Calgary 4, Chicago 3
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, January 7, 2019
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Frederic L'Ecuyer
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
21036
By Field Level Media
Johnny Gaudreau scored twice and Sean Monahan netted one goal and one assist as the visiting Calgary Flames claimed a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.
Calgary goalie David Rittich made 32 saves in the victory. The Western Conference-leading Flames are on a 4-1-0 run entering a five-game homestand. Gaudreau has collected 13 points in a five-game goal-scoring streak.
Gaudreau -- who was named the NHL's first star of the week earlier Monday -- opened the scoring at 3:24 of the first period. Chicago goalie Collin Delia made the save on Monahan's shot, but Gaudreau pounced on the rebound and buried it into the net.
Patrick Kane then provided a show-time performance of his own to put the Blackhawks ahead. First, Kane drew his team even at 16:34 of the first period with an eye-popping sharp-angled backhand for his 24th goal of the year.
Kane then sent up Alex DeBrincat for his 20th goal of the year at the 5:07 mark of the second period. DeBrincat one-timed a beautiful cross-ice pass off the rush, ripping a short-side effort. Kane has collected nine goals and 10 assists in his past 11 games.
However, Monahan netted a pretty power-play goal with 1:18 remaining in the middle frame for his 23rd goal of the season to tie the game. Monahan was parked in the low slot and finished a four-player passing play with a top-corner shot to make it a 2-2 game.
Gaudreau netted his second goal of the night 54 seconds into the third period to again put the Flames ahead. Mark Giordano sprung Gaudreau on a breakaway, and the red-hot sniper ripped a five-hole shot for his 26th goal of the season. Giordano's assist was the 300th of his career.
Garnet Hathaway appeared to ice the game with a short-handed, empty-net goal with 50 seconds left on the clock, Calgary's 14th short-handed goal of the season. The tally became the game-winner because Brandon Saad scored with 29 seconds remaining.
Delia stopped 39 shots for the Blackhawks, who have just one win in four games (1-2-1).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Calgary |
|
Chicago |
Johnny Gaudreau 2 |
Points |
Patrick Kane 2 |
Johnny Gaudreau 2 |
Goals |
Patrick Kane 1 |
Elias Lindholm 2 |
Assists |
Artem Anisimov 2 |
Sean Monahan 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Brandon Saad 1 |
Garnet Hathaway 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
David Rittich .914 |
Save Percentage |
Collin Delia .929 |
David Rittich 32 |
Saves |
Collin Delia 39 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Calgary
|
43 |
4 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
6 |
31 |
Chicago
|
35 |
3 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
8 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .353 after a win and .357 after a loss.
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Flames have a W/L % of .577 after a win and .667 after a loss.