Breakaway for Patrick Kane, one move this way, one move that way, he shoots -- scores!
Hawks fans have heard this before, many times. Kane isn't denied often on such golden opportunities. And he wasn't denied last night in Montreal.
He made Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins look silly on the play, using the exact same move that resulted in a goal against Thomas in the Hawks-Bruins shootout at the United Center a few months ago. Five-hole. Not a chance for the Eastern All-Star.
The Kane tally put the Western Conference up 11-10 with less than five minutes to play at the Bell Centre, but Jay Bouwmeester of the Florida Panthers tied the game 1:02 later to force overtime. The East took the game in a shootout after goals from Alex Kovalev of the Montreal Canadiens and Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
In regulation, Jonathan Toews also scored for the West. His goal came off his patented wrist shot, also past Thomas, about two minutes into the third. Toews first settled down a rolling puck, then fired it past the sprawling goalie.
Brian Campbell, who started the game, also reached the scoresheet with an assist on Dan Boyle's second period tally past a shaky Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, who surrendered a game-high six goals out of the six goalies.
And Chicago also got a little extra play, as the play-by-play on VERSUS repeatedly brought up the success of the Jan. 1 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Doc Emrick and Eddie Olczyk also spoke of the Hawks' resurgence in the Second City.
Not a bad showing for the Blackhawks, not bad at all. Now if only someone could please explain to me why Chicago's leading goal scorer Patrick Sharp was left off the Western Conference roster?
The team is back in action Wed. night in Anaheim. The game is set for 9 p.m. CST.
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Craig Kanalley
Craig is a native of Buffalo, N.Y., home of the chicken wing, frigid winters, the Sabres and the Bills. He is a major league sports fan and most closely follows hockey. More
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