Sloppy Hawks Almost Pull Off The Comeback

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It was amazing that the Blackhawks made it out of the first period of last night's game without conceding a goal, but an equally sloppy second period left them with a two goal deficit to make up. Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane both had multipoint night, and Hossa even scored in the last minute of regulation to force over time, but Daniel Sedin and the Canucks handed the Blackhawks their second overtime loss in a row just over a minute in.

Frustrating Loss to Canucks Ends Streak

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Last night's game felt a lot like the Detroit game last week. Everyone was just a couple of steps off, and a late Vancouver goal in the third period pretty much put the game out of reach, forcing an empty net with over two minutes left, and what felt like the inevitable empty netter.