Coming into the Wednesday night’s matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Blackhawks held a lead for only 41 seconds in 662:32 minutes. Additionally, during the Hawks eight game losing streak, which started Nov. 27 against the Golden Knights, the Hawks have a -17 goal differential and have allowed the first two goals in seven out of eight of those losses. Here are a few more numbers from this brutal stretch.
It is nearly impossible to muster two points when you are constantly behind by multiple goals before the tilt even hits the second period.