The poor kid was left out hanging out to dry. "You've got to be ready when the puck drops and we weren't. "You can't do that when have a young goalie in there. "Guys were not ready to play and kind of easing their way into it," Chicago interim coach Derek King said. The Blackhawks came up short in the opener of a six-game homestand that's critical to any hope of them climbing into playoff contention. The 22-year-old Soderblom made 30 saves his second NHL start and third appearance. Alex DeBrincat notched his team-leading 29th goal and MacKenzie Entwistle also scored. Philipp Kurashev and Ryan Carpenter each had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who had won six straight against Columbus. He's scoring in different ways."Įlvis Merzlikins made 28 saves for the Blue Jackets, who are 6-2-0 in their last eight. And obviously he's dangerous with that shot. "He's playing well on the other side to the puck, too. "It's awesome," said Jenner, who along with Larsen called out Laine's strong play at both ends of the rink. The third was an empty-netter with 5 seconds left. Laine's second goal came on one of his wicked releases from the top of the slot off a faceoff win by Jenner. "It just seems like right now, just shooting it on net and it finds its way in somehow. "I still don't know how it ended up being a goal," Laine said. His first goal - on a shot on a sharp angle off the right boards - hit the side of the net, then somehow caromed off Chicago rookie goalie Arvid Soderblom and slithered just over the goal line. Laine connected on three of five shots in this one. "You see how he scores the goals, a guy like him how he can get streaky and hot," Columbus coach Brad Larsen said. The fleet Finnish forward has 10 goals and six assists in the span, and 16 goals on the season. Laine's first hat trick with Columbus extended his points streak to eight games, matching the second-longest of his career. Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored as the Blue Jackets took the finale of a five-game road trip to go 4-1-0 on the swing. CHICAGO (AP) Red-hot Patrik Laine scored three goals to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Chicago Blackhawks 7-4 on Thursday night.īoone Jenner, Yegor Chinakhov and Max Domi each had a goal and assist for Columbus, which has won three of four to move above.
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