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Alex DeBrincat, a native of the Detroit suburb
of Farmington Hills, added an empty-net goal with 57.5 seconds
remaining as the Blackhawks swept the two-game series and
improved to 7-1-1 in their past nine games. Chicago won the
series opener 3-2 Monday night in overtime, the fourth game in
its last five to head to bonus time.
Lankinen, a 25-year-old rookie from Finland, made 29 saves to
improve to 7-2-3 in 12 starts this season.
Kurashev scored on the power play at 12:03 of the second period.
After Lankinen settled the puck, Duncan Keith skated it out of
the Blackhawks' end and passed to Kurashev at center ice.
Kurashev, a 21-year-old rookie who was a fourth-round pick in
2018, drove past teammate Dominik Kubalik at the Detroit blue
line and then faced three defenders in his path.
Kurashev veered slightly to his right and split Detroit's Jon
Merrill and Troy Stecher on his way to the net. Kurashev faked
to his backhand before he drew the puck back to his forehand and
slipped it between the pads of Red Wings goalie Jonathan
Bernier.
Bernier stopped 24 of 25 shots to keep Detroit in the game.
The Red Wings, who had their first two-game point streak of the
season snapped, had their best opportunity to score with about
five minutes left. Christian Djoos skated in from the left wing
and deked Lankinen, with the goalie falling to the ice well out
of the net, but the puck rolled past the goal line, leaving
Djoos no option but to pass it in front of the net. Detroit's
Bobby Ryan found the puck among a maze of legs but slid a
backhander off the right post.
The Blackhawks improved to 4-0 against Detroit this season, with
four more games remaining against their Central Division rivals.
--Field Level Media
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