A couple days ago, I believe I wrote something to the effect of, “If the Blackhawks manage to beat Calgary in Marcus Kruger‘s return to the lineup, don’t make him out to be the ultimate missing piece.” Well, it actually turned out Kruger was the missing piece against the Flames on Saturday night … in a way.
The Chicago Blackhawks’ fourth line contributed to all of the Blackhawks’ meaningful offense, as Kruger and Andrew Shaw were on the ice for Andrew Ladd‘s first goal, while Shaw tipped home a Michal Rozsival shot for the eventual game-winner.