In Vancouver, it wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked. Well, maybe it was.
The Chicago Blackhawks took 49 shots on goal Wednesday night and Jacob Markstrom made 49 saves.
Jacob Markstrom made 49 saves in shut out win for the Canucks file photo by Lewis Bleiman
That’s 0-for-49.
“It would not have been a win if it wasn’t for him (Markstrom),” Brandon Sutter said. “I can’t say enough about how he played tonight. That was pretty special.”
It was Markstrom’s second shut out of the season.
“They have a really good team with skilled players, they are going to get shots on net,” Markstrom said. “It was a battle.”
The Hawks are 0-3-2 in their last five.
“We’re just happy about getting our effort back to where it needs to be, and we’ll go from there,” Jonathan Toews said. “Unfortunately, we couldn’t find ways to find the back of the net and open the game up a little.”
There;s some spin.
Bo Horvat scored on a power play resulting from a failed goalie interference challenge by Chicago.
“We felt in the moment that [Brandon] Saad didn’t prevent him from making a save and felt like we had a decent chance of getting a goal,” coach Jeremy Colliton said. “We feel pretty good about our penalty kill, so it was worth taking a shot. Obviously, it didn’t work out.”
Adam Gaudette also potted one for the Canucks.
“Sometimes your goalie has to come up clutch for you,” Horvat said. “[Markstrom] was outstanding. Without him, it’s a different story.”
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Corey Crawford made 17 saves in the loss.
“Got no other choice,” Toews said. “Sit around and sulk about it for 20 minutes, and then you have to make a decision on how you want to react and get ready for the next one.”
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