In Chicago, the Blackhawks got two goals from Dominik Kubalik and defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks, 4-2, on Saturday night.
Robin Lehner made 35 saves in the win.
“I didn’t feel great at the start. I think as the game went on, I felt better and better,” Lehner said. “Kind of felt a little weird at first. The first period I didn’t feel quite right, the second period was a little weird [since I] didn’t have much to do until the last five minutes pretty much. … We knew they were going to have a push in the third and [I] felt better there.”
Lehner had been recovering a knee injury.
Max Jones and Rickard Rakell were the Ducks strikers.
“I thought we were OK and maybe as expected with the travel coming in (won 3-0 at home against the Dallas Stars on Thursday), but the second period was just plain disappointing,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. “It is a true privilege to be able to compete in this League, and we didn’t compete in the second period.”
Jonathan Toews and Olli Maatta added single markers in the win.
“I think as the year has gone on, he’s (Toews) getting better and better, playing a hard game and taking the puck to the net and gaining confidence he’s going to make a difference for us offensively,” Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton said.
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John Gibson made 29 saves in the loss.
“Losing [stinks],” Ducks defenseman Josh Manson said. “I mean, you get fed up with losing, but there’s only one way out of it. You can’t just sit there and feel bad for yourself. There’s only one way out of it, and that’s the way it goes. It’s part of being a professional.”
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