For the first time in three and a half weeks, the Blackhawks didn’t give the first goal.
Andreas Martinsen scored in the first period against the Penguins on Wednesday to snap Chicago’s 11-game streak of allowing the first score.
Prior to Tuesday, the Blackhawks took poor starts in the first period to an entirely new level by being outscored 27-6 in the first frame. Here’s the time of the first goal in each of those 11 contests:
at Washington — 0:54
at Tampa Bay — 0:29
at Florida — 5:48
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