A blown two-goal lead and a failure to capitalize on several late power-play opportunities sent the Chicago Blackhawks to yet another loss on Wednesday night at the United Center: a 4-3 loss to the still unbeaten Carolina Hurricanes.
Remember when the Blackhawks started this season with the longest stretch of game time without ever having a lead? They continued bucking that trend when Patrick Kane flipped a puck up ice, Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov misplayed it and Alex DeBrincat capitalized with a breakaway goal just 1:35 into the game:
Five minutes later, Derek Stepan tied the game at one and that’s how the first period ended: in a 1-1 deadlock.