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3, Bruins 2 (SO)
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[January 20, 2014]
CHICAGO — Blackhawks 3, Bruins 2 (SO): Patrick
Kane scored the decisive goal in the third round of the shootout as host
Chicago defeated Boston in a rematch of last season's Stanley Cup final.
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 Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews beat Tuukka Rask stick-side in
the first round before Brad Marchand — who tallied twice in
regulation — saw his bid sail inside the left post in the third. The
reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Kane skated in and avoided an
attempted poke-check by Rask before beating the netminder stick-side
for his first conversion in 10 attempts in the shootout this season.
Marian Hossa scored his fifth goal in five contests and Brandon
Bollig also tallied in regulation. Corey Crawford turned aside 34
shots for the Blackhawks, who defeated their Original Six rivals in
six games last June. The victory was also Joel Quenneville's 692nd
of his coaching career, tying him with Dick Irvin for third all-time
in NHL history.
Rask finished with 35 saves for the Bruins, who have dropped four of
their last six games (2-3-1).
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After Hossa scored his 20th goal by converting a 2-on-1 rush
at 4:13 of the first period, Marchand wired a shot from the
right circle to forge a tie with 19 seconds left in the session.
The Nova Scotia native tallied again 50 seconds into second
after patiently sizing up his shot from the left circle before
Bollig's sharp-angle bid from the right corner along the goal
line banked off Rask and into the net.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marchand recorded his ninth career multi-goal
performance and extended his point streak to three games — his
longest of the season. ... Hossa has reached the 20-goal plateau
in 13 of his last 14 seasons. He registered 17 tallies in 40
games during last season's lockout-shortened campaign. ... Toews
was whistled for a 10-minute misconduct early in the second
period after tossing his shattered stick into the crowd. ...
Boston D Adam McQuaid suffered an undisclosed injury and did not
return to start the third period. ... The teams will meet again
in Boston on March 27.
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