Flower was perfect in BOTH shootouts this trip 🤯 pic.twitter.com/nCKpBMLlrk
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 6, 2021
Fleury maintained his shootout dominance as illustrated by the tweets above and below. Elite goaltenders like Fleury play their part to keep their teams in it to the end. That's where the rest of the team needs to step up. This time it was another elite player in Kane who notched his 2nd shootout GWG in 4 days.
Marc-Andre Fleury is a perfect 8-for-8 in shootouts this season, backstopping all three Chicago wins in the skills competittion.
— Carter Baum (@CarterBaum) December 6, 2021
Interim head coach Derek King:
"Marc-Andre, great game again. Especially the shootouts, he's doing a tremendous job.…#Blackhawks
Blackhawks Game Summary
BING BONG! pic.twitter.com/9YpX6o7rsX
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 6, 2021
Hagel - Toews - Kane DeBrincat - Dach - Strome Kubalik - Borgstrom - R Johnson Carpenter - Slavin - Khaira
de Haan - S Jones Stillman - Mitchell C Jones - Gustafsson
Fleury Lankinen
Scratches: Hardman, McCabe, Murphy
Scoring Recap
1st Goal (1-0): Hagel (DeBrincat, S Jones) PP 2nd Goal (1-1): Pageau (Aho, Barzal) PP 3rd Goal (2-1): Strome (unassisted) 4th Goal (2-2): Dobson (Barzal, Bailey) Shootout (3-2): Kane
Islanders: * Wahlstrom (miss) * Barzal (miss) * Beauvillier (miss)
Blackhawks: * Toews (miss) * Kane (goal)
SOG For/Against: 26/24 PP: 1-for-2 PK: 3-for-4 Faceoffs Won: 40%
FINAL: #Blackhawks 3, Islanders 2 (SO)
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) December 6, 2021
Shot attempts: 52-51 NYI
Shots on goal: 26-24 CHI
5-on-5 scoring chances: 22-20 CHI
5-on-5 high danger chances: 6-5 NYI pic.twitter.com/zl8UhEDghW
* Fleury improved his season record to 7-9-0 and his save percentage of .913 matches his career average.
* Ian Mitchell has been solid in his return to the Hawks lineup by conscientiously defending the crease, maintaining inside positioning, managing tight gaps, and separating puck from player; plus, he's been moving the puck swiftly when patrolling the offensive blueline.
* Despite getting stonewalled a few times, Kirby Dach still rattled off high-danger shots and made good decisions to generate offense; also, he's generally been at the right place at the right time in all zones.
* Along with Dach, Dylan Strome exerted effort positively to create chances with his sleek passing and increasing compete level to make plays up and down the ice.
* Josiah Slavin has been steady during his cup of coffee making consistently good reads and displaying patience to hold onto the puck while scanning options or placing the puck in a safe area of the ice if under pressure.
Highlights
Goal by Brandon Hagel
Brandon Hagel makes it 1-0 and here is proof of it pic.twitter.com/kbkPp9KfSB
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 6, 2021
DYLAN STROME MAKES IT 2-1 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Airj39kUll
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 6, 2021
THAT’S HOCKEY BABY 🎬 pic.twitter.com/mXXdI8M10O
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 6, 2021
IceHogs Updates
Hogs on the Move: The @NHLBlackhawks have assigned defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk to the @goicehogs https://t.co/rfHIIU3zbi
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) December 5, 2021
More Hogs on the Move: We have recalled defenseman and @IndyFuel Co-Captain Cliff Watsonhttps://t.co/iHnEXTS1ac
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) December 5, 2021
Beaudin - Kalynuk Phillips - Regula Stanton - Krys Watson
The Hogs start a homestand this Wednesday against their fierce rival Iowa Wild then host the Henderson Silver Knights for the first time ever on Friday and Saturday. After next weekend, the Hogs have a full week off before a road trip down to Austin to face the Texas Stars.
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See you on the boards!