Zack Smith scored two goals, and Corey Crawford made 32 saves to help the Blackhawks win their third straight, 4-1 against the Canadiens on Wednesday in Montreal.
Final: #IceHogs 2, #GRGriffins 1 (SO)
Rockford ends its three-game winless streak (0-2-1).
Shootout results
✅Youds, Cramarossa
❌ McLaughlin
Delia 2🛑PP: 0/1
PK: 1/1
🚨Krys (1st #AHL)
🍎J. Quenneville
🍏T. Sikura
Delia 29🛑#Blackhawks #LGRW— Brandon Cain (@brandonmcain) January 16, 2020
BLACKHAWKS
RECAP: Smith scores 2 goals to help Blackhawks 3rd straight (SCH)
‘A goal is a goal is a goal’: Inside the Blackhawks’ Spanish radio broadcast (The Athletic)
CENTRAL DIVISION
RECAP: Voracek, Flyers need OT to end Blues home winning streak at 9 (NHL)
Avs aren’t rushing to conclusions but feel they’re seeing gains in 1 defensive area (The Athletic)
Should the Stars hire Gerard Gallant? (Defending Big D)
NHL
Golden Knights fire Gerard Gallant, appoint Peter DeBoer as new coach (Knights On Ice)
Flyers’ Carter Hart out 2-3 weeks with abdominal strain (The Score)
Oilers extend Caleb Jones with 2-year deal (Copper N Blue)
Flames’ David Rittich replaces Coyotes’ Darcy Kuemper at 2020 All-Star Game (Matchsticks and Gasoline)
HOCKEY WORLD
Canadian, U.S. national team players to participate in NHL All-Star weekend (The Ice Garden)