The Blackhawks entered Game 1 against the Oilers with several players with multiple Stanley Cup championships to their name, but also a lot of players without any experience at all. After all, Chicago hadn’t seen the postseason since 2017.
One of those players? Dominik Kubalik, who became the first player in NHL history to score five points (two power-play goals, three assists) in his NHL postseason debut.
Jonathan Toews scored twice, Brandon Saad and Dylan Strome each scored, and Corey Crawford made 25 saves for Chicago, which won its first postseason game since April 23, 2016.