After the Party: Blackhawks 3, Flyers 1

For the first time in just over a month, the Chicago Blackhawks took a lead and hung onto it, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Monday night at the United Center.

Early in the first period, Erik Gustafsson activated REVENGE GAME mode with a seeing-eye point shot that found its way into the back of the net just 1:44 into the game:

About 4:30 later, Jonathan Toews exited the penalty box just in time to take in a pass from Sam Lafferty and the captain cashed in on the fortuitous timing with a breakaway goal to double Chicago’s advantage:

Two minutes after the Toews’ goal, Kevin Hayes exacted revenge on the team that drafted him by cashing in on a two-on-one to make it a 2-1 score:

The score…