Nick Schmaltz scored the game-winning goal and Anton Forsberg made five saves in a seven-round shootout to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday at United Center. The victory came in coach Joel Quenneville’s 1,600th game.
In the olympics, the U.S. women rallied to win 3-2 over four-time reigning champion Canada in a shootout. Hilary Knight, who grew up in Lake Forest, scored the opening goal of the game. Palos Heights’ Kendall Coyne played but didn’t score and Downers Grove’s Alex Rigsby did not play.
In the men’s tournament, the semifinal will begin early Friday morning.