They looked good enough at moments, they were mostly outplayed, and in the end they fell short. Is this my way of describing the 2021 Chicago Blackhawks season or their final game of the season last night against the Dallas Stars? The answer is yes, both.
Chicago had no business winning their regular season finale last night, being out-shot 50-23 and looking the inferior team for most stretches of play. But they capitalized on what few chances they had and Collin Delia kept them alive for most of the 60+minute effort. Much like the regular season, the Blackhawks had no business being in contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs as long as they did this season, but it was intriguing to watch when they capitalized on their chances to keep alive in the playoff chase in the Central Division. But ultimately in the end, they just weren’t good enough.
Robertson lifts Stars to overtime win against Blackhawks
Jason Robertson scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in the final game of the season for each team. Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist for Dallas (23-19-14), which had dropped six of seven.
The Canadian Press Jason Robertson, John Klingberg , The Canadian Press
CHICAGO Jason Robertson scored 4:30 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Monday night in the final game of the season for each team.
Miro Heiskanen had a goal and an assist for Dallas (23-19-14), which had dropped six of seven. Joe Pavelski, Jason Dickinson and Joel Kiviranta also scored, and Jake Oettinger made 19 saves.
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I’m sure for those in attendance, the wait was worth it. The Chicago Blackhawks hosted fans at the United Center for the first time since March 11th, 2020 and they did not disappoint the nearly 4,000 in attendance. After blitzing the Dallas Stars in the first period, the Blackhawks held on for a 4-2 win to seal a regular season series win over Dallas.
FINAL: #Blackhawks 4, Stars 2
Shot attempts: 62-40 DAL
5-on-5 scoring chances: 36-18 DAL
5-on-5 high danger chances: 16-10 DAL pic.twitter.com/YeZ941c61K
Chicago set a lineup of 11 forwards and 7 defensemen in front of rookie goaltender Kevin Lankinen. Nine skaters and Lankinen made it ten rookies in the lineup for the Blackhawks, the most they have iced in a game this season, which was already a year full of rookies making their NHL debuts with Chicago.
• The speed in his game, man, you love to see that.
• Hagel’s ninth of the season and an assist in last night’s game solidified himself as finishing the season fifth in points for the Blackhawks.
• Hagel is one point behind Pius Suter in fourth-place on the team on scoring, which guarantees that the two rookies will finish the season in the top-five of team scoring. That’s the first time since the 2007-08 season where two rookies have finished in the top-five of team scoring.
• The two rookies to finish in the top-five in 2007-08: Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews.