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— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) September 30, 2021
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Day 6 of Blackhawks training camp included practice but also the preseason opener against the Red Wings. Besides the first game action of the new year, the most newsworthy note from yesterday was Mike Hardman coming off COVID protocol to rejoin the team on the ice.
In full transparency, I wasn't able to watch the entire game due to work and access issues and only caught the highlights from the Blackhawks website and social media. Thus, there won't be much game analysis beyond a breakdown of goals scored and allowed.
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Game Notes
Back at it again at home on Friday pic.twitter.com/NjpmH3Uwwr
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) September 30, 2021
Kubalik - Toews - Kurashev Hagel - K Dach - Connolly Reichel - Borgstrom - Nylander Khaira - Entwistle - Gaudette
Stillman - Murphy C Jones - Kalynuk Phillips - Beaudin
Lankinen Soderblom
Power Play Units
PP1: K Dach, Kubalik, Borgstrom, Kurashev, Kalynuk PP2: Toews, Reichel, Nylander, Gaudette, Beaudin
Scoring Recap
1st Goal: Rasmussen (0-1)
Wyatt Kalynuk had a tire blowout that prevented him from catching up with the play but Henrik Borgstrom didn't help matters by being too late with retreating back to support as Michael Rasmussen got in uncontested to beat Kevin Lankinen.
2nd Goal: Kubalik (1-1)
Jonathan Toews and Philipp Kurashev executed a textbook give-and-go along the right flank to get the Wings defense reeling and drawing all eyes away from Dominik Kubalik who had plenty of time and space to bang home the backhanded equalizer.
3rd Goal: Hagel (2-1)
Kirby Dach set up Brandon Hagel for a wrister from between the circles. What made the play was not only Hagel's drive down the middle lane to create a passing outlet for Dach but also the skill level of Caleb Jones to buy time by walking the line.
4th Goal: Khaira (3-1)
Heads-up play by MacKenzie Entwistle to not just admire his feed up to Connor Murphy at the point and instead stayed with the developing play by attempting a redirect of the point shot which linemate Jujhar Khaira was successful at tipping in.
5th Goal: Stephens (3-2)
Mitchell Stephens split a triangle of Chicago defenders by blowing past Kubalik and Murphy in the neutral zone then sidestepping around Riley Stillman to release a shot on goal that had eyes and trickled under the catcher's mitt of Lankinen.
6th Goal: Ryan (3-3)
With an extra attacker in the waning minutes, Bobby Ryan poked in the game-tying marker as the puck was a pinball in the slot bouncing around amongst a slew of Hawks and Wings players. Adam Gaudette could have exerted more pressure to tie up Ryan.
Shootout: Ryan (3-4)
Blackhawks
* Toews (goal) * Reichel (goal) * Kurashev (miss) * K Dach (miss)
Red Wings
* Erne (goal) * Rasmussen (miss) * Hirose (goal) * Ryan (goal)
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Lesson of the Day
Toews vs. Dach. This one is all Toews. pic.twitter.com/8RDCXGyz4U
— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) September 29, 2021
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Broadcast & Content Team
Roll call 🗣
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) September 29, 2021
Check out our 2021-22 Broadcast & Content Team âž¡ï¸ https://t.co/z0daPy25Y1 pic.twitter.com/mLGTBPI0pn
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Taxi Squad
The NHL/NHLPA transition rules for 2021-22 contemplate the possibility conditions arise that require the formation of Taxi Squads. In the event that happens, the negotiations for how they'd work would start with last season's rules.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) September 29, 2021
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See you on the boards!