The Blackhawks buried the Red Wings underneath an avalanche of goals in the third period on Sunday night at the United Center, scoring five times in the final 20 minutes during a 7-2 blowout of their longtime rivals.
The game was far calmer before that zany final period, though. The game’s first goal came from an unexpected source: Blackhawks defenseman Nikita Zadorov, who took advantage of roughly 20 acres of open space in the high slot and beat Detroit goaltender Thomas Greiss with this wrister:
Six minutes later, Ryan Carpenter doubled Chicago’s advantage with this shot that took a few deflections — including one off the face of Detroit’s Alex Biega — before ending up in the Red Wings’ net.