
Mrazek made 25 saves compared to 26 for Cooley.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| San Jose |
|
Chicago |
|
Ryan Carpenter 1 |
Points |
Connor Bedard 2 |
|
Ryan Carpenter 1 |
Goals |
Connor Bedard 1 |
|
Alexander Barabanov 1 |
Assists |
Tyler Johnson 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Devin Cooley .867 |
Save Percentage |
Petr Mrazek .926 |
|
Devin Cooley 26 |
Saves |
Petr Mrazek 25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| San Jose
|
27 |
2 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
6 |
21 |
| Chicago
|
31 |
5 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
2 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Los Angeles. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .111 after a win and .340 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Sharks have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .216 after a loss.
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