Blackhawks’ Special Teams Force Series Split Against Red Wings

3 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 4 minutes 35 seconds

• Their power play was atrocious in this series.
• This series made me wish that there was a way that both teams could decline the power play to spare our eyes from the nothingness that came out of it.
• The Red Wings are ranked 23rd in the league on the penalty kill, so that was disappointing not being able to convert.
• All season long, the power play has been the team’s best friend and the penalty kill has been their worst enemy.
• While the power play struggled, their penalty kill, singlehandedly, saved the series.
• The Blackhawks’ penalty kill has been bad this season.
• Chicago’s discipline during the second game was non-existent, but their penalty kill bailed them out big time.
• There was a point in the game where the Red Wings had a 5-on-3 power play during the third period.
• Spending most of the game in the penalty box is a recipe for disaster, but they made sure to keep the pressure on the Wings.
• Besides the fact that he has had a wonderful season with 43 points in 41 games, he also loves facing Detroit.
• He scored a crucial goal in the second game that put the Blackhawks up 2-0 in the second period.
• With that, he now has 8 goals, 12 assists, and 20 points in 14 games against the Red Wings in his career.
• He was pretty invisible during the first game in the series, so it was expected that he was going to make some noise in the second game.
• Like DeBrincat, Hinostroza’s impact came in the second game of the series.
• Now, they have concluded their series of games against the Red Wings having won six out of eight games.
• With only 11 games left to play in the regular season, every point matters

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