It didn’t feel like a typical hockey game, considering the puckdrop came at 2:30 p.m. It also didn’t help the game was played on the first day of August, a time of year when the hockey world is usually on a collective vacation.
But then the Blackhawks top line, centered by Jonathan Toews, turned a postseason game into a one-line domination.
It made Saturday’s game feel like a trip back in time.
Sparked by rookie sensation Dominik Kubalik’s five points (two goals, three assists), Chicago cruised to a 6-4 victory over the Oilers in Game 1 of their best-of-five qualifying round series.