After a strong third period against the Florida Panthers, the Chicago Blackhawks were looking to build on that effort. But the insertion of Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini into the line up against the Vegas Golden Knights may have disrupted that budding momentum. The team will have to adjust to new lines once again.
What is more possible, though, is that the festering problems within the team defense was exposed once again.
First and foremost
In the opening minutes, Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland fired a pass into the neutral zone which center Ryan Carpenter touched over to winger Tomas Nosek.