The Blackhawks (24-20-6, 54 points) are on fire, having won five straight games to vault them back into the Western Conference playoff picture.
Jonathan Toews has been key to that stretch, and on Monday, he was recognized for his recent stellar play by being named the NHL's Third Star of the week. Alex Ovechkin and Elvis Merzlikins nabbed the top two spots:
Alex Ovechkin (@Capitals), Elvis Merzlikins (@BlueJacketsNHL), Jonathan Toews (@NHLBlackhawks) named NHL’s Three Stars for week ending Jan. 19. https://t.co/foh8lGciid pic.twitter.com/iC87DhQ755
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 20, 2020
In four games between Jan.