In Detroit, the Chicago Blackhawks coughed up a 2-0 lead to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night, before Dominik Kubalik potted his second goal of the game to give the Hawks a 3-2 win in extra time.
“When I’m practicing those plays, I’m watching the goalie to see if I can open up the five-hole,” Kubalik said. “I’m really glad that worked out.”
Malcolm Subban made 27 saves to get the win.
“We stole that one,” Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton said. “That wasn’t our best effort, but [Subban] made some saves when we needed them and a few guys made plays to get us goals. Now we have to be much better on Wednesday.”
Mattias Janmark and Kubalik staked Chicago to the 2-0 lead off a feed from Carl Soderberg.
“He’s (Soderberg) a big guy and he drew three guys to him, so I just tried to stay away from the play and give him room,” Janmark said. “That was a great play.”
Vladislav Namestnikov. and Christian Djoos rallied the Wings back to force the extra session.
“I think hockey is about taking what’s given, not about forcing things,” Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill said. “That’s something we will talk about tomorrow.”
Thomas Greiss made 21 saves in the loss.
“We’re playing sound defensive hockey and we’re starting to create chances,” the Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin said. “We’ve just got to start turning these games into two points.”
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