Take the Power Back: Blackhawks 4, Kings 3 (SO)

Sean Durzi of the Los Angeles Kings plays against Philipp Kurashev of the Chicago Blackhawks during NHL actionThe Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday, adding to a 4-2 victory over Anaheim in the first game of the back-to-back on Wednesday.

Late in the first, the Blackhawks broke the scoring. Patrick Kane scored first, easily tapping in a rebound from a missed shot by Alex DeBrincat into a yawning net as Jonathan Quick was pulled out of position by DeBrincat’s off-aim one-timer:

That’s Kane’s 21st goal of the season.

It also became clear towards the end of the first period that it doesn’t matter that these teams haven’t faced each other since November…