Heading into Friday night’s showdown against the Devils, the Blackhawks hoped to shake a rough three-game losing streak during a six-game homestand.
The Hawks stars showed up in a big way, with the offense exploding for an 8-5 victory over New Jersey, thanks to hat tricks from both Patrick Kane and Brandon Hagel.
After a bit of back and forth to start the game, the Blackhawks opened the scoring on a goal from Hagel near the middle of the first period.
The Hawks did not hold the lead for long, as Jack Hughes evened the score at one and then Yegor Sharangovich scored to give the Devils a 2-1 lead heading into intermission.