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Defensemen Calvin de Haan and Connor Murphy also tallied to send
the Blackhawks to their second straight win following a six-game
skid (0-3-3).
The offensive production from the defensemen was a welcome sight
for Chicago, considering blueliners Seth Jones and Jake McCabe
entered COVID-19 protocol earlier on Tuesday. Jones spent the
previous six seasons with Columbus before being acquired by the
Blackhawks in a blockbuster trade on July 23.
Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist, who was acquired in that
deal, logged over 20 minutes of ice time while playing in his
100th NHL game.
Columbus captain Boone Jenner scored his team-leading 14th goal
and second in as many games. Gustav Nyquist collected a goal and
an assist and Joonas Korpisalo made 16 saves for the Blue
Jackets, who have lost four of their last five games.
Philipp Kurashev won a chase for a loose puck and fended off
Columbus defenseman Jake Bean before sending a centering feed to
de Haan. The Chicago blueliner made no mistake from the slot to
give Chicago a 2-1 lead with 4:50 remaining in the second
period.
The goal was the first of the season for de Haan, matching his
total in each of the previous four seasons.
Murphy doubled the advantage at 6:36 of the third period after
depositing captain Jonathan Toews' diagonal feed past Korpisalo.
Murphy's goal was his third of the season.
Nyquist scored with 1:21 remaining in the third to trim the
Blackhawks' lead to 3-2, however, DeBrincat sealed the win by
finding the empty net. DeBrincat scored for the ninth time in
his last nine games to boost his team-leading goal total to 23.
Jenner converted Nyquist's centering feed to open the scoring
with 7:09 remaining in the first period.
The Blackhawks answered just 24 seconds later, with defenseman
Riley Stillman alertly wiring a diagonal slap-pass to DeBrincat
on the doorstep.
--Field Level Media
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