The Blackhawks made a valiant effort to knot the game up 4-4 after being down by 3 goals but had the comeback bid foiled by former forward David Kampf who took advantage of a lucky bounce that created a wide open net. Jonathan Toews scored his second goal in as many games.
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Blackhawks Game Summary
😪 pic.twitter.com/OHElB8Q7Ek
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 12, 2021
DeBrincat - Dach - Kane Hagel - Toews - R Johnson Kubalik - Strome - Kurashev Carpenter - Slavin - Hardman
de Haan - S Jones McCabe - Murphy Stillman - Gustafsson
Lankinen Fleury
Scratches: Borgstrom, Gabriel, C Jones
Scoring Recap
1st Goal (1-0): Toews (R Johnson, Murphy) 2nd Goal (1-1): Tavares (Matthews, Nylander) PP 3rd Goal (1-2): Nylander (Tavares, Liljegren) 4th Goal (1-3): Matthews (Kase, Nylander) PP 5th Goal (1-4): Engvall (Clifford, Steeves) 6th Goal (2-4): Murphy (Hagel) 7th Goal (3-4): Kubalik (Kurashev, McCabe) 8th Goal (4-4): McCabe (Stillman, Carpenter) 9th Goal (4-5): Kampf (Rielly, Brodie)
SOG For/Against: 35/26 PP: 0-for-3 PK: 1-for-3 Faceoffs Won: 48%
FINAL: Maple Leafs 5, #Blackhawks 4
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) December 12, 2021
Shot attempts: 47-43 CHI
Shots on goal: 35-26 CHI
5-on-5 scoring chances: 22-18 TOR
5-on-5 high danger chances: 8-5 CHI pic.twitter.com/8zx0GE4zYj
* The comeback with 3 straight goals to tie the game 4-4 is a positive step for the Hawks to display resilience and resolve despite the deep deficit.
* All 4 goals scored were 5-on-5 which is another positive step to generate offense at full strength and not rely on the power play.
* The shutdown D pair of Connor Murphy and Jake McCabe had a busy night at both ends with a goal and assist each plus 10 hits and 6 blocked shots combined.
* Dylan Strome was engaged for most of the game earning 19:04 TOI and contributing 4 shots on goal, one blocked shot, and a team-leading 63% on faceoffs.
Highlights
Goal by Jonathan Toews
Jonathan Bryan Toews pic.twitter.com/kiBrz2WyUH
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 12, 2021
hagel earning the heck out of his assist on murphy's tally pic.twitter.com/6At7Sxuegf
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 12, 2021
😠pic.twitter.com/12ucUixDe1
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 12, 2021
And Just Like That, it was a whole new ballgame. pic.twitter.com/Dua2bvRkd1
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) December 12, 2021
IceHogs Game Summary
4,753 stuffed animals + 1 Hammy = 1 successful Teddy Bear Toss! pic.twitter.com/5BynUA85rK
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) December 12, 2021
Altybarmakian - Entwistle - Connolly Teply - G Mitchell - Busdeker Morrison - Barratt - Gicewicz McKay - Yetman - Pour
Phillips - I Mitchell Stanton - Watson Beaudin - Osipov
Morris Delia
Scoring Recap
1st Goal (0-1): Leschyshyn (Miromanov, Rondbjerg) 2nd Goal (1-1): Gicewicz (Stanton, Barratt) 3rd Goal (2-1): I Mitchell (Entwistle)
SOG For/Against: 42/18 PP: 0-for-5 PK: 2-for-2
Game Notes
* Alex Nylander and Wyatt Kalynuk were noticeable lineup scratches for the night.
* Riley McKay made his season debut for the IceHogs after playing 19 games for the Fuel in the ECHL.
* Evan Barratt is such an irritant on the ice that he can draw the ire of the other team to want to knock his head off by simply seeing him stand in front of their goalie without even touching him.
* Ian Mitchell is growing more and more into the projection of him being Duncan Keith Lite as he is leaning on multiple ways to defend that aid in neutralizing plays and flipping the ice.
Highlights
Game Highlights
Highlights 🎥: Carson Gicewicz nets the #TeddyBearToss goal and Ian Mitchell buries the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over @HSKnights https://t.co/McvBjHivR1
— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) December 12, 2021
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— Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) December 12, 2021
See you on the boards!