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The Blackhawks erased a two-goal deficit thanks
to goals by Sam Lafferty and Patrick Kane in the third period.
Lafferty converted a breakaway at 10:49 of the period, and Kane
scored on an odd-man rush with 3:05 remaining to cap a two-goal
performance.
Athanasiou ended the wild affair after depositing Tyler
Johnson's return pass from the doorstep to help Chicago snap a
three-game losing skid.
Max Domi and defenseman Jake McCabe each notched two assists,
and Petr Mrazek made 28 saves for the Blackhawks.
Captain Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux and Shane Pinto each scored
a goal and Mads Sogaard turned aside 28 shots for Ottawa, which
lost for just the second time in its last eight games.
The Senators retired rugged forward Chris Neil's No. 25 prior to
the game. Neil, who spent 15 seasons with the team, joined
former captain Daniel Alfredsson (No. 11) and defenseman Chris
Phillips (No. 4) as the lone members of the modern-day version
of the franchise to have their numbers retired by the club.
Former Blackhawks player Alex DeBrincat sent a lead pass to
Giroux, who gained a step on Chicago's Reese Johnson before
tucking the puck between the pads of Mrazek to give Ottawa a 2-1
lead at 2:11 of the third period. The goal was Giroux's 22nd of
the season and seventh in his last eight games.
Tkachuk converted a backdoor feed from Drake Batherson to double
the Senators' advantage at 4:53 of the third period. Tkachuk's
goal was his 23rd of the season and third in as many games.
Domi fended off Ottawa defenseman Nikita Zaitsev before sliding
a feed to Kane, who beat Sogaard just 44 seconds into the game.
Pinto then deftly deflected home Derick Brassard's shot from the
point to forge a 1-1 tie at 7:31 of the second period.
--Field Level Media
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