Game 47: Hawks 5, Preds 4 (blackhawks)

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Game 47: Hawks 5, Preds 4

By Theo Fox

Apr 22, 2021 • 5:30 am

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The Blackhawks staged a thrilling comeback to finally defeat the rival Predators in overtime. While Chicago gained 2 standing points and some ground on 4th place, Nashville also came away with a point as well.

After the Hawks scored the opening goal, the Preds answered back with 4 consecutive tallies including one with a few ticks left on the clock to end the 2nd and another within the first minute of the 3rd.

However, the Hawks stormed back with 4 of their own. Threes were wild in the latter part of the game as the Hawks bagged a trio of goals in 3 minutes in the 3rd before sealing the deal at the 3:00 mark of OT.

The star of the show was Brandon Hagel who notched 2 assists and the OT GWG which was the second heroic winner of his career and in the span of 10 days (first time was in Columbus with a 4-3 OT win on April 12).

Getting little defensive support for much of the contest, Malcolm Subban did everything he could to keep his team in the match by standing tall in net with 36 saves including a few stunning ones.

Despite the victory, team defense was still porously horrid with too much puck watching, poor positioning, and lack of finish to rub the puck carrier out of plays in order to neutralize offensive threats.

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Starting Lineup

The starting lineup saw the return of Adam Boqvist on the blueline and Hagel up front while Dylan Strome was scratched in favor of the 11F/7D format:

Scoring Recap

1st Goal: Suter (1-0)

2nd Goal: Tolvanen (1-1)

3rd Goal: Sissons (1-2)

4th Goal: Granlund (1-3)

5th Goal: Kunin (1-4)

6th Goal: Kalynuk (2-4)

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Patrick Kane and Hagel cycled the puck around the right circle before Kane tethered the puck to a pinching Wyatt Kalynuk on a backdoor play to get in behind Erik Haula and fool Saros on the left flank.

7th Goal: Hinostroza (3-4)

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Nikita Zadorov hit Hinostroza with a stretch pass who split 3 Nashville defenders then teamed up with Kirby Dach on a perfectly executed give-and-go to pull the Hawks within one of knotting the game up.

8th Goal: Kubalik (4-4)

9th Goal: Hagel (5-4) OT

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Game Notes

Hits to Separate

One area of the game that the Blackhawks need to refine is delivering hits to separate puck from opponent. The first goal allowed started with Murphy not connecting with a hit to eliminate Arvidsson.

Impotent Power Play

The Chicago power play continued to spiral downward after going 0-for-4 including what could have been a pivotal 4-minute man advantage after Alex DeBrincat got a high stick to the mouth that drew blood.

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Player Notes

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Roster Updates

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Rockford Updates

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See you on the boards!

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