Thursday night’s game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks was circled in red pen on the calendars of Chicago fans everywhere, as Pat Foley stepped into the booth for one final call while Hawks had the added pressure of attempting to break an eight-game losing streak in his honor.
While it wasn’t easy or pretty, the Blackhawks ultimately got two points in a 5-4 shootout victory to honor Foley before he exited stage left.
The first period saw action right off the bat, as Patrick Kane inadvertently blocked a shot by Brent Burns which led to an odd-man rush that ultimately ended — after some tic-tac-toe passing by Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome — in a goal by Kane.