NEWSLETTER
The Blackhawks went into the Shark Tank on Saturday night with 11 forwards available — and none of them was named Patrick Kane (or Sam Lafferty for that matter). A late game that started almost a full hour late because the Sharks’ ceremony retiring the number of Patrick Marleau took way too long got off to a quick start with four goals in the opening period. Then the second period tried to cure insomnia. Of course this game went overtime. Of course.
Star 1: David Gust
This was a lock after his first shift in the NHL. Because he scored his first career NHL goal on his first career NHL shift.
Star 2: Brett Seney
Seney hadn’t scored a goal in the NHL since he was with the New Jersey Devils during the 2018-19 season. So, after Gust got the Blackhawks on the board, he had to follow suit and score his first goal with the Blackhawks as well.
Star 3: Caffeine
You know what, on a day when the two teams between the Blackhawks and the bottom of the league standings won their games, ordinarily the Blackhawks’ general manager would get a nod. I’m not really feeling it tonight, though. So after a long day with a game that started later than it needed to, I’m going to shout out the cup of coffee (and maybe one glass of Dr. Pepper) (and maybe a couple glasses of Woodford) that were consumed before and during the game to keep my eyes open on the action.
