The Rangers entered Sunday on a six game winning streak, mirroring the Blackhawks six game losing streak. Isn’t that fun? I think it’s fun.
In the first period, the Rangers did everything they could to keep those respective streaks going, hanging three goals on Arvid Soderblom and the Hawks. Filip Chytil scored the first after Adam Fox picked off a Jack Johnson pass. Artemi Panarin notched the second with a hard wrister set up, once again, by Fox. Kaapo Kakko accounted for the third on the rush after a couple quick passes from Alexis Lafreniere and Chytil. It was goal number eight on the season for all three of Chytil, Panarin, and Kakko.