The Blackhawks knocked off the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday at the United Center to pick up their first win of the season.
Here are 10 observations from the victory:
1. Head coach Jeremy Colliton rolled with the same lineup as Tuesday against Florida. Kevin Lankinen started in goal and Brandon Hagel stayed in for Matthew Highmore. Carl Soderberg, who was moved to the active roster, did not make his season debut but likely will soon.
2. This was the best performance of the season by any of the three goaltenders, no question. Lankinen stopped the first 24 shots he faced and finished with 30 saves on 31 shots for a save percentage of .968. Dylan Larkin broke his shutout bid with 7:38 left in the third period.
3. The Blackhawks scored at least one power-play goal for the fifth straight game, which is the third-longest streak to open a season in franchise history. The second-longest is six (1965-66) and the longest is 11 (1990-91). The 1993-94 Blackhawks also started the season with a five-game power-play goal streak.
4. Patrick Kane was the one who scored the first power-play goal, which was also the first goal of the game. It was the first time this season that the Blackhawks scored first. They had fallen behind 2-0 in each of their first four contests and we're 0-3-1 in that span.
5. The second line of Dominik Kubalik, Philipp Kurashev and Dylan Strome was really good in the first period. The trio was on the ice for eight shot attempts for and one against and six scoring chances for and zero against, according to Natural Stat Trick. The only thing they didn't do was score.
6. Speaking of Strome, he was on the ice for three Blackhawks goals and recorded the primary assist on the first two. He now has four points (one goal, three assists) in five games.
7. The Blackhawks' penalty kill had been a problem in the first four games. They had previously given up five goals on 15 opportunities for a success rate of 66.7 percent, which ranked No. 28. It was much better on Friday, with the Blackhawks killing off all five penalties.
8. Calvin de Haan scored his first goal of the season with a blast from 54-feet out that beat Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss to make it 2-0. Ian Mitchell recorded his first career NHL point on the play after registering a secondary assist and it was a terrific shift by the 22-year-old rookie, who looped around Kane, fed it to Strome then went straight to the net. He kept his legs moving and that's a play that will certainly get highlighted by the coaching staff when they rewatch the tape.
9. DeBrincat was all over the scoresheet. He had two assists, seven shot attempts (four on goal), two hits, two blocked shots, two takeaways, a game-high eight controlled entries and 11 controlled exits in 19:21 of ice time, according to Sportlogiq.
10. Andrew Shaw scored a goal in the Blackhawks' home opener for the second straight season. But, more notably, it was his first goal since Nov. 7, 2019, after missing the second half of last season with a concussion. It's good to see him back and feeling like himself again.
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