The Chicago Blackhawks ended their eight-game skid with a 5–2 road win at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Both Max Domi and Patrick Kane registered three-point evenings, as Chicago’s power play clicked all night long.
— Reese Johnson opened up the scoring the scoring at the 2:38 mark, deflecting in a point shot from Jake McCabe. Petr Mrazek made 10 saves in the first frame and the Hawks began the second period with a 1–0 lead.
— Kane banged home a rebound on a 5-on-3 man advantage and on the ensuing 5-on-4, Domi made it 3–0 with a laser from the top of the left circle. The Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad made it 3–1 before the end of the second period.
— Arvid Soderblom relieved the injured Mrazek, and the Hawks extended their lead when Taylor Raddysh deflected a Kane wrist shot for another power play strike. New York’s Chris Kreider would cut it to 4–2, but Domi would score his second of the night with an empty-netter with just over a minute to play.
— Though obviously not part of the scoring, it was great to see Jujhar Khaira get a small amount of revenge on Jacob Trouba. Though the scrap does not make up for Trouba’s cheap shot on Khaira last season—or the one he dished out on Andreas Athanasiou during Saturday’s game—it is a small moral victory nonetheless.
Chicago will stay in the area and face the New York Islanders on Sunday night. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CST.