Chicago 3, Florida 1
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, January 20, 2012
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Dan O'Halloran, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Attendance:
21555
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Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist and captain Jonathan Toews scored his 27th goal of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks won their third straight game, defeating the visiting Florida Panthers 3-1 on Friday.
Ray Emery made 18 saves to improve to 11-3-2 this season. His shutout bid was ruined 43 seconds into the third period when Jason Garrison scored his 13th goal of the season on the power play.
The Blackhawks held a 2-0 lead after the first period with goals from Toews and Duncan Keith.
Toews scored after he was sprung on a breakaway by Kane. Keith added his
third goal of the campaign with a power play point shot that sailed
past a screened Jose Theodore with 17 seconds left.
Kane scored the lone goal of the second period to give the Blackhawks a 3-0 lead. The young sniper finished off a two-on-one by wristing a shot between Theodore’s legs for his 11th goal of the season and first in 14 games.
David Bolland had a late second period goal disallowed because he batted it out of the air with a high stick.
Top Game Performances
Florida |
|
Chicago |
Jason Garrison 1 |
Points |
Patrick Kane 2 |
Jason Garrison 1 |
Goals |
Patrick Kane 1 |
Tomas Kopecky 1 |
Assists |
Patrick Kane 1 |
Jason Garrison 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Duncan Keith 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jose Theodore .864 |
Save Percentage |
Ray Emery .947 |
Jose Theodore 19 |
Saves |
Ray Emery 18 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Florida
|
19 |
1 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
8 |
33 |
Chicago
|
22 |
3 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
6 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Florida will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Panthers have a W/L % of .381 after a win and .520 after a loss.