It's Monday and game day! Let's kick it off with your Morning Chirps.
🚨 Troy Murray remembered by good friends
🚨 Sharks swap out former Blackhawks
🚨 Brandon Hagel's questionable actions
🚨 Great story out of Detroit
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FINAL SCORE (OT)
Dallas Stars 4 (Bastian, Bourque, Hryckowian, Heiskanen),
Chicago Blackhawks 3 (Bertuzzi, Rinzel, Bedard)
The Blackhawks get a point that they probably didn’t deserve. No time to dwell on it. Postgame thoughts on the website soon.
What a shot! Huge goal by Bedard.
Two unlucky goals against Soderblom tonight. I don't know, try playing with the puck.
END OF THE 2ND PERIOD
Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Bertuzzi, Rinzel),
Dallas Stars 1 (Bastian)
Soderblom was terrific that frame, one in which the Blackhawks’ offense took off.
Per the Blackhawks, Oliver Moore is not returning to tonight's game.
END OF THE 1ST PERIOD
Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Bertuzzi, Rinzel),
Dallas Stars 1 (Bastian)
Good road period for the Blackhawks. Young defensemen are playing effective hockey.
Great shot by Rinzel. Hopefully, Moore is ok. That didn't look good.
Great play by Levshunov. Get the puck towards the net and see what happens.
Casey DeSmith starts vs Chicago.
Bunting and Myers are in — we will see the “Big Tree” pairing with Bichsel and Myers.
Expecting lines to be the same as practice yesterday, Hyry will be a scratch.
No real update on Hintz, just that it is still going to be weeks.
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Today's Morning Chirps were a little more difficult to write than usual.
🚨 Remembering Muzz
🚨 A pair of IceHogs recalled
🚨 Red Wings dodge a bullet
🚨 Former Blackhawks 1st-rounder back in the NHL
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The Blackhawks have recalled Nick Lardis and Drew Commesso.
Crushed by the Troy Murray news today. I admired him as a player growing up and once I got to know him on the beat, he became one of my favorite people ever. A tremendous person who will be missed dearly. Thank you, Troy. Rest easy, my friend.
END OF THE 2ND PERIOD:
Vancouver Canucks 3 (O’Connor, DeBrusk, Bluger),
Chicago Blackhawks 3 (Donato, Mikheyev, Nazar)
The Blackhawks have been the better team for most of the night, but they aren’t cashing in on their chances. That late goal will help.
GOAL. Nazar. 3-3
Bedard hit the post. He could have had a hat trick by now with all the chances he's had.
Another power play is incoming as Donato took a stick to the face from Willander.
Levshunov is getting some PK time.
Del Mastro gets two minutes for holding.
I've been impressed with Mangiapane's willingness to go to the front of the net. He and Hronek both get roughing penalties for their post-whistle skirmish.
So did the Blackhawks…
END OF THE 1ST PERIOD:
Vancouver Canucks 3 (O’Connor, DeBrusk, Bluger),
Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Donato, Mikheyev)
That wasn’t great hockey, but it was high-event hockey.
Rinzel wipes out the final 90 seconds of the power play with a tripping penalty. 4v4.
Buium, not DeBrusk.
DeBrusk off for hooking with 1:30 left in the period.
Mangiapane draws an interference penalty on Ratu. The Blackhawks get their first power play of the night. Looking for their 5th straight game with a PPG.
GOAL. Mikheyev. 3-2
Nice primary assist by Moore.
GOAL. Bluger. 3-1
