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Island Hopping
December 5, 2021, 3:45 AM ET [101 Comments]
Theo Fox
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Isn't that a proverbial kick in the teeth.

The Blackhawks fell short on Manhattan Island as the trio of Artemi Panarin, Ryan Strome, and Adam Fox provided all of the offensive firepower (3 goals, 5 assists combined) to boost the surging Rangers to a 3-2 victory.

There was Showtime on Broadway as Patrick Kane racked up a goal and an assist but that wasn't enough for Chicago. Also, Seth and Caleb Jones paired up as D partners for the first time in their careers with father Popeye in the stands.

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Blackhawks Game Summary

Starting Lineup

Hagel - Toews - Kane
DeBrincat - Dach - Strome
Kubalik - Borgstrom - R Johnson
Hardman - Slavin - Carpenter

C Jones - S Jones
de Haan - Gustafsson
Kalynuk - Mitchell

Lankinen
Fleury

Scratches:
Khaira, McCabe, Murphy

Scoring Recap

1st Goal (1-0): Kane (Hagel, S Jones)
2nd Goal (1-1): R Strome (Panarin, Fox) PP
3rd Goal (1-2): Fox (Panarin, R Strome)
4th Goal (1-3): Panarin (R Strome, Trouba)
5th Goal (2-3): DeBrincat (Kane, S Jones)

SOG For/Against: 27/31
PP: 0-for-1
PK: 3-for-4
Faceoffs Won: 57%


Game Notes

* The coaching staff relied on youngsters Ian Mitchell (3:29) and Josiah Slavin (2:43) to kill penalties as much as veterans Calvin de Haan (3:41), Seth Jones (3:02), Ryan Carpenter (4:01), and Jonathan Toews (2:55).

* Mitchell logged a total of 16:09 TOI and blocked 3 shots in his return to the Hawks lineup.

* Not counting Slavin who was at 33%, all other Chicago forwards who took at least one faceoff won 50% or more of their draws with even Dylan Strome at 60% and Kirby Dach at 50%.

* Despite scoring for the first time in 15 games in his last outing, Dominik Kubalik got snakebitten again as he rang the puck off the post at least once and had a near miss.

Highlights

Goal by Patrick Kane

Faceoff Wins by Dylan Strome

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IceHogs Game Summary

Starting Lineup

Altybarmakian - Kurashev - Nylander
Busdeker - Yetman - Teply
Morrison - Barratt - Gicewicz
Pour - G Mitchell - Osipov

Galvas - Beaudin
Phillips - Regula
Stanton - Krys

Delia
Morris

Scoring Recap

1st Goal (0-1): Criscuolo (Murphy, Berggren) PP
2nd Goal (0-2): Lashoff (Renouf, Berry)
3rd Goal (0-3): Yan (Elson, Pickard)
4th Goal (0-4): Shine (Witkowski, Spezia)
5th Goal (0-5): Murphy (unassisted)
6th Goal (1-5): Gicewicz (Kurashev, Phillips)
7th Goal (2-5): Nylander (Altybarmakian, Krys)
8th Goal (2-6): Berggren (Criscuolo, Hirose)

SOG For/Against: 32/29
PP: 0-for-4
PK: 4-for-5

Game Notes

* After standing on his head the night before with a 4-1 win, Collin Delia allowed 4 goals on 10 shots before getting yanked halfway through the opening period.

* Cale Morris came in relief making 17 saves on 19 shots in his AHL season debut after going 4-5-2 (2.79, .903) for the Fuel of the ECHL.

* Alex Nylander is now tied with Lukas Reichel for the team lead in goals with 7 and is providing offense at a 0.50 PPG pace.

* Dylan McLaughlin is in COVID protocol putting his 7-game scoring streak on hold until he is eligible to exit.

Highlights

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Roster Updates

Mitchell was not only recalled but was actually required to suit up immediately as Jake McCabe suddenly had to fly back to Chicago to be with family and Riley Stillman was still unable to play. It's likely that McCabe will just remain in Chicago until the team returns home.

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Next Game @ Islanders

The Blackhawks hop over to Long Island for a match this evening versus the Islanders. If Stillman is 100% healthy, expect him to slot in for Mitchell or Wyatt Kalynuk. Likewise, if Jujhar Khaira is no longer ill, expect him to return to the lineup over Reese Johnson or Mike Hardman.

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