Tell me if you’ve heard this before: the Chicago Blackhawks lost again at the United Center.
This time, they were defeated 5-2 by the Calgary Flames on Monday night, bring the Blackhawks home record to just 12-21-6.
As has happened too often this season, the Blackhawks opponent scored within the first minute of the game: this time, it was the Flames going up 1-0 just 22 seconds in. Off the second faceoff of the game, Dillion Dube deflected a long shot from Noah Hanifin that trickled past Kevin Lankinen.
Johnny Gaudreau then put on his invisibility cloak to double the Flames lead by skating around the full perimeter of the offensive zone and then fired a perfectly placed wrist shot for a goal.