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Goaltender Jaxson Stauber stopped 32 of 35
shots to help the Blackhawks win their second straight. Max Domi
delivered a goal and three assists. Kane added an assist for a
four-point night.
Morgan Rielly had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who had a
two-game winning streak snapped. Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves for
Toronto.
Kane opened the scoring at 10:44 of the first period, taking a
pass from Domi, working into the left faceoff circle and beating
Samsonov on a slick wrist shot.
Toronto answered 2:08 later. Just nine seconds into a power
play, the Maple Leafs capitalized when John Tavares redirected
Rielly's shot.
Toronto has notched power-play goals in seven of the past eight
games.
Kane helped Chicago regain the advantage at 7:57 of the second
period, gathering a pass from the boards and showing patience as
he worked toward the net and scored through Samsonov's
five-hole.
He scored his third goal of the night about three minutes later,
securing the hat trick when he banked a shot off Samsonov.
After recording one point and no goals in his first five games
of February, Kane has five goals in his past two contests.
Newly acquired Noel Acciari brought Toronto to within 3-2 with
just over two minutes remaining in the second period. Mitch
Marner tied the game before Guttman answered to give the
Blackhawks the lead for good at 11:42 of the third period.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews remained sidelined -- he
hasn't played since Jan. 28 -- but provided clarification on his
absence before the game.
Issuing a statement through the team, Toews said he is "still
dealing with the symptoms of Long COVID and Chronic Immune
Response Syndrome." Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson
indicated the team was positive Toews could return this season.
--Field Level Media
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