Chicago ended a three-game skid overall while earning its first
victory at the United Center since Jan. 15. New Jersey lost for
the third time in four games, as they were outscored 4-1 over
the game's final 5:56.
Kirby Dach and Ryan Carpenter scored 41 seconds apart late in
the third period to put Chicago ahead 6-4. Kane and Hagel each
cemented their hat tricks with empty-net goals.
Special teams boosted the Blackhawks, who finished 3-for-4 on
the power play while killing two penalties. Kane added an assist
for a four-point night, and Caleb Jones had two assists.
A flurry of three Chicago power-play goals over a 12:35 span in
the second period helped the hosts to a 4-2 lead, but the Devils
regrouped, threatening to spoil the first action for Blackhawks
goaltender Kevin Lankinen in more than a month.
Lankinen made just his 12th start and 14th appearance of the
season. After navigating a lengthy bout with COVID-19 in
December and January, he fractured his right, blocker-side hand
in a Jan. 22 loss at Minnesota and had not played since.
Lankinen made 31 saves on 36 shots, while Devils counterpart Jon
Gillies stopped 29 of the 35 shots he faced.
New Jersey trimmed the deficit to 4-3 with 2:17 remaining in the
second, as Jesper Bratt beat Lankinen on a breakaway after
gathering a Damon Severson pass from behind the Devils' net.
The Devils tied the game with 11:24 remaining in regulation when
Jonas Siegenthaler snuck a shot past Lankinen from the far left
wall.
Siegenthaler and Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists apiece
for New Jersey. Bratt scored twice, and Severson had a pair of
assists.
Hagel opened the scoring with an unassisted goal 7:34 into the
game, but New Jersey responded with goals from Hughes and Yegor
Sharangovich to take a 2-1 lead after one period.
Kane tallied his 50th point of the season with his first goal of
the night, a scoring benchmark he has reached in each of his 15
NHL seasons. Friday marked his 56th career multi-goal game.
--Field Level Media
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