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Chicago tallied three power-play goals. Held to
10 goals during a seven-game losing streak from Feb. 19-March 4,
the Blackhawks have erupted for 20 goals while winning three of
their past four.
Bedard continues to surge, making up for lost time after missing
14 games with a fractured jaw he sustained in early January. He
has 18 points in 13 games since his return, including 10 in his
past four contests.
The Ducks, playing the opener of a four-game road trip, have
lost three straight.
Brett Leason got the Ducks on the board first with a
short-handed goal at 10:39 of the first period. He gathered a
long pass from Cam Fowler and beatg Chicago goaltender Petr
Mrazek with a wrist shot from the right circle.
Ryan Donato tied the game for Chicago 48 seconds later on the
same power play, scoring after a scramble in front of the net.
Andreas Athanasiou, back in the lineup after missing more than
four months with a groin injury, recorded the secondary assist
on the goal. The Blackhawks activated Athanasiou from injured
reserve before the game. Tuesday marked his first action since
Nov. 9, and he ended the night with two assists.
Leason scored his second goal of the night at 1:51 of the second
period, capitalizing on a turnover, but Kurashev tied the game
just 1:34 later.
Seth Jones scored what stood up as the game-winner with a
power-play goal at 11:49 of the second. That started Chicago on
a stretch of five unanswered goals to close the night.
Tyler Johnson extended his goal-scoring streak to three games
for Chicago.
A chaotic sequence unfolded midway through the third period, as
Ducks goaltender John Gibson was ejected for venturing across
center ice to try to instigate a fight with Mrazek in the midst
of fighting at the other end. Eight players were assessed
penalties or misconducts.
Gibson made 20 saves on 26 shots before Lukas Dostal stopped
four of the five shots he faced in relief. Mrazek recorded 27
saves in the win.
--Field Level Media
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