The Montreal Canadiens took a 2-1 lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a power-play goal by Juraj Slafkovsky, but the Penguins responded strongly. The game went into overtime, and the Penguins secured a much-needed win. The Chicago Blackhawks played well but couldn't capitalize, ultimately losing 1-0 to the Calgary Flames. Despite a strong performance, the Blackhawks set a franchise record with 20 consecutive road losses and have been shut out in four of their last six games. Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves for the Flames, securing a 1-0 victory and snapping their four-game losing streak. The Flames head into their All-Star break with a 22-22-5 record.
The Hawks fell 1-0 on Saturday in their final game before their bye week, extending their road losing streak to 20 games and completing a road trip in which they scored only two goals. https://t.co/ap0EM6JJ64
The Blackhawks have players playing to their strengths. Unfortunately, that doesn't include much goal-scoring. @MarkLazerus on the Blackhawks' offensive struggles: https://t.co/e4qk5oKQIw
“I thought there were six or seven guys that came to play, and that’s not enough on a normal night ... Our goaltender, thankfully, was one of them. I thought he was amazing.” On Saturday's slump-buster at the Saddledome, a 32-save show-off for #Flames G Jacob Markstrom ... https://t.co/rHEoCGKxoY
Four shutouts in their last five road games. 20 consecutive road losses. The Blackhawks' dire state only worsened last night despite a wholehearted effort against the Flames. Story: https://t.co/hnZld9P7PS
‘He was amazing’: Markstrom shines as #Flames blank Blackhawks before break https://t.co/fj6GpyXYIg
- Elias Lindholm scored a power-play goal late in the second period and Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. https://t.co/eE71NJGUmJ
The offense-starved Blackhawks finally produced a bunch of chances tonight — but they were still shut out yet again. "It’s maybe in the back of our head." Postgame story from Calgary: https://t.co/hnZld9P7PS
#Flames coach Ryan Huska after 1-0 victory over Blackhawks: “(Jacob Markstrom) was awesome. You look at our last number of games, and we’ve gotten leaky. I think there’s a little mental fatigue. So this break is coming at the right time for our team.”
#Flames Rasmus Andersson after 1-0 victory over Blackhawks: “Without Marky, we probably would have lost this game. He was really good tonight. It was good to see our power-play get one, too.”
#Blackhawks expected Goals For: 2.86, per @NatStatTrick. Actual goals: 0. They generated chances tonight vs. Calgary. Just couldn't capitalize on them. https://t.co/1z9BlZIcm7
Blackhawks set franchise record with putrid road play https://t.co/BxbPX6h5kO
10 observations: #Blackhawks set franchise record with 20th straight road loss https://t.co/jocG5yGdJp
10 observations: #Blackhawks set franchise record with 20th straight road loss after being shut out by Flames https://t.co/GC1nJblxKT
Jacob Markstrom makes 32 saves for his 20th career shutout. Calgary blanks Chicago 1-0 to snap their losing skid at four games. #Flames go into their All-Star break with a 22-22-5 record.
FINAL: The Blackhawks lose 1-0. – They have lost a franchise record 20 straight road games – They have been shut out in four of their last six games – They haven't scored in 139:21 – They have scored 10 goals in their last 10 games – They are off for the next 10 days
FINAL: Flames 1, Blackhawks 0 The Hawks have 20 consecutive road games — a new outright franchise record. In the last five, they've been shut out four times. Two almost unfathomable stats. They did everything but score tonight.
Down to 9:26 left and the Hawks still trail 1-0. If this score holds, it'll be their fourth time in six games getting shut out, and they'll also break the road losing streak record.
2nd intermission: Flames 1, Blackhawks 0 The best the Hawks have played in forever...and they're losing anyway. Shot attempts: 40-43 CGY Shots on goal: 20-23 CGY Scoring chances: 23-21 CHI High-danger chances at 5on5 are 12-3 CHI.
Elias Lindholm pots a power-play goal, his first marker since before Christmas. That snaps a 15-game goal drought for the #Flames all-star rep.
GOAL, Flames. Hawks trail 1-0. Lindholm PPG after the puck was blocked right to him.
GOAL: PPG for Lindholm. Flames finally break through and it's 1-0.
#Blackhawks have had so many breakaways tonight and we're not even halfway through the game yet. https://t.co/eJwvjdlOt5
Per @NatStatTrick, the Blackhawks have a 10-1 (!) edge in high-danger chances at 5v5. It's 0-0.
Relying on Jacob Markstrom to keep the game scoreless between the #Flames and -this- version of the Chicago Blackhawks partway through the second period sums up a -lot- of what the Calgary Flames play has been of late.
Markstrom robs Kurashev on a breakaway. The Blackhawks have had, no joke, like six breakaways already tonight, yet it's 0-0.
ANOTHER Boris Katchouk breakaway? Alas, yet again, no goal.
1st intermission: Blackhawks 0, Flames 0 Korchinski saves a goal in the final seconds. Really strong period for the Hawks, as the stats show: Shot attempts: 23-20 CHI Shots on goal: 11-10 CHI Scoring chances: 16-9 CHI
END OF PERIOD 1: Blackhawks play their best period in quite some time, but have nothing to show for it. Flames came perilously close to a goal in the waning seconds. Shots are 11-10 Chicago.
The Blackhawks have played very well through these first 16 minutes. They deserve some goals for this performance.
Boris Katchouk gets himself a breakaway but can't finish. That's been the story of the last few weeks for the Blackhawks.
Penguins beat the Habs in Overtime. Pittsburgh needed that one bad. Some amazing games tonight.
The Penguins have responded really well after that goal, generating a lot of chances and O-zone time.
Juraj Slafkovsky with power-play goal to put #Habs up 2-1 on Penguins. His seventh goal of season. #HabsIO