It’s just not funny any longer in Chicago. On Monday night, the Blackhawks lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, in overtime after building a 2-0 lead.
Sebastian Aho completed the Canes’ rally when he scored 1:16 into the extra session.
Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat scored for Chicago to get them the 2-0 lead but they had no answer for the Canes’ push back.
“[You have to] tie down the front of the net, especially on the power play,” Toews said. “We gave up two quick goals. Not fun, but we still had our chances to distance ourselves in the game. Just the way things are going right now that we didn’t find a way to get up a few more goals.”
Teuvo Teravainen and Micheal Ferland rallied the Hurricanes back from the deficit.
“I thought we came out a little sluggish, and you knew [the Blackhawks] were going to come flying, and they did,” Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “But then as the game moved on, I thought we got better and better. Our compete is always there, which I like. The start was a little worrisome, but the guys turned it on after that.”
Scott Darling made 33 saves in the win.
“You want to make sure you’re not losing the game because of the special teams, which is what happened the first 12 to 13 games,” Brind’Amour said. “It’s not from any lack of effort. It takes time to get some of this stuff together, and that’s the difference tonight, obviously. They played a good game, and I thought our guys played a good game, and the special teams is where it was decided.”
Chicago is 0-2-1 since firing head coach Joel Quenneville.
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Cam Ward made 37 saves in his fist game against his old team.
“I believe we’re on the right track. I believe we will turn this around. I think we’ve got really good players. When things are going against you over a long period of time, it’s not easy to get out of it. The circumstances are what they are. We’ve got to find a way to get it done. We can and we will” Chicago head coach Jeremy Colliton said after the game.
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