Blackhawks Game Summary
Wednesday Boxscore
DeBrincat - Strome - Kane Kubalik - Toews - Raddysh Kurashev - Dach - Lafferty Katchouk - R Johnson - Entwistle
de Haan - S Jones McCabe - C Jones Stillman - Gustafsson
Lankinen Delia
Scratches: Borgstrom, Vlasic
1st Goal (1-0): Raddysh (Strome, Kane) PP 2nd Goal (1-1): Carrick (Robinson, Comtois) 3rd Goal (2-1): Kane (DeBrincat, S Jones) PP 4th Goal (2-2): Carrick (Henrique, Zegras) 5th Goal (3-2): Strome (Stillman, Kane) 6th Goal (4-2): DeBrincat (Toews, McCabe) EN
SOG For/Against: 28/29 PP: 2-for-3 PK: 1-for-1 Faceoffs Won: 51%
FINAL: #Blackhawks 4, Ducks 2
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) March 24, 2022
Shot attempts: 50-49 ANA
Shots on goal: 29-28 ANA
5-on-5 scoring chances: 23-17 ANA
5-on-5 high danger chances: 11-10 ANA pic.twitter.com/jBRwTPqaIG
new(ish) guy coming through clutch once again pic.twitter.com/H5aUsH1Ihs
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 24, 2022
Blackhawks Notebook
Ducks tie it 2-2 on Carrick's 2nd goal. Not to pick nits, but Lankinen got the initial stop and didn't control the rebound.
— Phillip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) March 24, 2022
Just saying. He thinks rebound control is a strength for his.
Rebound control is surely something Lankinen can improve upon under the tutelage of goalie coach Jimmy Waite. Yet, how much of that loose change in the crease is really Lankinen's fault and not something that can be attributed to the shoddy defense in front of him?
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IceHogs Game Summary
Wednesday Boxscore
Altybarmakian - Reichel - Teply Hardman - Slavin - Connolly Morrison - Gicewicz - Busdeker Osipov - G Mitchell - Gabriel
Phillips - I Mitchell Stanton - Regula Galvas - Beaudin
Soderblom Morris
1st Goal (1-0): Altybarmakian (Teply) 2nd Goal (1-1): Jones (Lynch, Stewart) 3rd Goal (2-1): Connolly (Regula) 4th Goal (3-1): Connolly (Hardman, Regula) PP 5th Goal (3-2): Eyssimont (Gustafsson, Phillips) 6th Goal (4-2): Reichel (Connolly) 7th Goal (5-2): Slavin (Regula) EN 8th Goal (5-3): Jones (Hutchison, Lundmark)
SOG For/Against: 16/40 PP: 1-for-2 PK: 4-for-4
Highlights
Highlights: HOGS WIN! HOGS WIN!
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) March 24, 2022
Forward Brett Connolly leads the way with two goals and an assist to send us to a 5-3 victory over Manitoba and extend our winning streak to four games! #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/pZRprtT9DI
IceHogs Notebook
"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." ðŸ–🏒😎@goicehogs pic.twitter.com/SaaHiph9ky
— Brad Repplinger (@TCRBrad) March 22, 2022
Alec Regula racked up 3 assists last night. While he trails Ian Mitchell for scoring by defensemen (21 points in 31 games vs 28 in 47), Regula has a better PPG average at .677 vs .596. Wyatt Kalynuk is third on the team at .471 (16 points in 34 games).
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Prospects Notebook
Signed on the dotted line âœï¸ pic.twitter.com/LqJrGc8PMY
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 23, 2022
Stauber played 3 seasons in the USHL for the Sioux Falls Stampede and another 3 seasons in the NCAA, first just one game as a freshman at Minnesota State University-Mankato then at Providence College as a sophomore (11-7-5, 2.24, .916) and as a junior (21-14-2, 2.10, .921).
Looking to next season, Lankinen is likely re-signed to a short-term contract extension while Soderblom has a year left to continue as the top goalie in Rockford. Stauber could make Morris expendable by starting his pro career this fall as Soderblom's backup.
That would leave Delia and Morris in the lurch as it's doubtful the Hawks would roll with a pair of young stoppers who have a 82 combined NHL games to their credit. An NHL veteran signed on the cheap for 1-2 years could certainly be in the cards this summer.
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See you on the boards!
Sources: Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, NBC Sports Chicago, The Athletic Chicago