Well, the ‘Hawks were unable to keep their streak alive with a 3-0 loss yesterday afternoon in Anaheim. The Ducks were determined to take down the hottest team in the league with a solid outing from J.S. Giguere. He saved every one of the twenty-eight shots he faced. The Ducks were one of the few teams able to penetrate the Blackhawks’ stellar penalty kill by scoring all three of their goals with a man-advantage.
Losses will happen and streaks won’t last, but the Ducks brought their best effort yesterday. In the near future other teams will look to what Anaheim did to get a win over the Blackhawks. However, this team will only get better as Marian Hossa returns to last year’s form.
The Blackhawks will hope to return home from the circus road trip with a win over the Los Angeles Kings, but they will do their best to stop that from happening. Coach Quenneville will have to keep the teams focus in the last game of the almost two-week trip. The Kings can score, they can play defense and their goaltending is pretty good too.
I wouldn’t expect for the line combinations to be any different tonight, and in the immediate future – seeing consistent lines out there on a nightly basis will be beneficial, and a welcome change from the constant jumbling of lines Quenneville did earlier this season.
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