The Hawks lost 6-2 on Wednesday, suffering their 18th consecutive road defeat. They’ll have to beat the Oilers on Thursday to avoid tying the franchise record.
Reichel sat out Monday for the second time this season, during which he has tallied only nine points in 45 games. When a problem is more psychological than physical or technical as this one seems to be it’s more difficult to remedy.
Boris Katchouk scored in the ninth round, Petr Mrazek made the clinching save on San Jose’s Filip Zadina, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Sharks 2-1 in a shootout on Tuesday night. Chicago broke a three-game losing streak in the matchup of the NHL’s two worst teams while sending San Jose to its third straight defeat and 15th loss in 16 games. “I didn’t even know it was nine rounds,” Mrazek said.
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With the Blackhawks and Sharks – the worst two teams in the NHL – squaring off at the United Center on Tuesday, it was fair to wonder what would transpire.
Would we see back-and-forth action, tons.