Key Highlights
- Now it comes down to going out and executing and all those things, work, compete, all those things that matter in winning hockey games.”The fans — 18,841 of them — filed into the United Center despite the subzero wind chill and weather warnings.
- It was the second half of a back-to-back for the Hawks after a shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes the night before in Raleigh, N. C. Photos: Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (SO)Would the Hawks be able to steal another one from an Eastern Conference juggernaut?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNope.
- The red-hot Lightning escaped with a 2-1 shootout victory to improve to 14-0-1 over their last 15 games. But three points in two days against a pair of Stanley Cup contenders?
- Not bad for the young Hawks (21-22-8).“We’re taking steps every day and we want to improve and want to get better, but there’s still a lot of work to do,” goaltender Arvid Söderblom said.
- “These two games have been steps in the right direction.”The shootout went to Round 5 after the first four saw successful attempts the Hawks’ Frank Nazar and Louis Crevier and the Lightning’s Kucherov and Gage Goncalves. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOliver Moore, who scored the shootout winner Thursday on his 21st birthday, wasn’t able to repeat the feat, and Dominic James ended it for the Lightning (32-13-4), who improved to 11-0-2 in their last 13 road games. For the second straight night, the Hawks led a game they shouldn’t have been. The Lightning possessed the puck for nearly the entire first period, but Ryan Greene’s seventh goal of the season at 17:42 gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead.
