by Gatekeeper
The Blackhawks strutted into the Bridgestone Arena Tuesday night despite the #PERDS best efforts to keep them and their fans out of their Hillbilly hoedown. They can't fill their own building, but Chicago money isn't good enough for them. Fuck em. They aren't good enough for Hawks fans to grace their arena. I'll be sure to piss on the ice when I'm there Saturday to see Tool and Primus.
The first period was generally as generic and boring as most of the music produced out of Nashville in the last two decades. That is, until the final 21 seconds, when the Blackhawks opened up the scoring. The shots slightly favored the #PERDS 12-10, but the scoreboard told the tale.
The second period brought considerably more action to the game, which was a very good thing for the Blackhawks. They took a 2-0 lead shortly into the period, and then traded goals with the #PERDS, within a minute of each other, before heading into the second intermission. The Hawks even led the middle period in shots 12-11. Nothing to complain about here. Time to bring home a win, boys.
That is exactly what the Hawks did in the third. They weathered a furious Nashville storm and were out shot 16-5, but the Blackhawks scored the only goal of the period to leave Trashville with their 12th straight win, and a 4-1 win.
- With 21 seconds left in the first period, the #AK72 line jumped on a bad bounce and put on a little passing show. Kane tapped to Panarin, who dished to Anisimov. Anisimov tucked the puck around All Star Goalie Pekka Rinne for a 1-0 Blackhawks lead.
- Just a couple of minutes into the second period #DickPanik put the Blackhawks p 2-0 with a fairly weak shot. But then again, it must have been a good goal because it was against an All Star goalie, right?
- Sixty seconds after the #PERDS goal the Blackhawks Artemi Panarin found Patrick Kane in behind the Nashville defense and sent him in on a break-a-way. Kane did "Kane Things", and the Blackhawks were back up by two goals. This was not 20 seconds after the Nashville crowd made themselves look immensely stupid by chanting Crawford's name. Touche, dumb shits.
- Corey Crawford saved 38 of 39 shots and was, once again, outstanding. My only worry is that he is peaking too early. I hope that isn't the case, because he is absolutely en fuego.
- The Blackhawks turned around and gave up the shutout just 25 seconds after the #DickPanik goal. They weren't able to get the puck out cleanly from their zone after Quenneville rewarded the 4th line and keep them out there after the Panik goal. That blew up in their face because Suckderi was out there as well. This is something he should know better than to allow.
- Dennis Rasmussen had the least time on ice for the Blackhawks at 7:57.
- The powerplays for both teams were a combined 0-5.
- The Blackhawks were pretty awful at the faceoff dots, as well, losing 56%. Artem Anisimov was worst on the team winning only 6 of 17.
- Nothing more to complain about. 12th straight. Win on the road. One goal against. Against the whiney little bitches in Trashville? I'm taking it.
- Keith and Hjalmarsson were skinned and eaten alive in possession numbers even though they were each +2, which had a lot to do with the 3rd period spent mostly in the Blackhawks end.
- The Desjardins/Danault/Teravainen line led the Blackhawks in Corsi.
- The world is right when a defensive pair containing Barret Jackman is the opponent's worst in puck possession.
Shaw - Toews - Hossa
Panarin - Anisimov - Kane
Desjardins - Danault - Teravainen
Panik - Rasmussen - Garbutt
Keith - Hjalmarsson
Gustafsson - Seabrook
van Riemsdyk - Scuderi
