The Blackhawks beat the Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday to win their first game after back-to-back losses.
The Blackhawks had a quiet first period — just five shots on goal through the first 20 minutes. That does not mean the whole period was quiet, however, as the Hurricanes had 13 shots and 0.89 expected goals, all at 5-on-5. The Blackhawks had two minutes of power play and had just one shot attempt that was not on goal.
The Blackhawks would get a jump start to the second period as Dylan Strome, back from paternity leave, scored his sixth goal of the season:
Dylan Strome scored with a wrist shot from the right face-off circle in his first game since the birth of his daughter, Weslie.